Things To See

Restored in 1996 with an educational connection in mind, this landscape features a rustic outdoor “classroom” where students can gather with teachers and sit on split-log benches.

Next time you walk past the Naumburg Bandshell on the concert ground, you might hear a musician playing today’s hits. The bandshell also plays host to a variety of organized musical events.

On the northern edge of Sheep Meadow, Lilac Walk boasts varieties of its signature fragrant flower from around the world. It is named for philanthropist Nell Singer, who financed its creation in 1970.

North Meadow has 7 baseball and 5 softball fields, which become soccer and touch football fields every fall. But on a spring or summer afternoon, the fields are full of softball teams.

At the south end of Central Park's largest open space is the North Meadow Recreation Center – a hub for sports and community activities in the Park.

Perhaps the most secluded and peaceful area of Central Park, the North Woods (located at Central Park's northwest corner) offers a taste of the Adirondack Mountains just a few subway stops away from Times Square.

One of a string of military fortifications built atop the steep bluffs of the Harlem Meer, Nutter’s Battery today offers Park visitors a stunning view of Harlem Meer.

This footbridge crossing Bank Rock Bay was originally built of white oak – hence its early name, Oak Bridge. In 2009, the Conservancy recreated the bridge using historic photographs and original drawings.

Commissioned in 1500 BC by an Egyptian pharaoh, the obelisk was moved to New York 1881. It was offered by the Egyptian Khedive to America in exchange for funds to modernize his country.

Little-known by most Park visitors, this flowerbed was created in 1972 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Frederick Law Olmsted’s birthday.