Rockefeller Center

Description
Simon & Schuster, McGraw-Hill and other media giants inhabit this Art Deco city-within-a-city, while “Top of the Rock,” Rockefeller Center’s 70th-floor observation deck, offers panoramic views of Manhattan (topoftherocknyc.com; $20, seniors $18, children 6–12 $13, children under 6 free). Guided tours of the complex leave every hour: Mon–Sat 11am–5pm; Sun 11am–4pm ($12, seniors and children over 6 $10, children under 6 not admitted). Don't freak out if you run into Andy Samberg or Conan O'Brien on the NBC Studios Tour, which departs every half hour Mon–Thu 8:30am–4:30pm, and every 15 minutes Fri, Sat 9:30am–5:30pm, and Sun 9:30am–4:30pm ($18.50, seniors and children 6–12 $15.50, children under 6 not admitted).