Photo Flash: Where's Waldo? Spotted at the Empire State Building

A real-life Waldo from Where's Waldo? made an appearance yesterday, September 21st, at the Empire State Building's world-famous 86th floor Observatory as part of Where's Waldo?'s 25th Anniversary celebration. To celebrate the milestone, The Empire State Building also illuminated the New York City skyline in red-and-white. Check out photos from his visit below!

The 25th Anniversary of the pop culture icon and everyone's favorite globetrotter-Where's Waldo?-kicks off the year-long "Show Your Stripes" campaign around the famous adventurer's 25th birthday celebration.

Created by Martin Handford and first published in 1987, Where's Waldo? is one of the most recognizable characters in the world and a pop-culture icon. A global publishing phenomenon with 58+ million books sold worldwide, the successful series is published in more than 38 countries, has been translated into more than 30 languages and has sold 6+ million Apps to date. Join the search as the ultimate world traveler embarks on A Fantastic Journey to celebrate his 25th Anniversary in 2012. Online, in-store, or at events–who knows where Waldo/Wally will be spotted next? Keep your eyes open. You won't be the only one searching.

For more about the anniversary, visit www.whereswaldo.com.

Photo Credit: Ben Hider Photography

Waldo at the Empire State Building

Waldo at the Empire State Building

Waldo at the Empire State Building

Waldo at the Empire State Building

Waldo at the Empire State Building

Empire State Building