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New York,
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Neighborhoods: Midtown Center, Midtown
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The History – In 1929, John D. Rockefeller leased the site on which the center sits from Columbia University, with plans to revitalize the area with office buildings and a new home for the Metropolitan Opera. After plans for the opera house were thwarted by the market crash later that year, Rockefeller continued to develop the area as an entirely commercial complex. – – The Features – The 19-building art-deco complex, stretching from 47th to 51st streets and 5th to 7th avenues, features art in its foyers, gardens and facades. On the lower level, visitors find subway…
05/03/08
i prefer the nbc studio tour
by juliannapham
i went to nyc for the week with my school, so i was mostly with friends but the radio city hall was really tiring! i'm really fit and all but all that walking around wasn't too fun.. we seen the hall, met a rockette, and pretty much visited a bunch of other things but overall it was okay. the nbc studio tours was hilarious though! probably because i'm easily amused but our two tour guides were very friendly and had some funny jokes! we watched a video on this big screen about the history of nbc which was actually interesting. then visited studio 8H where they film saturday night live, also pretty interesting! we got our pictures taken inside this 'studio' and also where one person pretended to be a news anchor and another was the weather man in front of this green screen.. very hilarious since the one guy i knew. but i definitely loved the nbc studio tour more.
after for lunch, it was a bit confusing where to eat! but all the shops were nice since they all had glass windows, pretty much like a normal mall but the lighting was a bit dark. the most interesting place was the shoe shining shop! it was very interesting.. like in one of those old movies! watching businessmen line up for it was amusing.
- Pros: nbc studio tours, interesting shops!
- Cons: lots of walking around during the radio city music hall , going in large groups of people you know would make both tours more interesting
10/23/07
Today Show/Top of the Rock/NBC tour
by jewels9954
Here's my breakdown:
Today Show- Definately recommend going to the plaza to see this if you can. We only stayed for 30 minutes but got to see Matt Lauer, Meredith, etc along with a few celebrities. Overall a fun experience.
Top of the Rock- amazing views, decent price, and no lines on a Saturday afternoon! I would recommend this over the Empire State building observatory because of the long lines there.
NBC Studio Tour- I really didn't think it was worth it. My husband liked it but we only got to see the SNL set and Conan OBrien set. Thats it. Once Conan moves to California in '09 what are they going to show on the tour? If the prices were lower you might as well but it wasn't that exciting.
03/14/05
Ice Skating
by slhslh
Don't miss out on the opportunity to go ice skating outside Rockefeller Center. At first you'll think this seems lame but once you start and are looking up at the buildings you'll realize that this is pretty cool. Now, I hadn't been ice skating in about 20 years but that didn't matter. Be a kid again and add this to the list of winter activities to do while visiting NY.
The Details on Rockefeller Center
Know Before You Go:
The famous skating rink is open from early October to early April every year.
The Extras:
A viewing platform called Top of the Rock allows for a bird's-eye-view of the city.
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