Attraction
Rockefeller Center
Midtown Manhattan, New York City
About Rockefeller Center
Rockefeller Center is a group of limestone towers built in the 1930s around a sunken plaza that becomes an ice rink in winter, below the Christmas tree. The Top of the Rock deck on 30 Rockefeller Plaza looks south over Midtown and north across Central Park.
Rockefeller Center on the map
More to see around Midtown Manhattan
AttractionTimes Square
The illuminated commercial crossroads where Broadway meets Seventh Avenue.
AttractionGrand Central Terminal
The 1913 railway terminal with a vaulted celestial ceiling above its main concourse.
AttractionEmpire State Building
The 1931 Art Deco skyscraper with observation decks on the 86th and 102nd floors.
Thing to doBryant Park
A formal lawn and terrace behind the New York Public Library, free to enter.
AttractionMuseum of Modern Art (MoMA)
One of the world's major modern art collections, a block from Fifth Avenue.
Thing to doCentral Park
The 340-hectare park running up the middle of Manhattan, free and open daily.
AttractionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
The largest art museum in the Americas, on the eastern edge of Central Park.
AttractionAmerican Museum of Natural History
Dinosaur halls, dioramas and a planetarium on the Upper West Side.
Information source: NYC Tourism + Conventions
Good to know
- Is Rockefeller Center worth visiting?
- Rockefeller Center is one of the attraction highlights we list in New York City. This page covers what to know before you go and which restaurants are nearby.
- Where can I eat near Rockefeller Center?
- Nearby restaurants are listed on this page. Those already on Woltaro can be booked online; the others are shown for reference with their address and map location.
- When is the best time to visit Rockefeller Center?
- Shoulder season, late spring and early autumn, is generally quieter and cooler than midsummer, when popular spots in New York City are busiest around midday.
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