Central Park Bike Tour Preview

Unlimited Biking Central Park is located at 56 W 56th Street between 5th and 6th Avenue. If you are experiencing any difficulty, you can return to this store. We are available by phone at 212-749-4444 and by email at sales@unlimitedbiking.com.

Welcome! This tour is intended for riders to go at their own pace. We have provided information for each stop along the route. Some of the stops are off of the bike path and we do recommend locking up your bikes before viewing them. For the best experience, please enable location alerts. This map is color coded, so you can choose your own adventure!

• The stops with black icons comprise the primary tour route. Each stop is a notable location in Central Park with a brief history and fun facts!
• The stops with red icons indicate locations from television and movies. See where iconic scenes with some of the biggest stars were filmed.
• The stops with green icons are notable for their beauty and photo appeal. Take a snapshot in this location and share with us on social media!
• The stops with orange icons indicate our top recommendations for food in and near the park.
• The stops with teal icons show where public restrooms are located in the park.

We are so happy you chose to ride with Unlimited Biking and hope you have a wonderful tour! If you have any questions, please call us at 212-749-4444.

Captured on film in classics such as Serendipity, Home Alone, and Mr. Popper’s Penguins, Wollman rink offers classic wintertime fun amid lush greenery and the regal scenery of the Midtown skyline. The rink is named for Kate Wollman, a philanthropist and children’s welfare advocate from Leavenworth, Kansas, who donated $600,000 towards its construction in 1950, four years after plans for a public rink were originally proposed. For its first thirty years, Wollman Rink served as an outdoor music venue, hosting various festivals and concerts, including notable performances by The Supremes, Billie Holiday, Patti Smith, and Led Zeppelin. Following issues with the rink’s floor and failed attempts to renovate it, Wollman Rink was closed in 1980 while millions were spent on construction.

Donald Trump and the Trump Organization struck a deal with then- Mayor Ed Koch to rebuild the rink in exchange for the operating lease and a restaurant nearby. The city reimbursed Trump and he donated many of the profits from ticket sales and the restaurant to charity. In 1986, the Trump Organization received concessions for the rinks, which they held until 1995, then again from 2001 to 2021, when the city cut all ties to the organization based on his role in the Storming of the US Capitol on January 6th.

Despite receiving hundreds of thousands of guests each year, the rink is a more local-centric alternative for anyone looking to avoid the dense crowds of the skating rinks at Rockefeller Center and Bryant Park. The ice is open from October through March, and during the warmer months, the rink hosts everything from Pickleball to Roller Disco to a full-fledged amusement park.

One of the largest merry-go-rounds in the United States, the Central Park Carousel was originally the star attraction of the park’s historic Children’s District, a kid-centric zone included in designers Olmstead and Vaux’s original Greensward Plan. The Children’s District also included The Chess and Checkers House (for board games) and The Dairy (where city children were offered free milk and cookies.)

The original 1871 carousel featured horses and mules who started and stopped when the operator tapped his foot. The next two structures were destroyed by fires in 1924 and 1950. Originally, the structures were in Coney Island, but the fourth carousel has stood in Central Park since 1951. It was renovated in 1982 and the surrounding area was restored in 1991.

After the managing tenants of the Carousel were evicted in 2010, the Trump Organization (which also operated Wollman Rink) won a bid to be the new tenants. The ten-year lease cost $250,000 annually at first and then moved up to $325,000. The Trump Organization’s contract was extended through 2021, but then-mayor Bill de Blasio severed all Trump Organization contracts after the storming of the Capitol on January 6th, 2021. The new operator, Central Amusement International, has a five year lease.

The carousel features 57 hand-carved horses and two chariots. It is open seven days a week (weather permitting) and receives about 250,000 riders each year. While the carousel circles, riders hear are treated to waltzes, polkas, and marches. Non-riders who simply wish to admire the intricately detailed pavilion can reminisce on its appearance in movies such as The Producers, I’m Not Rappaport, and The Spanish Prisoner

Nestled within the heart of Central Park, Gapstow Bridge is a picture-perfect stop that embodies the park’s romantic charm. Built in 1896, this graceful stone arch spans The Pond, offering breathtaking views of the Manhattan skyline juxtaposed with lush greenery.

