Ive never seen it in person but have seen it on tv several times. I remember the Coke commercial where the grandpa takes his grandson there and plants a gold pine cone then they come back a month later and the tree is there.
I've also been to Times Square for New Years....ask RecklessTim about that one, me asking to be frisked by the police more than once and standing freezing our asses off!
Rockafeller center and the tree are more beautiful in person than on TV. A must see at least once in your life!