The city's most famous rink is also its most crowded, so if you want to avoid huge groups of stumbling skaters, try getting a ticket for the 7 a.m. "first skate" of the day. It's also fairly pricey, with tickets running the gamut from $25–$32, plus a $12 skate rental fee. [Photo by rscreativeworks / Shutterstock.com]

If you're looking for an Instagram-worthy experience, you won't do much better than this iconic rink (which, yes, now bears Donald Trump's name). It has one of the prettiest backdrops of any of the Manhattan ice-skating rinks, particularly during night sakes. [Photo by Young Sok Yun/Curbed Flickr Pool]

Prospect Park's patch of ice, which was totally renovated as of 2013, offers public skating hours, along with figure skating lessons, hockey competitions, and even curling sessions, should you want to learn how to do that. [Photo via Lakeside BKLYN/Facebook]

The High Line-hugging luxury hotel will roll out a revamped ice-skating rink during Thanksgiving week. The new space will measure 3,000 square feet, and will apparently be inspired by the "golden age of apres-ski lifestyle."

Central Park's other ice-skating destination is less of a tourist trap than the rink at the southern end of the park. But thanks to its size—there are two, NHL-regulation-sized rinks—it's especially popular with youth and adult hockey leagues. [Photo via Lasker Rink/Facebook]

This pop-up rink, located behind the mall at Brookfield Place, affords gorgeous views of the Hudson River while you glide along. This year, newbie skaters can take classes with former Olympians Melissa Gregory and Denis Petkhov. [Photo via The Rink at Brookfield Place/Facebook]

Another year-round rink, the Chelsea Piers ice-skating space offers room for parties, along with private skating lessons and public skating hours. [Photo via Sky Rink/Facebook]

Here's an excuse to go to Coney Island in the winter (beyond chowing down on Totonno's sans lines): this small rink, which is popular with local hockey teams, is open from October through March.

This uptown skating palace, part of the larger Riverbank State Park complex, is a covered space that operates as a roller rink in the summer. There are open skating hours on weekends, along with clinics for beginners (both young and old) throughout the season.