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Hudson River UPPER CENTRAL East Side
PARK
4 Bow Bridge WEST SIDE
UPPER
This cast-iron bridge EAST SIDE
links the Ramble
with Cherry Hill by MIDTOWN Roosevelt I.
WEST &
a graceful arch, THE THEATER
DISTRICT
60 ft (18 m) above Locator Map
the lake.
See map pp16–17

Alice in Wonderland is
immortalized in bronze at the
northern end of Conservatory Water,
along with her friends the Cheshire
Cat, the Mad Hatter, and the
Dormouse. Children love to
slide down her toadstool seat.

CENTR AL P ARK WEST
KEY
TRANS VERSE GREEN A N S V E R S statue is a favorite Central Park
1 Hans Christian Andersen’s
E
landmark for children. It is on the
west side of Conservatory Water
L AW N
and is a popular site for storytelling
in the summer.
(see pp196–7)
3 Plaza Hotel (see p177)
T 8 6 T H S T T R 2 The Frick Collection
S
4 The Pond
H
1 9 T 5 The Dakota (see p212)
F I F T H A V E N U E 6 San Remo Apartments
(see p208)
7 American Museum of Natural
History (see pp210–11)
8 Reservoir
9 Obelisk
0 The Ramble is a wooded area
of 37 acres (15 ha), crisscrossed by
paths and streams. It is a paradise for
birdwatchers. More than 275 species
3. Belvedere of birds have been spotted in the
Castle park, which is on the Atlantic
From the migration flyway.
terraces, there
are unequaled q Metropolitan Museum
views of the city (see pp186–93)
and surrounding w Guggenheim Museum
park. Within the (see pp184–5)
stone walls is a
visitor center.

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