Riverside Park: Hippo Playground and the riverside path
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🛝 Playground · Manhattan
2 hours · Free · No reservation needed
- 🚇About 20 min by subway or carFrom Midtown · Getting there: Subway 1 to 86 St or 96 St, then an 8-minute walk
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Some shadeGreat on sunny days · Handles heat · Good on cool days
- ⏱️Typical visit: 2 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall
The Upper West Side's backyard: the Hippo Playground at 91st Street has a herd of hippo sculptures to climb and sit on plus summer sprinklers, down by the river is a 4-mile waterfront path, and in between is the 91 St community garden tended by neighbors.
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