Tour: Rockefeller Center

Sponsored by the Municipal Art Society. Reservations required. To register, call 212-935-3960, or click here to register on-line.

Rockefeller Center — New York’s urbane urban wonderland — is full of surprising history, remarkable art and stunning architecture. Conceived as a new home for the Metropolitan Opera, but built instead as Radio City, Rockefeller Center is a private real estate venture that has evolved into the public square of Midtown Manhattan.