The bridge's design, crafted by Howard & Caudwell, complements its natural surroundings, making it a favorite spot for photographers, filmmakers, and park-goers alike. From this vantage point, you can see turtles basking on rocks, ducks gliding across the water, and the cityscape rising in the background.

One of the most famous scenese in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York takes place at the Gapstow Bridge when Macaulay Culkin's Kevin McCallister meets the Bird Lady, covered in pigeons.

Anyone who thinks that Polar Bears, Snow Leopards, Elephants, and Gorillas don’t exist in Manhattan has clearly never been to the Central Park Zoo. A longtime favorite for New Yorkers seeking a taste of wildlife, the zoo’s vast array of animals rotate seasonally and are nearly as diverse as the city itself.

The Zoo was originally an ad hoc menagerie that spontaneously evolved from various unsolicited donations of live animals, starting in 1859 with a bear cub tied to a tree. Within three years, a wealthy group of New Yorkers known as The American Zoological and Botanical Society, along with the park’s commissioners, set up a wire fence enclosure to house the animals, and many more were anonymously gifted, including geese, alligators, peacocks, porcupines, gray foxes, and boa constrictors.

This wildlife craze caught on big time, and between 1864 and 1865, hundreds more animals appeared: deer, bald eagles, cockatoos, antlered bucks, raccoons, monkeys, and more. All overseen by a disabled Civil War veteran, the zoo was an instantly popular attraction in a city whose population was doubling every ten years at the time. By 1902, it was well-known as the most popular area of the park, seeing 3 million annual visitors (more than The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Natural History Museum combined.)

After a bleak state of disrepair and over a hundred years worth of reincarnations, revitalizations, and relocations, the zoo continues to dazzle millions of visitors every year, as it’s immortalized in the 2005 animated film, Madagascar.

The most photographed part of the most photographed park of the most photographed city in the world, The Literary Walk (also known as The Mall) is often thought of as America’s original Hollywood Boulevard. Designed as “an open-air hall of reception,” it was the premier place for high society New Yorkers of the 1800s to see and be seen.

The only perfectly straight line in the park’s original design, this grand promenade (along with the adjacent Bethesda Terrace) was constructed to look purposefully manmade, in stark contrast to the rest of the park which was strictly landscaped to resemble nature.

Adding to the area’s unnatural formality, three perfectly straight rows of American Elm trees line each side, which are today, some of the only remaining American Elms in the country after Manhattan’s skyscrapers shielded the trees from Dutch Elm’s Disease, which killed off 75% of the American Elms in North America throughout the 20th century.

The park’s designers built the literary walk wide enough to accommodate horse-drawn carriage traffic in both directions, as its original visitors were encouraged to mix and mingle, show off their Sunday best, and admire statues of prominent literary figures of the day: Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, William Shakespeare, and the first American statue in the park, Fitz-Greene Halleck. Christopher Columbus, who was not a writer, also has a statue in the Literary Walk.

In 2020, the first statue to be added to the park in fifty years and the first ever to depict real women was added to the Literary Walk. The Women’s Rights Pioneers Monument commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the 19th amendment, which secured the right to vote for women. The monument depicts Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

