Central Park: Conservatory Water model boats and the Alice statue
Photo: Charley Lhasa · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Flickr
🥾 Hike · Manhattan
1.5 hours · Free · No reservation needed
- 🚇About 15 min by subway or carFrom Midtown · Getting there: Subway 6 to 77 St, enter at Fifth Ave and 72 St, then a 5-minute walk
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Some shadeGreat on sunny days · Good on cool days · Handles heat
- ⏱️Typical visit: 1.5 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall
The pond from Stuart Little: on weekends you can rent a remote-control sailboat (about $15 per half hour) and watch them glide across the water, climb all over the giant Alice in Wonderland bronze next door, and catch free storytelling at the Hans Christian Andersen statue on summer Saturdays.
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