Things To See

Jutting from the southwest of the Pool, this naturalistic boulder grotto conceals the 48-inch pipe that feeds the Pool fresh water from the Reservoir just half a mile south.

When newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer died in 1911, he bequeathed $50,000 "for the erection of a fountain like those in the Place de la Concorde, Paris, France." Pulitzer probably got the idea to locate the fountain in Grand Army Plaza from Karl Bitter, the Austrian sculptor, who proposed a symmetrical plaza for this area.

The Ramble shed houses the operations of the Conservancy’s Conservation Crew and its craftspeople.

This rough stone arch stands in a cleft between two high rock outcrops. It is considered one of the most picturesque of Central Park’s bridges.

Built in the 1860s as a temporary water supply for New York City, the reservoir is surrounded by a 1.58 mile running track.

This striking, curved monument on the Park’s eastern perimeter honors Richard Morris Hunt, the most prominent architect of his time.

Arching organically into Central Park’s landscape, Rifstone is built with no mortar – only the megalithic blocks of Manhattan schist.

A "playground for all children," this play space was designed to be accessible to children with and without disabilities.

Robert Burns (1759-1796), Scotland's national poet, is most famous for his song Auld Lang Syne.