843 acres of designed wilderness in the middle of Manhattan — Bethesda Fountain, Strawberry Fields, the Bow Bridge, and the stories of how Frederick Law Olmsted turned a swamp into the world's most famous park.

Stops on This Tour (11)

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   Columbus Circle entrance (SW corner) Manhattan's grand entrance to Central Park — the marble Columbus column has marked this spot since 1892, and the park... 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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   The Mall — Central Park South Entry Gap-fill filler, gapfill-tier3 2026-06-17 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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   Sheep Meadow A fifteen-acre lawn that hosted real sheep until 1934, Simon and Garfunkel's half-million-strong concert in 1981, and... 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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   Bethesda Fountain & Terrace The heart of Central Park — Emma Stebbins' 1873 Angel of the Waters was the first major NYC public artwork by a woman... 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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   The Lake & Bow Bridge The most romantic bridge in New York — this 1862 cast-iron span was one of the longest in the world, and a red ball o... 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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   Strawberry Fields (Imagine mosaic) John Lennon's memorial, directly across from the Dakota where he lived — the Imagine mosaic, crafted by Neapolitan ar... 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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   The Ramble A 36-acre designed wilderness and one of the top 15 birding spots in America — 230 species during migration, and Olms... 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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   Belvedere Castle A decorative folly from 1869 that was never meant to be entered — now an official weather station where Central Park'... 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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   Shakespeare Garden Every plant from Shakespeare's works grows in this hidden four-acre garden — 120 species, bronze quote plaques, and t... 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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    Great Lawn Once a reservoir, then a Depression-era Hooverville, now thirteen acres of lawn surrounded by the most expensive real... 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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    Metropolitan Museum of Art (steps) One of the world's greatest museums — 1. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app

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