by Tishman Speyer / Rockefeller Center
Photo: Pablo Costa Tirado (… · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Three stacked levels of indoor and outdoor decks atop 30 Rockefeller Plaza give kids wide-open views of Central Park and the Empire State Building. Add-on experiences include a rotating open-air SKYLIFT platform and a photo op on a replica steel beam.
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| Monday | 8 AM – 12 AM |
| Tuesday | 8 AM – 12 AM |
| Wednesday | 8 AM – 12 AM |
| Thursday | 8 AM – 12 AM |
| Friday | 8 AM – 12 AM |
| Saturday | 8 AM – 12 AM |
| Sunday | 8 AM – 12 AM |
Open daily 8am–midnight; last entry 11:10pm
Timed admission from $42; skip-the-line from $82
Open daily. Pick a date to add it to your plans.
All ages.
Timed admission from $42; skip-the-line from $82
Sunday: 8 AM–12 AM · Monday: 8 AM–12 AM · Tuesday: 8 AM–12 AM · Wednesday: 8 AM–12 AM · Thursday: 8 AM–12 AM · Friday: 8 AM–12 AM · Saturday: 8 AM–12 AM. Open daily 8am–midnight; last entry 11:10pm
30 Rockefeller Plaza (entrance on W 50th St between Fifth and Sixth Aves), 10112, in Midtown, Manhattan.
Tickets are handled by Tishman Speyer / Rockefeller Center: rockefellercenter.com, or call (877) 692-7625.
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