CENTRAL PARK INSIDER

  • Duration: 2 hours

  • Meeting Point: The Plaza Hotel (exact location communicated upon booking)

  • $249 (flat rate up to 10 guests)

  • Private tour

  • Fully customizable

  • Five-star guide guaranteed

THE BASICS

Escape the bustle of the city like a real New Yorker

…with a stroll through one of the world's most famous public spaces, Central Park. Join me to discover the secrets embedded in New York's crown jewel. Learn about the park's surprising origin story, and discover for yourself why the park is so crucial to modern life in the city.

From the detailed architecture of Bethesda Terrace to world-class people watching at Sheep Meadow, find out from an expert what makes Central Park so special. Stops include Woolman Ice Rink, Bow Bridge, The Lake, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Belvedere Castle, the Great Lawn, and the John Lennon Memorial Mosaic in Strawberry Fields adjacent to the iconic Dakota apartment building.

Stops for snacks, prime photo opportunities, and world-class people watching abound on this two and a half hour walking tour.

 

This is a walking tour, with stops including:

  • Christopher Columbus statue at Columbus Circle

  • U.S.S. Maine Monument

  • Woolman ice skating rink (winter)

  • A ramble through Sheep Meadow

  • Bow Bridge

  • Iconic fountain and architecture at Bethesda Terrace

  • A walk through the famed Mall, including stops at Shakespeare and Women's Rights Pioneers statues

  • Balto the Dog statue

  • Alice in Wonderland statue

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art exterior

  • Cleopatra's Needle

  • Rowboat watching at The Lake

  • John Lennon Memorial Mosaic and The Dakota apartment building

With endless opportunities for history, food stops, and quintessential NYC photos along the way. This tour generally begins and ends near The Plaza Hotel in Midtown Manhattan (exact location communicated upon booking). Tour is ADA accessible.

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