Experts' Choice Award Top of the Rock
11 expert reviews
“This iconic plaza has it all – beautiful sculptures, an enormous skating rink, a fishbowl view of NBC Studios, plus hordes of stores and restaurants.”
– U.S. News & World Report
Fodor's "Rockefeller Center's multifloor observation deck, the Top of the Rock, on the 69th and 70th floors of the building, provides views that rival those from the Empire State Building." Full review
Not For Tourists "Reopened after 19 years, gorgeous view of the Empire State."
Frommer's "While not as high as the one in the Empire State Building or One World Observatory, Top of the Rock gives them a run for the money with its own striking views." Full review
Where "Open 365 days a year, the observation deck at the top of Rockefeller Center welcomes visitors with panoramic vistas some 70 floors above the ground." Full review
The Telegraph "Take in the scale of the city from Top of the Rock, the 70th-floor rooftop observation deck of the imperious GE Building, the centrepiece of Midtown’s art deco era Rockefeller Center." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
" with the Empire State Building, Top of the Rock is the other way to see Manhattan from high up." Full review
Afar Magazine "This is the city that never sleeps, literally. There is more to this city than big buildings, tons of tourists, traffic jams. This city is also home to great museums, lovely parks,..." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Top of the Rock is home to three of the best observation decks in the city, which offer unobstructed views of Central Park and the towering skyscrapers of Midtown Manhattan."
New York City Travel Guide
June 10, 2022
Travel + Leisure "Guests will step onto a viewing platform enclosed by a glass balustrade, which will slowly extend 30 feet into the air...the 360-degree experience is complete with unobstructed views of the city."
Frommer's "The Rock re-creates very closely the cruise-ship-themed look of the deck from the 1930s, when it was first constructed. There are often special exhibits in its interior space" Full review
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Also of note: the excellent ground floor exhibit on the history of Rockefeller Center, including some very poignant Great Depression stories (the construction kept thousands working in the 1930's at a time when few New Yorkers had jobs.)
