Central Park North to South — a walking tour in the Northeast region.

Stops on This Tour (8)

1. 1
   The Pond (59th St Entrance) Start at the southeast corner. Olmsted and Vaux designed the park in 1858 — they moved 10 million cartloads of earth.
2. 2
   The Dairy Originally a place where children could get fresh milk. Now the park's visitor center. Victorian Gothic architecture.
3. 3
   Literary Walk (The Mall) The only planned straight line in the entire park. Statues of Shakespeare, Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, and Fitz-Greene Halleck.
4. 4
   Bethesda Fountain The Angel of the Waters sculpture by Emma Stebbins — the first major public artwork by a woman in NYC. Commemorates the opening of the Croton Aqueduct.
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   Bow Bridge Cast-iron bridge over The Lake. 87 feet long. Designed as a "bow" because it arcs like an archer's bow.
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   Strawberry Fields John Lennon memorial. The "Imagine" mosaic was a gift from Naples, Italy. Lennon was shot outside the Dakota building, visible from here.
7. 7
   Belvedere Castle Built in 1869 as a Victorian folly. Now houses weather instruments. Best panoramic view in the park from the turret.
8. 8
   The Great Lawn 55 acres. Simon & Garfunkel played here for 500,000 people in 1981. The lawn was a reservoir until 1930.

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