If you are an avid shopper, you may have imagined more than 100 shops and 40 restaurants all around you. However the Rockefeller Center humbly offers just that much, making its name through a parade of seasonal sales, special offers, excellent food, exhaustive wine menus and much more. You can shop truly for anything that you want from electronic gadgets to lingerie. To make matters convenient for touring visitors, service shops in large numbers at the Rockefeller Center cause considerable contentment.

Family dinners at the Rockefeller Center are often accompanied by shopping sprees, which end up back into the cafes and restaurants. Rockefeller Center is situated at a unique position in the city of New York and houses over 19 buildings inside the complex. Getting to Rockefeller Center is easy once you know where the famous Times Square is. Grand Central station can also be a relevant landmark, both about 5 - 6 lanes south from the complex.

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A distinctly larger number of shops belong to the apparels and clothing category of goods. Popular names like Ann Taylor, Banana Republic, Botticelli, Cole Han and others make for a great collection of stores at the mall. Communication, education, funding and other services are also amongst the categories with most number of stores at the Rockefeller Center. Banks also make for a good number of facilities in the area.

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If you want to return home with a good load of NYC memorabilia, stores like Lego, Metropolitan Musuem of Art Store, Radio City Music Hall and NBC experience store can be very useful. The mall is also a great spot for hangouts, which can be complimented with visits to the local bars and food joints in case you do not intend to buy from the stores.

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The Rockefeller Center is the home of New York City's most famous Christmas tree and is a favourite holiday destination for the locals as well as the outsiders. The first formal Rockefeller Center tree-lighting ceremony took place in 1933 and today it is one of the biggest and most famous places in the United States.

So, it is perfect place for enjoying the winter vacation. The Christmas tree which adorns the Rockefeller Center is 65 feet tall and 35 feet wide and over the five miles of lights is used for its decoration. Many visitors flock from different parts of the country and places to attend the Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. The annual event is also broadcasted on television, radio and the various popular artists perform.

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Apart from this, one can also enjoy Ice skating at Rockefeller Center Ice Rink, which is one of the essential experiences to enjoy during the winter at the New York City. The Ice Skating Rink at the Rockefeller Center can easily accommodate upto150 skaters at a time and the rink is almost 122 ft.long and 59 ft.wide. During the peak holiday season the ice skating prices are most expensive.

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One can also enjoy the great panoramic views of the Central Park, the Empire State building and The Radio City. So, Rockefeller Center is known as a "city in the city" for its architecture and civic planning.