The Arts & Architecture Tour

The Arts & Architecture Tour of Central Park includes all the essential attractions covered by the Family Tour, including the Zoo, Children's Zoo, Balto, Conservatory Water, the Hans Christian Andersen and Alice in Wonderland statues, as well as the Loeb Boathouse, Bethesda Terrace and Fountain, the Mall, the Dairy, the Carousel and Wollman Rink.

It then takes you farther north into the park to discover some of the historic and unique architectural and design elements of the park.
 
These include the Obelisk - popularly known as Cleoptra's Needle - a 3,500 year old Egyptian monument in the middle of Central Park, Belvedere Castle - a beautifully romantic edifice and working weather station that provides one of the most stunning panoramas of the park, and the Swedish Cottage - a rustically designed marionette theater.

From there, you'll walk around the lake to Strawberry Fields and the Imagine Mosaic - New York's internationally inspired memorial to John Lennon.

A short walk east, past the Statue of Daniel Webster, will bring you to Cherry Hill and it's beautifully ornate fountain, and then down the hill to Bow Bridge - a brilliant example of cast iron design and one of the most photographed and filmed sites in all of Central Park.

The Arts & Architecture Tour is the ideal way to spend a morning or afternoon getting to know the essential features that make Central Park the amazing and inspirational place that is loved by New Yorkers the world over.