Rockefeller Center Walking Tour With Optional Top of the Rock
Overview
Available languages
1 hour 30 minutes
Mobile ticket
Step back in time to the 1930s as we explore Rockefeller Center, often called a "city within a city." This Art Deco masterpiece will transport you to an era of grandeur and creativity, where we'll uncover the artistic influence of ancient Greece and more modern times.
Join your guide to explore the heart of Rock Center. We’ll visit iconic landmarks like Radio City Music Hall and the legendary 30 Rock — home to “Saturday Night Live” — and other renowned spots that define this historic site.
The scene here is always changing. In summer, the Channel Gardens are at their most vibrant with seasonal blooms. During Christmas, you can’t miss the opportunity to capture a photo against the famous evergreen — your guide is happy to snap pics for you.
At the very end of our tour, you’ll take your included ticket to Top of the Rock and head up over 800 feet to three levels of observatory views. See Manhattan from above with stunning 360-degree views, both inside and out.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
If you’ve booked this tour on the weekend, please be aware that delays are common due to street closures for events and parades that often cross 5th Avenue near Rockefeller Center. We strongly recommend arriving early to avoid any disruptions and ensure you don’t miss the start of your tour.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Ticket including all three levels of Top of the Rock (if option chosen)
Professional NYC tour guide
90-minute walking tour of Rockefeller Center
Gratuities
What To Expect
Atlas Sculpture
This sculpture of the Greek mythological figure holding up the earth is the work of two artists from different disciplines. Here you’ll learn how Greek art influences much of what you’ll see at Rockefeller Center.
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Marvel at the architecture inside and out in this neo-Gothic wonder, the largest Roman Catholic cathedral in America.
Options
Rockefeller Center Walking Tour With Top of the Rock
Walking Tour and Ticket : 90-minute walking tour of Rockefeller Center including a ticket to the Top of the Rock.
Rockefeller Walking Tour Only
Walking Tour (no ticket): 90-minute walking tour of Rockefeller Center not including a ticket to the Top of the Rock.
Reviews
56 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
NYC for the win
roxyc962,
Nov 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Kevin was a great guide, very informative & insightful! There was much more to Rockefeller Center than I had imagined & views from Top of the Rock can’t be beat!
great tour
Q5090VZpeterk,
Oct 25, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Jim is great. Saw Rockefeller Center and outside of many buildings. Lots to learn. The mosaic outside NBC is great. Ask for Jim.
Informative. Interesting. Delightful.
charlenedD5488GB,
Oct 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great tour and guide. Please give better instructions or address to find the guide for the start of the tour. Instructions were too vague
Never Run Late
Bryan H,
Oct 20, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Our other tour ran over. The tour guide waited for us and was so informative and kind. Thank him for his patience and wealth of knowlege.
Sensational
davidmL6712BM,
Oct 10, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent tour guide, my partner and I still laugh about the locals fondness for burning sage! Engaging and humorous as well as knowledgeable.
100% compliant
ninakC5403JD,
Oct 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Quite great and nice even with not 100% great English skills . Not too fast super informative. Small group of intermediate questions always answered
An insuring, personal account of a native New Yorker on 9-11
sandramO3412KK,
Oct 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I participated in a guided tour of the 9-11 and Ground Zero Memorial. Our your began in the Oculus with our guide Rob. Because of his own personal experience as a photojournalist on 9-11, he was able to give very unique insights about the events of the day. The information he related about the sites he was showing was really first-hand .
Rockfeller Center tour with the great and amazing guide Jim Q.
U8571ZLameliad,
Oct 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Jim Q. was really amazing! Recommended full hearted! It was really really fun. With lots of historical tips. Everybody should try it
5 star
B5998JCjeffd,
Oct 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Fantastic tour with Jim Q, very informative and fun. This guy knows his stuff. Great history surrounding rockefeller centre.
Rockefeller Center Tour
kaygg125,
Oct 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Loved our guide, Paul, and our tour. He was very knowledgeable of the area and fun. It was fun to hear about the area and how it was developed and even though we didn’t get to see the Christmas tree—Paul provided pictures to let us see it!! My going early in October we got to see them putting up the ice skating rink.
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