New York City · United States
Rockefeller Center Christmas tree
A Christmas landmark in the middle of a New York city break. The Rockefeller Center tree brings a festive centrepiece to a longer stay exploring the city beyond its seasonal highlights.
Destination background
The tree is put in place in mid November and lit in a public ceremony on the last Wednesday of November or first Wednesday of December and following Thanksgiving. Since 1997, the lighting has been broadcast live, to hundreds of millions, on NBC's Christmas in Rockefeller Center telecast. The tree lighting ceremony is aired at the end of every broadcast, following live entertainment and the tree is lit by the current mayor of New York City, the CEO and president of Tishman Speyer and special guests.
Adapted background from Wikipedia contributors, Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, CC BY-SA 4.0. This reference describes the place or tradition, rather than a current event programme.
Explore nearby World Heritage
Approximate straight-line distances between representative map points, not travel distances or a claim that this experience is within a UNESCO property.
- Statue of Liberty — 9.5 km
Make it your own journey
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