• William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) was an English playwright and poet. He is one of the most celebrated writers in history. His most famous works include: Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
• Sir Walter Scott (1771 - 1832) was a Scottish novelist and poet. He is an important figure in the European Romanticism movement and his most famous works include: Ivanhoe, "The Lady of the Lake," and Rob Roy.
• Fitz-Greene Halleck (1790 - 1867) was an American poet sometimes called the American Byron. Halleck was associated with the literary circle called the Knickerbocker Group, and his most famous works include: "Croaker Papers," "Marco Bozzaris," and "Alnwick Castle."
• Robert Burns (1759 - 1796) was a highly celebrated Scottish poet. In addition to his Romance period poetry, Burns wrote and revised folk songs, with “Scots Wha Hae” serving as Scotland’s unofficial anthem for several years. His most famous works include: “The Battle of Sherramuir,” “To a Louse,” and “A Red, Red Rose.”
• Christopher Columbus (1451 - 1506) was an Italian explorer whose four voyages across the Atlantic laid the groundwork for the colonization of America. In his search for a passage to the East Indies, Columbus named many landmarks on his journey and erroneously called the indigenous people he encountered Indians. Many of the names he used are still in use today.
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815 - 1902) was an American writer and women’s rights activist. Though she and Susan B. Anthony were abolitionists who founded the Women’s Loyal National League in an effort to combat slavery, Stanton was criticized for her racist rhetoric.
• Sojourner Truth (1797 - 1883) was an abolitionist born into slavery. She escaped with her daughter to freedom in 1826 and is perhaps most famous for her extemporaneous speech, “Ain’t I a Woman?” In her bid for her son’s freedom in 1828, she became the first black woman to win this type of case against a white man.
• Susan B. Anthony (1820 - 1906) was a suffragette and abolitionist. Along with Stanton, she founded The Revolution, a women’s rights newspaper, and the American Equal Rights Association. She was instrumental in the vote for the 19th Amendment, but like Stanton, she has been criticized for her focus on white women’s rights rather than the rights of all women.

These days, the Literary Walk retains its status as a preeminent spot for social gatherings. Whenever the weather is pleasant, visitors can enjoy impromptu dance and musical performances, browse art kiosks and souvenir pop-ups, and look at the various plaques on the ground built for the donors who collectively fund up to $40 million a year in maintenance money for the park. Film lovers surely remember the area from its appearance in countless big screen classics such as Friends with Benefits, Kramer vs. Kramer, and Maid in Manhattan.

In Stuart Little 2 (2002), the titular mouse flies his toy plane over Central Park. He disrupts the crowds at the Literary Walk by flying near their heads.

With a whopping 141 statues, Central Park has been called the largest outdoor art gallery in the world. Among these are statues of literary characters, biblical figures, historical archetypes, composers, cavaliers, poets, painters, politicians, and a few fictional animals (Tigress and Cubs, Eagles and Prey.) Balto stands out as the only statue in Central Park of a real life animal.

Balto (1919 - 1933) was a Siberian Husky and sled dog to Leonhard Seppala, who participated in the Great Race of Mercy. In January 1925, a deadly diphtheria epidemic was threatening to strike the young people of Nome, Alaska and all of the life-saving serum was located hundreds of miles away in Anchorage. As the only aircraft equipped to make the quick flight had a frozen engine, officials decided on dog sled teams for the delivery.

The dog sled teams departed from Nenana where the serum had been transported via train. Reportedly, the dogs and their drivers went out in a blizzard with −23 °F (−31 °C) temperatures. On February 2, 1925 the Norwegian Gunnar Brenna Cait Haley Kaasen led a team of Seppala’s dogs, including Balto and another dog named Fox. When Kaasen arrived at the final leg of the relay, he decided to keep using his team rather than taking the time to switch them out. The team traveled another twenty-five miles and arrived in Nome with the serums intact.

Balto, who potentially co-led the sled with Fox, became an instant celebrity due to the worldwide interest in the story. Seppala, Balto’s owner, resented the attention Balto received and the statue. He insisted that his other dog, Togo, was deserving of the attention as he ran the furthest.

