Central Park Tour

Join NYC by Foot as we stroll through the park and tell the epic story of New York's green oasis. Once described as the lungs of the city, Central Park brings a breath of fresh air to New York's crowded urban terrain. What started out as the rocky and desolate northern fringes of a rapidly expanding city is today amongst the world's most famous and beloved public parks. Originally intended to bring people of all walks of life together -- a people's park -- Central Park lives up to it's original designs. With over 843 acres of meadows, hills, ball fields and bodies of water, it's impossible not to find something to enjoy in Central Park.

This tour explores the southern half of Central Park, starting from the southeast corner at Grand Army Plaza. We will wander the winding pedestrian paths passing a pond, rocky outcrops, bridges, open fields and skyline views -- all great photo opportunities. The tour will guide you down "The Mall", a promenade lined with statues of famous literary greats, to the Bethesda Terrace and Fountain, the main formal element of the park's original design. The tour will also include a stop in Strawberry Fields, a living tribute to John Lennon, and will end in front of the Dakota Hotel, where the great Beatles's life was tragically ended.

Sights we cover on the tour

Sites we cover on the tour:

• Grand Army Plaza
• Central Park Zoo
• The Pond The Dairy
• The Carousel
• The Mall Bethesda Terrace and Fountain
• Sheep Meadow
• Strawberry Fields
• The Dakota Apartments

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