Fodor's Expert Review Brookfield Place
The four towers of this complex (once known as the World Financial Center) range from 34 to 51 stories high and are topped with different geometric ornaments designed by Cesar Pelli. Inside are the company headquarters for the likes of American Express and Dow Jones. But the main attraction is the glass-domed Winter Garden atrium with its signature palm trees—a pleasant open space that hosts music and dance performances and links to a sweeping array of stores and restaurants. A concourse passes underneath West Street, connecting Brookfield Place to the World Trade Center site. There's also a pedestrian crosswalk at grade across West Street. The massive windows at the top of the Winter Garden's grand staircase on the north side of the atrium provide a view of the 9/11 Memorial Plaza and Westfield World Trade Center (the Oculus) to the east.
