Manhattan/Central Park Attractions & Activities - The Best Holiday Destinations for 2020
View north from Belvedere Castle
Central Park is a large park in New York City, forming a vast green swathe of open space in Uptown Manhattan and a district in its own right, neatly separating the Upper East Side from the Upper West Side, whilst lying south of Harlem. It covers 843 acres or 1 E6 m² (3.4 km�), in the shape of a rectangle 2.5 miles by one-half mile (or 4 km � 800 m) in the central part of Manhattan Island and represents a convenient oasis for New Yorkers escaping from their skyscrapers. Central Park is well-known globally after its appearance in many movies and television shows, making it one of the most famous city parks in the world.
Central Park is bordered on the north by Central Park North (110th Street), on the east by Fifth Avenue, on the south by Columbus Circle and Central Park South (59th Street), and on the west by Central Park West (Eighth Avenue, or Frederick Douglass Boulevard north of Central Park).
The Most Frequently Asked Travel Questions about Manhattan/Central Park
