Central Park — Mid-Park · 12 stops + 2 stories
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Central Park — Mid-Park
New York City
12 stops + 2 stories · ~17 min
1.5 mifull route
14stories
17 minof audio
Free to use for a limited period.
Full route about 45 minutes to 1 hour at an easy pace. Do as much or as little as you like.
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Turn on location to get a chime and a one-tap Listen button as you reach each stop — no need to watch the map.
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Directions
Location accessAsked on start
Save this tour before you drive into the park — there is little or no phone signal inside, and unsaved stops will not play.
Before you start
- Put your headphones in.
- Start anywhere in the park. For the full route, begin at Conservatory Water — Alice & Andersen. Directions
- Press Start, then just walk. Each story plays when you reach it.
A 14-stop GPS audio walk through the heart of Central Park — from the model-boat pond past Cleopatra's Needle and Belvedere Castle to the Great Lawn and the Reservoir.
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Stops
Story along the way
Mid-Park — Welcome
Plays when you start the tour
1
Conservatory Water — Alice & Andersen
2
The Met — park side
Tap play when you get here
3
Cleopatra's Needle (Obelisk)
4
Turtle Pond
5
Belvedere Castle
6
Shakespeare Garden
7
Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre
8
Delacorte Theater
9
The Great Lawn
10
Summit Rock
11
Seneca Village
12
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir — south gatehouse
Story along the way
Mid-Park — Closing
Plays straight after the stop before it
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1 of 14 stop locations are approximate (dashed pins). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
How this tour works
Autoplay works while this page is open. Bring a charger — GPS and audio use battery over a long tour.
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We only use your location to play each story at the right spot. It never leaves your phone.
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