"This holiday season, all eyes will be on the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in Manhattan; this year's tree hails from East Greenbush, New York — a native New York tree from a suburb just south of Albany — marking a return to an Empire State born-and-bred tree." - Rachel Chang Rachel Chang Rachel Chang is a travel and pop culture journalist who contributes to Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, Lonely Planet, and more. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines