Walk Olmsted and Vaux's 1858 masterpiece from 59th Street to the Great Lawn. The Mall's straight allée, Bethesda Terrace's Angel of the Waters, Bow Bridge over The Lake, Strawberry Fields, and Belvedere Castle's view from the turret. Olmsted moved ten million cartloads of earth to build this — the rest of Manhattan sits on bedrock, but the park is engineered ground.

Stops on This Tour (11)

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   The Pond (59th St Entrance) Start at the southeast corner. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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   The Dairy Originally a place where children could get fresh milk. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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   The Dene Between The Dairy and Literary Walk
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   Literary Walk (The Mall) The only planned straight line in the entire park. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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   The Concert Ground — Between Mall and Bethesda Gap-fill filler r2, gapfill-tier3 2026-06-17 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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   Bethesda Fountain The Angel of the Waters sculpture by Emma Stebbins — the first major public artwork by a woman in NYC. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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   Bow Bridge Cast-iron bridge over The Lake. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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   Strawberry Fields John Lennon memorial. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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   The Ramble — Mid-Park Woodland Gap-fill filler, gapfill-tier3 2026-06-17 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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    Belvedere Castle Built in 1869 as a Victorian folly. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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    The Great Lawn 55 acres. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app

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