Central Park
Manhattan's green heart: the Pond, the Mall, Bethesda Terrace, Bow Bridge and Strawberry Fields.
- Type
- Park
- Area
- Central Park & Upper East Side
- Opening hours
- Daily 06:00–01:00
- Price
- Free
- Time needed
- 120 min
- Official website
- centralparknyc.org
Getting there from Times Square
🚇 10 min by metro (line 6 or N / R / W: Grand Central–42 St / 49 St → 77 St / 5 Av–59 St) · 2.1 km · 26 min walk
Where to eat nearby
- Tavern on the Green (American · $$$ · Central Park & Upper East Side) · 🚶 7 min walk
- Via Quadronno (Café · $$ · Central Park & Upper East Side) · 🚶 13 min walk
- Russian Tea Room (European · $$$ · Midtown) · 🚶 13 min walk
- Trattoria Dell'Arte (Italian · $$$ · Midtown) · 🚶 14 min walk
- Burger Joint at Le Parker Meridien (American · $$ · Midtown) · 🚶 14 min walk
Breakfast nearby
- Sarabeth's Central Park South (American · $$$ · Central Park & Upper East Side) · 🚶 11 min walk
- Levain Bakery, West 74th Street (Bakery · $$ · Upper West Side & Harlem) · 🚶 18 min walk
- Ellen's Stardust Diner (American · $$ · Midtown) · 🚶 21 min walk
Other sights nearby
- Central Park Zoo · Park · 🚶 0.6 km · 8 min walk
- The Frick Collection · Museum · 🚶 0.8 km · 10 min walk
- SPYSCAPE · Museum · 🚶 1.4 km · 17 min walk
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Last updated: 8 October 2026