The statue was dedicated on December 17th, 1925 with Balto reportedly in attendance. The sculpture was modeled after a New Hampshire malamute named Chinook. The plaque on the base of the statue reads: "Dedicated to the indomitable spirit of the sled dogs that relayed antitoxin six hundred miles over rough ice, across treacherous waters, through Arctic blizzards from Nenana to the relief of stricken Nome in the Winter of 1925. Endurance · Fidelity · Intelligence"

As Balto was neutered and could not breed, he and his team were sold to a freak show and novelty museum in Los Angeles. They were chained in small areas and a man named George Kimble was shocked by the dogs’ mistreatment. He worked to get Balto and his team moved to Cleveland. They were welcomed to Ohio with a parade before being moved to the Brookside Museum (now the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo).

After his death at the age of 14 in 1933, Balto was taxidermied and is currently housed at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.

While its name is barely known outside of New York, Bethesda Terrace is instantly recognizable as one of the most filmed locations in the world. Ever since 1908’s Romeo and Juliet, this picturesque plaza has lived on in cinematic history, appearing in hundreds of well known classics such as Ransom, Enchanted, and John Wick.

Built at the exact geographic center of the island of Manhattan, Bethesda Terrace is one of the very few landmarks in the park’s original design that emphasizes art and architecture over nature.

The area’s centerpiece is the striking Angel of the Waters statue, designed by Emma Stebbins, the first woman to receive a commission for a public piece of art in the city. Standing at eight feet (2.5 meters), this triumphant bronze sculpture recreates the biblical passage of Bethesda (John 5:1,) in which a winged angel holding a lily blesses a body of water, giving it magical powers. Four cherubs below her represent temperance, peace, health, and purity. The ornate basin below features lotus flowers, papyrus, and water lilies. The statue was built to celebrate the opening of the Croton Aqueduct in 1842, the city’s first reliable source for clean, running water. Given the tumultuous public health conditions New Yorkers faced at the time, the newfound emergence of a sanitary drinking water system was a true miracle, something of biblical proportions.

The balustrades on the terrace were designed by Jacob Wrey Mould and feature motifs of the seasons, including butterflies, lambs, pine cones, and firewood. Beneath the terrace is an underpass for visitors who wanted to avoid the traffic above. This beautiful space is ornamented with a ceiling of 16,000 tiles which create a geometric pattern. This is the only ceiling in the world to use encaustic tiles, which were typically used for flooring. The tiles were removed from 1983 to 2007 while the park raised funds to restore them and completed the restoration process.

Even today, the terrace lives up to its original intent as a social gathering spot. On any given day, you’ll find locals, tourists, skateboarders, joggers, wedding ceremonies, commercial photo shoots, street food vendors, Doo-wop groups, acoustic guitar buskers, bucket drummers, bubble-blowers, large scale dance performances, on-demand typewriter poets, and snake charmers.

The Avengers assemble at Bethesda Terrace in the 2012 film. Captain America, Iron Man, Black Widow, the Hulk, and Hawkeye meet with Thor and Loki before the two depart for Asgard.

In 2017's John Wick: Chapter 2, the titular character played by Keanu Reeves is seen at the Minton Tiles at Bethesda Terrace Arcade.

In the Manchurian Candidate (1962), Frank Sinatra's sleeper agent Major Marco jumps into the lake near Bethesda Fountain after his programming is triggered.

Named for the cherry trees in the area, Cherry Hill features a fountain originally intended as a drinking fountain for horses.

In Big Daddy (1999), characters played by Adam Sandler, John Stewart, the Sprouse twins, and Rob Schneider meet up in Central Park's Cherry Hill

The Bow Bridge is a gorgeous and romantic pedestrian bridge across Central Park's lake. Take a photo. in front or on top of this beautiful bridge dating back to 1862.

In Spider-Man 3 (2007), Kirsten Dunst's Mary-Jane breaks up with Toby McGuire's Peter Parker on the Bow Bridge in Central Park.

Published in 1865, the same year The New York Stock Exchange opened and The American Civil War ended, Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (better known as Alice in Wonderland) was an instant worldwide success. One notable fan of the book was Margarita Delacorte, a prominent Upper East Side resident and wife of magazine tycoon and philanthropist George Delacorte. After Margarita’s death in 1956, George memorialized her life with one of New York’s most celebrated pieces of outdoor art: A life-size assemblage of bronze statues depicting every major character in the book.

