New York Trip Overview
Explore Manhattan’s ‘front and back yard’ — Central Park and the Upper East Side — on this guided, 2-to-3-hour walking tour. Take a leisurely morning stroll with a native New Yorker and see and learn about the many bridges, fountains, and statues in Central Park, the most-visited urban park in the United States. Then discover the luxurious buildings and avenues in the Upper East Side neighborhood of Manhattan.
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Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Starts: New York, United States
Trip Category: Walking & Biking Tours >> Walking Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting New York, New York, United States
Explore Manhattan’s ‘front and back yard’ — Central Park and the Upper East Side — on this guided, 2-to-3-hour walking tour. Take a leisurely morning stroll with a native New Yorker and see and learn about the many bridges, fountains, and statues in Central Park, the most-visited urban park in the United States. Then discover the luxurious buildings and avenues in the Upper East Side neighborhood of Manhattan.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Pulitzer Fountain, Grand Army Square 59th Street and 5th Avenue, New York City, NY
We will admire this statue, and discuss its history and meaning – and remark on what building had been near it – and the Plaza Hotel next door
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Central Park, Central Park, New York City, New York
The grandest stage in New York City, Central Park functions as everyone’s front and back lawn, playground, meditation spot – you name it – almost everything has happened here. But it is a product of meticulous design, and now we can enjoy its preservation thanks to the people of the city – its immediate neighbors as well as its occasional visitors. Celebrate the Park!
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Stop At: Wollman Rink, 830 5th Ave, New York City, NY 10065-7001
We may watch skaters – or children on carnival rides – depending on the season; but we will also discuss it’s colorful and varied history!
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Bethesda Terrace, Mid-Park at 72nd Street, New York City, NY 10021
The only sculpture in the original design of the Park – and a glorious meeting place for many!
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Upper East Side, New York City, NY
Legendary as the pinnacle of living for the “upper crust,” the Upper East Side is much more varied and storied than that might imply. But, we shall see the Cook Block, and a town house or two of some of estimable wealth, but we will also hear about the history of this neighborhood – for that is what it is: a neighborhood of people and institutions of many from all over the world.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: New York Society Library, 53 E 79th St, New York City, NY 10075-0290
Established in 1754 on Nassau Street, and now in its third location, the Society Library has had some of the most distinguished borrowers this country has ever known – and you’ll learn what it meant to have an overdue book finally returned!
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 5th Ave, New York City, NY 10028-0198
The largest collection of art in the Western Hemisphere, and second in size only to the Louvre, the Met is a lifetime’s worth of attractions – and the jewel of this neighborhood.
Stop At: Belvedere Castle, 79th Street Mid Central Park, New York City, NY 10021
After a refreshing walk in the woods (really!), we shall discover the magnificent “folly” of Calvert Vaux – a newly restored “castle” overlooking Turtle Pond – and a magnificent view of the Great Lawn.
Duration: 15 minutes
