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Where to Ice Skate After Your Bus Tour NYC

Wintertime means it’s time to go ice skating! New York City has many ice-skating rinks, including a lot of indoor ones. You should definitely check one out after your bus tour NYC adventure. In addition to ice skating, each area offers even more fun, such as shopping, sightseeing, restaurants, markets, and nature.

Bryant Park Rink

At the Bryant Park Winter Village, you can do much more than just ice skating. In the winter, the area becomes a central shopping, eating, and skating spot. The rink is open late. Therefore, it’s a perfect place for you to go to after your bus tour NYC. When you are done skating, head over to Public Fare. It’s the new restaurant right next to the ice skating rink.

Rockefeller Center Rink

The ice skating rink at the Rockefeller Center is always one of the first to open each winter season. The area usually entertains high numbers of tourists, but there is always plenty of space to skate on the ice. This is because those who manage this ice skating rink only allow up to 150 people on the rink at any given time. You can also make a reservation on their website in order to come early in the morning and have the privilege to be the first person on the rink.

Wollman Rink Central Park

This ice skating rink is probably one of the most popular ones in the entire city. If you visit Central Park during your hop on hop off bus tour NYC, make sure to go ice skating at the Wollman Rink. If you want to have a relaxed ice skating experience with beautiful scenery, this rink is made for you.

LeFrak Center

Head over to Prospect Park after your bus tour NYC adventure for a picturesque ice skating experience. The park has a massive arena that becomes a gigantic ice skating rink every fall and winter.

Riverbank State Park Ice Skating Rink

This ice skating rink is in Harlem and opens up to the public every weekend (including Fridays). It is a beautiful outdoor rink that has a roof to cover it from rain and snow. When you go ice skating after your bus tour NYC adventure, make sure to take a look at the Hudson River and the George Washington Bridge.