Rockefeller Center Tour: Art and Architecture Exploration

Discover the art and architecture of Rockefeller Center on an engaging walking tour. Explore original sculptures, murals, and mosaics while learning about the rich history of this iconic New York landmark.

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Rockefeller Center - This walking tour explores the art and architecture of Rockefeller Center. See sculptures of Isamu Noguchi, Michio Ihara and Paul Manship’s iconic bronze Prometheus, the most photographed sculpture in NYC. Heroic statue of Atlas just steps from St Patrick’s Cathedral on 5th Avenue. Learn the history of the exquisite,…
What's Included
  • Local taxes included
  • Guided tour
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Top of the Rock Observation Deck ticket (must be purchased separately)
  • NBC Studio Tour ticket (must be purchased separately)
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Take a journey through the rich history of Rockefeller Center and explore the amazing art and architecture of this iconic New York City landmark. An expert historian will take you back in time to when John D. Rockefeller Jr. had the unwavering vision for a cultural center and view all the great works of art, architecture, gardens and spaces that…

Location
30 Rockefeller Plaza
Rockefeller Plaza
Entrance located at the red carpet entrance on 50th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Caroline_m
Mar 31, 2025
Informative - Great tour guide, enjoyable experience. Fantastic place snd history. Felt at ease and not hurried throughout
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Europe_freq_traveler
Mar 26, 2025
Tim is an amazing tour guide - Tim is an amazing tour guide. Not only we had a chance to see different parts of the Rockefeller Center, but we also learned a lot about Rockefeller family history as well as different architectural and artistic aspects of the buildings comprising the Center. Highly recommend.
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Monique_n
Mar 21, 2025
Lots of good info.... - Lots of good info. Professional and friendly guide. Very well done. Inside and outside during the tour.
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Cayleer2017
Feb 27, 2025
Absolutely amazing experience and amazing tour guide. - Our tour guide Danny was absolutely amazing, he was so friendly, kind, funny and most of all so informative. He gave us the perfect tour and told us so many cool and important facts and history about the Rockerfellar centre and family. I couldn’t have asked for a better experience. Thank you Danny and thank you Rockerfeller for letting us experience such and amazing tour all about the art, creativity and history at the centre.
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Kimberly_m
Jan 21, 2025
A Great Tour for Art Deco Fans - This walking tour is a mix of outside (60%) and inside (40%) throughout the various Rockefeller buildings. Bracing the winter weather temperatures was well worth it b/c the tour was so fun and interesting! Our tour guide shared interesting historical information while pointing out several art and architectural details on both the exteriors and interiors Rockefeller Plaza buildings that I've not noticed before, in past visits. If you're interested in art history, particularly art deco, this is the tour for you. Highly recommend!
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Annbrauer_a
Jan 15, 2025
A Wonderful Experience - It was a delight. Our guide knew his facts, could point out all sorts of hidden gems. He made it fun!
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Globetrotteur-2012
Feb 20, 2025
Magic at 7:00 in the morning! - Travel December 2023 (Christmas) with child of 4 years. With the jet lag we went to 7:00 in front of the tree and enjoyed the moment, no one on the horizon! We went back the next day at 4:00 pm a hell of a lot of people, we couldn't even move on. A tip if you are there during the Christmas period, get up early in the morning, the energy of the city is so different and you can fully enjoy this magical place that can be disappointing if there are too many people!
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Joyce_e
Dec 26, 2024
Educational tour of Rockefeller Center - Our tour guide was excellent. She successfully navigated our group through the massive crowds in Rockefeller Center on Christmas Day. The tour was quite informative. The only draw back was the audio headsets sending screeching noise to our ears every time we went outside.
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Nancy_m
Dec 24, 2024
Tour was a bit too cursory - It was fun to see the inside and outside of some of the many buildings and concourses in the Center. Loved the history and photos of the early days. Would have appreciated more content, more art beyond the obvious examples that were pointed out. Guide was very enthusiastic. Headphone distribution took a long time and the guide’s system died half way through. Could have been more professional.
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Lynn_f
Dec 21, 2024
Check your are getting the whole experience fortunately the extra experience wasn’t a problem but some people don’t - Tour run late due to headphone system not working and because of that the tour was difficult to follow as you can imagine on the streets of NY it also didn’t include the rock experience sadly it spoilt the day however up the rock was amazing but cost us more I didn’t mind the extra cost just disappointed
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