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Central Park an Amazing Place to Visit

New York has many places to visit, The Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty and the most famous Central Park. Central Park of New York attracts 25 million visitors every year to enjoy its hills, lakes and meadow away from the crammed full city.

Center Park is a landscaped park with area measuring 843 acres the park is located in the centre of Manhattan. The park contains many attractions such as natural lakes, walking trails, a wildlife sanctuary, a large open area devoted to sporting pursuits, two ice-skating rinks and many playgrounds for children. You will find more than 500,000 trees and shrubs in central park, 52 fountains, monuments and sculptures and 9,000 benches for rest. Being the only open area for miles across the Manhattan you will find a colorful array of skaters, cyclists and joggers.

Children can fun in the playgrounds and they can also get knowledge by the discovery centers, and workshops. You can also have a meal in one of the parks restaurants such as the Tavern on the Green, an extremely famous restaurant that has been featured in many films like Wall Street and Ghostbusters. You can also watch a concert which is held on specific days.

Many famous music artists from Simon and Garfunkel and Dave Matthews Band have performed concerts in central park and for the sports category many professional races are run in and through the park, including sections of the New York Marathon.

Take a little time off from the busy schedule and visit central park to enjoy the beauty of nature and to calm yourself.

 

Bathesda Arcade

The photo shows Bathesda Arcade of Central Park just before sunrise

Millennium Park

Top View of the park in Chicago, with the cloud gate and the crown fountains.

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Griffith Park Fire in 2007

More than 817 acres of the park was burned in a devastating fire, destroying the bird sanctuary. The park was repaired and restored with some areas still closed for public.

Millennium Park Bike Station

Millennium Park has a Cycle Center which is a heated and air conditioned indoor bicycle parking facility built by the city of Chicago and now sponsored by McDonald's hence now named as McDonald's Cycle Center.

Balboa Park Botanical Building

Balboa Park Botanical Building The Botanical Building is one of the largest wood lath structures in the world. It has many tropical plants and exotic seasonal flowers in this lovely space. A Lily pond is situated to the south of this building.

What is a Park?

Park is a large protected area in its natural or semi-natural form created for the recreation or preservation of a cultural or natural resource. Most of the parks consist of many different types of flora and fauna.