Central Park

Central Park, in New York

Central Park is the most famous park of the United States, a vast green lung in the heart of Manhattan. The New York audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this immense space of nature, a green oasis in the middle of the skyscrapers.

The green lung of Manhattan

Central Park is one of the most famous urban parks in the world, in the heart of Manhattan. Laid out in the nineteenth century according to the plans of the landscape architects Olmsted and Vaux, this immense green space was entirely designed by the hand of man, with its lawns, its lakes, its woods, its rocks and its winding paths. A true oasis in the middle of the skyscrapers, it attracts each year tens of millions of visitors who come to stroll, do sport, picnic or relax. A place of breathing of the New Yorkers, it is the green heart of the city.

What to see

Here you walk along the lawns, the lakes, the woods and the winding paths, between fountains, statues and belvederes, in a green oasis in the middle of the skyscrapers. Central Park is the most famous park of the United States. It is a must-see stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

Central Park extends in the heart of Manhattan, in New York, reachable on foot and by public transport. It is a freely accessible public park; its paths suit promenade, running and cycling. The park is particularly beautiful through the seasons, from the spring blossom to the colours of autumn.

Who designed Central Park?

The landscape architects Olmsted and Vaux, in the nineteenth century; this immense park was entirely designed by the hand of man, in the heart of Manhattan.

Where is Central Park?

In the heart of Manhattan, in New York, in the United States.