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If you are unable to join one of our scheduled tours, you might be interested in one of our self-guided tours described below. Each tour will take you to the most visited and the most popular sites in Central Park.

Central Park Audio Guide

Seeing Central Park Audio Guide

See Central Park in a whole new way as celebrities guide you on this cell phone based tour through the Park they love.
Harlem Meer

Fall Walking Tour

Download our free PDF to take a self-guided tour of the north end's amazing fall foliage.
Daffodils at the Pond in Central Park

South End Self-Guided Tour

This tour, which takes you from East 59th Street to East 65th Street, includes the Dairy, the Chess and Checkers House, Wollman Skating Rink, the 59th Street Pond and the Hallett Nature Sanctuary.

Mid-Park Self Guided Tour

This tour includes Belvedere Castle, the King Jagiello statue, Turtle Pond, the Obelisk, and the Great Lawn. It will take you from mid-Park at 79th Street to 85th Street.
Central Park's Harlem Meer

North End Self-Guided Tour

This tour includes Conservatory Garden, the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, Harlem Meer, and Fort Clinton at the northeast part of the Park between 104th Street and 110th Street.

Honor a loved one by adopting a bench.

Things to See

  • Central Park's North Meadow Recreation Center North Meadow Recreation Center

    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.