Built by Spanish American sculptor Jose de Creeft, the sculpture features Alice and her cat atop a mushroom, surrounded by the friends she meets on her adventures, the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, Dormouse, and the White Rabbit. Creeft was inspired by the original book’s illustrations and used his daughter’s face as a model for Alice’s face while modeling the Mad Hatter after Delacorte. Reportedly, eleven of Delacorte’s grandchildren were at the unveiling of the sculpture and climbed on the structure after the ceremony.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is a hugely influential book in the literary nonsense genre and one of the most popular books of the Victorian era. Alice, who is named after a girl Carroll knew named Alice Liddell, follows the White Rabbit down a rabbit hole and enters an amazing new world. There, she attends a tea party with the Mad Hatter, meets a hookah smoking caterpillar, and plays croquet with the ill-tempered Queen of Hearts. The book has been adapted numerous times into plays, movies, ballets, and books. Notably, Disney released the 1951 film Alice in Wonderland. These days, it’s published in 174 different languages.

Unlike most of Central Park’s statues, the bronze coating of Alice in Wonderland is noticeably polished from decades worth of children climbing and sliding down it.

In the classic rom-com When Harry Met Sally (1989), Meg Ryan's character Sally meets up with her close friends, one played by Carrie Fisher for lunch at the Loeb Boathouse. Sally tells her friends that her long-term relationship has just ended.

Located in the Loeb Boathouse, this small restaurant offers delicious comfort food. This is the perfect spot to stop during your tour of Central Park.

Central Park’s Obelisk is the oldest item in New York City found outside of a museum. Gifted as a symbol of friendship between Egypt and the US, the imposing red granite monument was originally erected in Heliopolis in 1475 BC upon the orders of King Thutmose III. Standing at 69 feet (21 meters) and weighing in at 200 tons, The Obelisk is one of two in the world, together named Cleopatra’s Needles.

The hieroglyphs on the Obelisk were added around two hundred years after its original construction by Ramesses II in honor of his military victories. The obelisks were moved in 12 BC by the Romans during Augustus’s reign to the Caesareum of Alexandria. The Caesareum was a temple conceived of by Cleopatra VII in honor of either Mark Antony or Julius Caesar. Cleopatra’s Needles were toppled, which helped to preserve them under the sand of the area.

Undergoing a three year-long journey that employed a wooden cargo ship, 32 horses, and a specially made railroad across Manhattan, the obelisk was moved from the Caesareum of Alexandria to its current location in Central Park on February 22nd, 1881. At the time, France and Britain were attempting to secure political control over Egypt while the United States remained both neutral and friendly in the conflict. The shipping costs were primarily paid for by William H. Vanderbilt.

There is a time capsule buried beneath the obelisk in Central Park, containing a Bible, the complete works of Shakespeare, a Webster’s Dictionary, a copy of the Declaration of Independence, an 1870 U.S, census, and a guide to Egypt. The capsule also contains a small box from the man who arranged its purchase, but there is no record of its contents.

At the time of writing, zero successful attempts to dig up the time capsule have been made

In Gossip Girl, the main characters Serena and Blair have many important conversations and moments on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum. Take a photo on the steps to experience the city like a gossip girl.

This monument is perfect for history buffs and theatre enthusiasts! Founding father Alexander Hamilton is depicted in this large monument.

This 106 acre reservoir is surrounded by a wonderful jogging trail. It was renamed in honor of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in 1994 for her contributions to the City, and because part of the reservoir's jogging trail lies beneath the windows of her former Fifth Avenue apartment.

This six acre garden opened in 1937 and was named for a glass conservatory dating back to 1899. Take a photo among the rows of tulips, chrysanthemums, and lilacs!

Duke Ellington (1899-1974) was an American pianist and jazz musician. The statue features Ellington standing by a piano ten feet in the air. He is held up by the naked figures of women. This is a perfect photo spot for music lovers!

