Rockefeller Park Playground - New York Playgrounds & Park

  • North end of Battery Park City
    New York, New York, United States
  • +1 212 664 7174
  • www.bpcparks.org
Average Rating
4.0
4+ reviews
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4.0
4+ reviews
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Admission:
Per Person $12.00.
Open Hours:
9.00am-2.00pm,Concourse: 6a-10p M-Su,Late Oct-early Nov; early Jan to April: Mon-Thu 9am-10pm; Fri-Sat 8:30am-12m; Sun 8:30am-10pm. Holiday season (early Nov to early Jan) Daily 8:30am-12m
Reservations:
This tour must be booked at least 48 hours in advance of your travel date
Tourlength:
1.5 hours (approx.)
Rockefeller Park Playground
North end of Battery Park City
New York, New York, United States
Amenities
  • Picnic tables
  • Benches
  • Restrooms
  • Parking
  • Staffed
  • Shade
  • Food Provided
  • Trees
  • Walking path
  • Safety-rules sign
  • Lighting
Description
  • Always filled with people, Rockefeller Center stretches for blocks. There is plenty to do here: in winter ... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • The Rockefeller Center Tour celebrates the rich history and exciting presence of New York's ... more on TripAdvisor
  • ... to the famous ice skating rink and backdrop for NBC's Today Show, Rockefeller Center is busiest during the holiday season, with a tree lighting ceremony on the first Wednesday after Thanksgiving.The Top of the Rock Observation Deck ... more on GoCityKids.com
  • In November 2005, the observation deck at the Top of the Rock reopened . I'd seen this deck in the film "On the Town" and had always fancied visiting, so was thrilled that it was open for our New Years trip. Even the ticket office is fancy! There's ... more on TripAdvisor
  • ... are high and the rink itself is on the skimpy side when compared to Wollman Skating Rink or the Sky Rink at Chelsea Piers, but if what matters to you is location, location, location, this place is for you.Nestled among the soaring ... more on GoCityKids.com
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2.0
The most overrated place in New York

(05/17/05)

Not much to see here except for the statue. A lot of stores but its the same old stores you see everywhere else. A Yahoo! User, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Reviews from Yahoo! Travel

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4.0
Don't Judge a Book by its Cover, the wait isn't all that bad!

(Feb 7, 2007)

... Center is a breathtakingly beautiful experience that no one should pass up if given the chance. The line seems never-ending when you look at it, but it doesn't take as long as you may think to get through! It certainly is worth the ... hortontheelephant, a user of Tripadvisor. Reviews from TripAdvisor

As a former New Yorker I loved it!

... the opportunity to visit Top Of The Rock. It was beautiful and impressive. I dream of having a party one day ... a user of Go City Kids. Reviews from GoCityKids.com

5.0
Childhood memories

(12/29/04)

... going to Rockefeller center with my father as a child on christmas eve, we watched the huge tree light up and went ice skating in this georgous ring for hours. The streets were lit up with lights and swarmed with people, when i close ... Melissa C., a user of Yahoo! Travel. Reviews from Yahoo! Travel

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2.0
Missed the mark for me

(Jul 29, 2004)

... it's more of an American attraction because I found this area way over-hyped and to be quite honest, a little boring. We took the NBC tour (waste of money) and wandered the shops, and if it hadn't been for running into a celebrity ... A TripAdvisor Member, a user of Tripadvisor. Reviews from TripAdvisor

Directions

Tours begin at the NBC Experience Store, in the GE Building at 30 Rockefeller Plaza (49th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues), across from the TODAY studio.

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