In 2016, the Tour at NBC Studios reopened. It has been fully revamped (after a two-year hiatus) and is now an engrossing experience, recounting the history of TV and radio through videos and visits to NBC’s major studios, including the set for Saturday Night Live and the NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt. Best time to go is Saturday morning, so you can see the sets for Saturday Night Live being constructed, the theater where The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon takes place (it’s off limits when Fallon is taping during the week) and watch live as the Today Show is being engineered (visitors get to peer into the glassed-in control rooms. The only hokey part: get ready for audience participation (and then a hard pitch to buy videotapes of yourself acting foolish).
New York City› Attraction
The Tour at NBC Studios
30 Rockefeller Plaza
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Hours
Mon–Thurs 8:20am–2:30pm, 8:20am–5pm on Fridays and select Saturdays and Sundays
Transportation
Subway B, D, F to Rockefeller Center
Phone
212/664-7174
Prices
$33 adults, $29 seniors and children 6–12
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The Tour at NBC Studios

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30 Rockefeller Plaza New York CityNote: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.