This stone bridge, built in 1865, is a cute stop for a quick photo opportunity.

This playground is perfect for families with younger children! Take a look around, let the children play, and snap a photo!

With its sweeping views of the Upper East Side and Upper West Side skylines, The Ramble, Turtle Pond, and The Great Lawn, Belvedere Castle lives up to its name, which means Beautiful View in Italian.

Central Park designers Calvert Vaux and Frederick Law Omsted constructed Belvedere Castle between 1867 and 1869 based on a design by Jacob Wrey Mould and Vaux. Built on Vista Rock, the original castle had a medieval design, but was renovated in 1983 to a German style. In 1919, the castle began housing the New York Meteorological Observatory through the United States Weather Bureau. The current weather station is to the south of the park.

Now a gift shop and visitor center, Belvedere Castle hosts birding programs, stargazing and wildlife education events. The castle’s turret is the highest point in Central Park. The castle fell into disuse in the 1960s and was vandalized and neglected. The castle has been renovated several times with the goal being to restore much of the original vision. Most recently, it was renovated by the Central Park Conservancy between 2018 and 2019 to include an ADA compliant access path and a heating and cooling system.

Belvedere Castle is a great example of an architectural folly. Follies are decorative buildings that serve no practical purpose but are extravagantly or unusually designed. The castle is a highly coveted spot for anyone hoping to catch unobstructed views of the 4th of July fireworks or large scale concerts on the great lawn

A popular wedding location and a longstanding destination for photographers, birdwatchers, nature-lovers, and literary buffs, Central Park’s Shakespeare Garden features nearly every variety of flower ever mentioned in the Bard of Avon’s vast oeuvre.

The garden was originally planted in 1912 by NYC Parks’ entomologist, Dr. Edmond Bronk Southwick. It was originally titled the “Garden of the Heart” and was intended to be used by schoolchildren to study plants and the natural environment. Southwick was a fan of Shakespeare and included a few planting beds with flowers found in Shakespeare’s literature. This was also intended to help teach children.

In 1916, the garden was dedicated to William Shakespeare to commemorate the three hundredth anniversary of his death. The garden is on four acres and features the vast majority of the 175 plants mentioned in Shakespeare’s works, including rare breeds such as Runner Beans and Strawberry Blite, brought over from Shakespeare’s hometown of Stratford Upon Avon. After a restoration in 1975 and 1987, the Central Park Conservatory added bronze plaques with relevant quotations next to a portion of the plants.

The Shakespeare Garden is near the Delacorte Theatre, which has housed the popular Shakespeare in the Park series since 1962. The first performance in this theatre was The Merchant of Venice starring George C. Scott and James Earl Jones. Outside the Delacorte Theatre, there are two statues depicting Romeo and Juliet and The Tempest.

Beautiful all year round, the garden is truly at its peak each April and May

In Night at the Museum (2006), Ben Stiller plays a night security guard at the Museum of Natural History. At night, he experiences the exhibits coming to life.

This historical landmark is a cast-iron pavilion built in 1871. Many couples take wedding and engagement photos in this quaint spot in the park.

“Give Peace a Chance” “Power to the People” “All You Need is Love” With anthemic messages of global unity so powerfully poignant, it’s no wonder 150 different countries donated trees, flowers, and rocks to this emblematic memorial for John Lennon on the west side of Central Park. Lennon, who revolutionized pop culture in the 1960s with The Beatles, went on to become the voice of a generation as a globally ubiquitous figure in the worlds of art, activism, and music.

In 1980, after his tragic murder in front of his apartment in the Dakota Building on Central Park West, his wife Yoko Ono called for the opening of a “peace garden” and invited the entire world to donate towards its creation. With the help of The Central Park Conservancy’s chief landscape architect, Bruce Kelly, a 2.5 acre teardrop-shaped plot of land John and Yoko frequently walked through was renovated and landscaped with rolling hills and an abundance of trees and flowers. The city of Naples, Italy donated the area’s central focal point: a circular black and white marble mosaic with a starburst pattern and an inscription of the word “Imagine.”

