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There are
fewer attractions, but more open space, above the Great Lawn. Much of it is
taken up by the Reservoir (86th-87th streets at mid-park, main entrance
at 90th St and Fifth Ave), around which disciplined New Yorkers faithfully jog.
The raised track is a great place to get breathtaking 360-degree views of the
midtown skyline - just don't block any jogger's path or there will be hell to
pay.
If you see nothing else above 86th Street in the park, don't miss the
Conservatory Garden, between E 103rd and 106th streets along fifth Avenue, a
pleasing, six-acre space made up of three formal, terraced gardens filled with
flowering trees and shrubs, planted flower beds, fanciful fountains, and shaded
benches.
The main
iron-gated entrance at 104th Street and Fifth Avenue is a favorite spot for
weekend wedding party photographs.
The
Conservatory Garden is a terrific place to pause for a picnic
At
the northeast corner of the park is the Charles A. Dana Discovery
Center (Tues-Sun 10am-5pm, 4pm in winter; tel 212/860-1370), an
environmental education and Visitor Center, with free literature,
changing visual exhibits, bird walks every Saturday at 11am in July and
August, and multicultural performances. Crowds of locals fish in the
adjacent Harlem Meer . The center provides free bamboo poles and
bait, though you'll have to release your catch of the day.
Central Park /
Central Park North /
Central Park South /
Great Lawn /
Strawberry Fields
Bronx
/
Central
Bronx and Belmont
/
Bronx Zoo
-
Museum of Bronx History
/
New York
Botanical Gardens
/
Poe Cottage
/
North of Bronx
/Yankee
Stadium
Brooklyn /
Brighton
Beach /
Brooklyn Academy of Music /
Brooklyn
Bridge /
Brooklyn Heights /
Promenade /
New York Transit Museum /
Coney
Island /
Prospect Park District
East Village- Lower East Side
Walking Tour /
6th
Avenue and West walking /
Washington Square Area
walking tour /
A
Greenwich Village Walking Tour /
A SoHo and TriBeCa Walking
Tour
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