If you're looking for the perfect place to hang out in the sun, have some drinks, and get a breathtaking view, you have to read our guide to the best rooftops in NYC.

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If there is one thing all New Yorkers love, it is a chance to flirt, mingle and drink while paying a premium for the possibility of a cool breeze or the glimpse of a star.

Glenn Hotel Rooftop bar

You didn’t come to Miami to stay indoors. Make the most of the city's near-perfect year-round weather and stress-reducing views (yes, even the non-waterfront ones) by sipping your cocktails from on high. These are Miami's best rooftop bars of 2017.

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Take an outdoor rooftop pavilion, add a sleek, see-and-be-seen bar, a sparkling pool, and stellar views for miles, and you’ve got the makings of one perfectly fabulous night.Nothing quite says summer in the city like an alfresco lounge on high. And thanks to the wealth of urban hotels that have been opening cocktail aeries, travelers looking to add a little height to their vacation getaways have never had so many options for taking to the skies.Cities like Los Angeles, New York, and Miami…

What better way to 'sightsee' than on a rooftop, refreshing cocktail in hand? Hotels across Europe offer sweeping views of their picturesque cities below at their swank rooftop bars. Here are our favorites.

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Catch a glimpse of the skyline at the rooftop bar at Unique, a chic hotel in the affluent Jardim Paulista district. Photo: Lalo de Almeida for The New York Times

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