Survival Guide: Central Park
I was in Central Park the other week and realized that even locals need survival guides. So I asked a few of my friends who visit the park more than I do, and I noted placed I stumbled upon by accident and came up with this list. Have any others? Have a favorite place where you can walk for a few feet without running in sunbathers or dog poop? Feel free to leave them in the comments.
Dog Walker's Paradise
Central Park West & 72nd St
New York, NY 10023
There's a huge boulder-mound thing just east of this interaction where disgruntled dads go to walk their dogs on Sunday mornings and complain to each other about their … wives. I stumbled upon it by accident. If anyone knows where the accompanying one for bored housewives is, please let me know. It would certainly be a lot less awkward. [link]
Conservatory Garden
5th Ave & 105th St
New York, NY
I've heard that it's a rare day when a wedding is not held in the Conservatory Garden. It's also a place where 7-year-olds have birthday parties when the … Victorian Gardens aren't available, Ah, city life. My 7th birthday party was at a Pizza Hut in North Jersey and I thought it was the best thing ever. [link]
Bow Bridge
Mid-Park at 74th Street New York NY
Bridges are automatically considered romantic, so it's only fitting that a 60-foot, arching bridge in the middle of the park would be a go-to spot for couples. I didn't … stick around the general area to see visual proof of Richard's guide to getting action here, but I'll definitely take his work for it. [link]
Bethesda Terrace and Fountain
Mid-Park at 72nd Street New York NY
The first time I tried to find the Terrace, it took nearly half an hour because I kept asking police officers who pointed me in the wrong direction. Now I have finally … seen Bethesda Foundation, long after numerous film directors, international tourists, and vendors selling $3 hot dogs made the journey. Very anticlimatic. [link]
