2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Daily Tour
6 people
English
Experience the ultimate Central Park tour from 59 to 81 Streets. Tour the park with a NYC Licensed Tour Guide and historian with over 20 years of experience in educating and entertaining. Whether a first-time or seasoned visitor, you'll make discoveries in this urban artistic masterpiece. * Learn about Central Park’s fascinating history, ambitious construction, and motivations for creating the nation's first large-scale public park * Walk through the exquisite Bethesda Terrace and see the glorious Angel of the Waters * Traverse over the elegant Bow Bridge seen in numerous movies * Walk through the mystical landscape of the Ramble * Stand before the prominent Belvedere Castle * Stroll the Mall with rows of magnificent elms and pay homage to "Women's Rights Pioneers" * Discover life before Central Park, and the remarkable African American and immigrant community, Seneca Village . . . and so much more! NOTE: This tour does not visit Strawberry Fields, just nine blocks from the finish.
The tour begins at the monument to General William Tecumseh Sherman with an introduction to the tour and the history of Central Park
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
We enter the park at this beautiful body of water that you know from Home Alone 2: Lost in New York right near the Plaza Hotel
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
We see this beautiful stone bridge overlooking the Pond
• Admission Ticket Free
We stop to look at this Victorian-era structure
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Hear stories of the Southdown sheep that used to graze on this beautiful meadow, etc.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Explore the extraordinary center of the park, including the beautiful Angel of the Waters statue and learn about its design and history
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Learn the history and construction of this large body of water in the middle of the park
• Admission Ticket Free
Traverse over this extraordinary cast iron bridge that takes you over the lake
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Walk through this mystical “wild garden,” take in great vistas, and learn its fascinating secrets
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
A castle in the middle of Manhattan? Yes! You’ll learn the story of its construction.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Overlook the famous great lawn and learn about the fascinating structures that occupied the area before
• Admission Ticket Free
A floral celebration of the great playwright!
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Learn about the fascinating history of this pre-park African American and immigrant community.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
We finish up here at Central Park West and 81st Street. This tour does NOT visit Strawberry Fields, which is less than 10 blocks from the finish.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
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