"...at the entrance of Conservatory Garden, considered 1 of the finest examples of wrought iron work in NYC. ...adorned the mansion of Cornelius Vanderbilt II @ 5th&58th." http://bit.ly/cp-vanderbilt Leia mais.
PHOTO: 1931. Golden Age Hollywood actress Greta Garbo on a walk up the East side of Central Park, at the link! Leia mais.
PHOTO: Grab some friends and take a picture by the pond like this one of the Beatles from their first visit to America in 1964, at the link! Leia mais.
Sweat is rarely sexy, unless we’re talking about watching shirtless St. Judes boys work out. Come to work out . . . but stay for the show. Leia mais.
This area of the park was designed by Calvert & Vaux to replicate the beautiful Adirondacks in upstate NY! Where to find it: Mid Park from 101nd – 110nd Streets. Leia mais.
PHOTO: The Beatles take a horse drawn carriage ride through the park the day after their arrival in 1964, at the link! Leia mais.
Prime sunbathing time is between 10:30am and 3pm; we suggest you claim your spot early on this 15-acre expanse, one of the most popular ray-catching spots in NYC. Leia mais.
Simon & Garfunkel, Elton John, Dave Matthews Band, Diana Ross and Hall & Oates (among many others) have held massive shows in this thirteen-acre section of Central Park. Leia mais.
These Yoshino Cherry trees along the east side of the Reservoir may be the original trees presented as a gift to the United States by Japan in 1912. Leia mais.
PHOTO: Like a mini-Cleopatra on a mini-barge, Adelita Clark (wearing a mini-bathing suit) is rowed under the bridge in 1967, at the link! Leia mais.
This is the bridge over the pond in the South East corner of the park. It has been a location in many New York movies and a popular spot for tourists to take pictures. Leia mais.
Built from enormous uncut boulders—one of which is said to weigh 100 tons—Central Park's Huddlestone Arch is supported not by mortar, concrete or metal but by gravity and friction alone. Leia mais.
So called because it's lined with statues of writers William Shakespeare, Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott and Fitz-Greene Halleck—and Christopher Columbus, often referred to here as "the odd man out." Leia mais.
"...came to Central Park in '47 after death of Samuel Untermeyer....a cast of the original. Just how Untermeyer acquired the sculpture from the Berlin original or had the cast made remains a mystery." Leia mais.
"...Center Garden’s formal lawn is capped at the far end w/this elegant geyser fountain - 1 of 3 stylized gardens that make up the six-acre Conservatory Garden." http://bit.ly/cp-ctrfountain Leia mais.
The oldest structure in Central Park is the blockhouse built to protect NYC during the war of 1812. Leia mais.
Designed by Calvert Vaux in the 1860s as a lookout point for the Great Lawn to the north and the Ramble to the south. Now home to the Henry Luce Nature Observatory. Leia mais.
Impress your friends with this bit of trivia: From 1871 to 1924, this Central Park icon was powered by a blind mule and a horse that walked on a treadmill in an underground pit. Leia mais.
Central Park SummerStage fills Rumsey Playfield with every type of music under the summer sun. Here you can find SummerStage concerts (free) and their benefit shows (not free) as well as other gigs! Leia mais.