Results: New York City Holiday Activities

Rockefeller Center Ice Skating - Legend has it that the idea for The Rink was inspired by a Depression-era skate salesman who demonstrated his product by skating on the frozen water of the Rockefeller Center fountain. However the idea came about, The Rink was the perfect fit for the sunken plaza, which was struggling to attract shoppers as the entrance to the high-end retailers in the underground concourse. The Rink, or "skating pond" as it was first known, officially opened on Christmas Day 1936. Originally planned as a temporary exhibit, The Rink was so popular it became a permanent addition, with the Prometheus Statue and the Christmas Tree providing one of the most familiar backdrops in the world. Have you ever skated at the Rockefeller Center skating rink?

New York City's Holiday Windows - R. H. Macy revolutionized the holiday season when he debuted the nation's very first Christmas Windows at his Macy's store on 14th Street in 1874. Since then, all of New York's major department stores have been turning merchandise into magic with show-stopping holiday window displays. Historically, New York's holiday windows have deployed a combination of spectacle, science, and art, with cutting-edge technology and the talents of such luminaries as Andy Warhol, Salvador Dali, and Robert Rauschenberg. Have you ever visited NYC's famous department store window displays?

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park - Modeled on Europe's Christkindlmarkt, in 2002 Bryant Park introduced the Holiday Shops and in 2005 added New York's only free-admission ice skating rink. The Shops also include a Norway Spruce tree, as well as a standalone dining and event space. The Holiday Shops are housed in custom-designed, "jewel box" kiosks and include local crafts, artisan provisions, and exquisite gifts from around the world, Have you ever shopped at the Winter Village?