Check Out Central Park

Central Park is a seven hundred and seventy acre get away from New York City life. With features like Belvedere Castle and Shakespeare in the Park, Central Park can still be a bastion of culture in a sea of green.

Central Park has a culture all its own. The Central Park Fountain offers entertainment for the whole family. The fountain has long been a gathering area for mimes, clowns, musicians, jugglers, thespians, street actors and musicians of all types. All this surrounded by food vendors in a large circle hawking their tasty treats. The Central Park Fountain may be the only place in the city that you can get a hot pretzel while watching a skit from one of the many thespian groups while your children have balloon animals made for them by a friendly clown.

For the more active people Central Park has plenty of activities to keep any visitor content. You can jog around the Central Park, play softball in one of the many fields, take a nice row boat ride on the Central Park pond, skate along one of the many paved paths or even go ice skating at Wollman or Lasker Rink.

In the warmer months the park offers seasonal concerts, plays and events. Visitors can enjoy an evening of culture by watching The New York Philharmonic, Shakespeare in the Park and the Central Park Film Festival, where you can see an evening movie while sitting on the grass.

For the romantic at heart Central Park offers year round horse-drawn carriage rides. You can have a nice picnic on the grass or in a rowboat on the lake. Having a wedding in the historic Central Park Boathouse is the dream of many New Yorkers as well as some outside the city.

If you would like to have a fun day with the kids you could visit the Central Park Zoo, the Central Park Conservatory Garden or Belvedere Castle.

Central Park is a favorite destination for the active, culture lovers, the romantic, those seeking a getaway from the city and nature lover alike.

If you would like to see it all then maybe you should try taking a walking tour. For families, there are plenty of great children activities and over twenty playgrounds. The available activities are vast and exciting. No matter what you like to do Central Park has something for you. You can find maps of the park online to help you plan out your day at the park.