Download the printable PDFOne page: the map plus all 9 stops with addresses Walk it with Google MapsTurn-by-turn walking directions, stop by stop
← Back to the full New York Christmas map
Fifth Avenue Christmas windows walking tour · New York Christmas 2026
About 1.5 miles south to north, 60 to 90 minutes at a stroll with photo stops. Start after 4:30 pm so the lights are on by the time you reach Saks. Every stop is free.
- 1Macy's Herald Square holiday windows151 W 34th St (34th St & Broadway)Start here. The 34th Street windows are the classic Miracle-on-34th-Street set piece. Santaland is inside on the 8th floor (free, timed reservation).
- 2Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park42nd St & 6th AveWalk up 6th Avenue. 170+ holiday shops, the free-admission ice rink, and the tree. Open from October 23, 2026.
- 3Saks Fifth Avenue light show and windows611 5th Ave (49th–50th St)Cross to Fifth Avenue at 49th. The facade light show runs every few minutes after dark; the best view is from the Rockefeller Center side of the street.
- 4Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree45 Rockefeller Plaza (between 49th & 50th St)Lit on Wednesday, December 2, 2026, and on display through mid-January 2027. Expect a queue on the plaza in the evening; the view from the Channel Gardens on Fifth Avenue is quicker.
- 5St. Patrick's Cathedral5th Ave & 50th StDirectly across Fifth Avenue from the tree. Free to enter; the crèche is up from early December.
- 6Cartier Mansion653 5th Ave (52nd St)The whole building gets wrapped in a red bow with lights. Quick photo stop.
- 7Tiffany & Co. flagship727 5th Ave (57th St)Window displays plus the facade. From here you can see the Plaza and the park.
- 8Bergdorf Goodman windows754 5th Ave (57th–58th St)The most elaborate windows on the avenue, on both the 5th Avenue and 58th Street sides. Unveiled around mid-November.
- 9Pulitzer Fountain and The Plaza5th Ave & 59th St, Grand Army PlazaEnd at the fountain and the Plaza's decorated entrance, with Central Park across the street. Wollman Rink is a 5-minute walk into the park.
Want to keep going? Bloomingdale's windows are two blocks east at 59th and Lexington, and Wollman Rink is just inside the park. If you only have one evening in New York in December, this is the one to do.