Strawberry Fields was officially dedicated on what would have been Lennon’s 45th birthday, October 9th, 1985. Its name comes from his song “Strawberry Fields Forever,” an ode to a childhood nursery he attended as a kid in Liverpool, England.

Despite its designation as a quiet zone, this area is ironically one of the liveliest sections of the park, as Beatles-lovers from around the world gather daily to leave flowers or join sing-a-longs led by vivacious buskers who rotate through 30 minute slots sun up to sundown. True to its original purpose, Strawberry Fields is a living, breathing dedication to the memory of John’s life, as opposed to a bleak reminder of his death, because as Yoko Ono pointed out, “Central Park has enough statues.

In Enchanted (2007), Amy Adams plays a princess transported from the animated world of Andalasia to Manhattan. The movie was filmed in many New York City locations. Notably, Adams' Giselle sings "That's How You Know" to Patrick Dempsey's Robert. The song concludes in beautiful Sheep's Meadow, a popular picnic spot in Central Park.

One of the first fine dining restaurants in New York City, Tavern on the Green has been everything from a sheepfold, a dance club, a celebrity hangout, a Hollywood movie set, to the first building tens of thousands see upon crossing the finish line for the largest marathon in the world each year.

Long before the elegant eatery made its appearance in films such as Hair, Ghostbusters, and Edward Scissor Hands; and long before New York socialites such as Grace Kelly, Robert DeNiro, and Fran Drescher partied under its opulent chandeliers, the tavern started out in 1870 as a humble enclosure that housed 200 decorative Southdown and Dorset sheep.

These beloved sheep would roam the tavern’s adjacent meadow daily, giving park visitors the illusion of a peaceful English Meadow. Not only were they fun to look at, they clipped and fertilized the grass. By 1934, park commissioners moved the sheep to the Catskill Mountains out of fear that Great Depression-era New Yorkers would eat the sheep.

It was then that Tavern on the Green was converted into a restaurant, an overnight success that included a dance floor, nightly music, and an elegant, yet affordable menu. Originally operated by restaurateur Arnold Schlepper and his nephews, it was handed down to Joe Baum in 1962, then taken over by Warner LeRoy in 1974. By its commercial peak in 2007, it was the highest grossing restaurant in the city.

Surviving modern day obstacles like The Great Recession and The Covid-19 Pandemic, The Tavern reopened in 2021 and continues to satisfy visitors with its sophisticated backdrop and New American menu. Our advice? Order the lamb chops

55 Central Park West is the home to the Ghostbusters' client, cellist Dana Barrett (played by Sigourney Weaver. The iconic building is referred to as The Shandor Building or "Spook Central" in the film (1984).

The Smith is an upscale restaraunt serving American food and creative cocktails. This is the perfect spot for a sit-down meal.

Come to this iconic New York chain for a great hot dog! This is a perfect spot for casual dining and quick bites.

Thai Market is a cozy, sit-down restaurant. This is the perfect spot for intimate dining and worldclass Thai food.

This food cart serves delicious Middle Eastern food for reasonable prices. This is the perfect spot for a quick, hearty meal.

El Mitote is a Mexican Restaurant on the Upper West Side. This is the perfect place for a margarita and some tacos!

Famous for their large cookies, Levain is a New York staple. This is the perfect dessert spot!

This soul food restaurant offers big portions at reasonable prices. This is the perfect spot for a nice dinner in a casual environment.

This Italian restaraunt serves pasta and thin crust pizza. This is the perfect spot for a nice dinner.

Made famous by the movie Serendipity starring John Cusack, this restaurant offers indulgent desserts and American comfort food. This is the perfect spot for hungry cinephiles.

Visit the stunning and iconic Rockefeller Center. See the skyline from the Observatory at the top of this enormous building.

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