🏨 New York’s Iconic Central Park: A Self-Guided Audio Tour Activity

New York’s Iconic Central Park: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Departs: New York, New York

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

Overview

Get the most out of Central Park with this self-guided walking tour produced by an Emmy-nominated storyteller.

• Relive the Great Zoo Escape of 1874 and hunt down the park’s hidden witch
• Hear from Tom Darbyshire, a Creative Director from New York’s advertising industry whose passion for juicy stories and Central Park inspired him to produce this VoiceMap tour
• Do it all in 90 minutes or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish
• Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it
• Use the virtual tour option at home

Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code.

The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap start. VoiceMap has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline.

What's Included

Lifetime access to this self-guided tour in English

Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

VoiceMap App for Android and iOS

What's Not Included

Food and drinks

Smarphone and headphones

Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route

Transportation

Traveler Information

ADULT: Age: 6 - 99

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Wheelchair accessible

All of VoiceMap's audio tours are self-guided and users must bring their own smartphone and headphones to take the tour. We urge all our users to wear facemasks and carry hand sanitizer with them to ensure their own protection and the protection of others
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

What To Expect

Central Park

This self-guided audio tour takes place in Central Park. Over the course of 90 minutes, you'll be guided through the park and hear fascinating stories relating the the sites you see along the way.

• Admission Ticket Free

The tour begins in Grand Army Plaza, in front of the Plaza Hotel. You'll hear about how VoiceMap works and be introduced to the tour while you walk.

• Admission Ticket Free

Pulitzer Fountain

The tour passes by the Pulitzer Fountain which was designed in 1916, by Thomas Hastings, whose firm also did the New York Public Library. You'll hear about the fountain while you walk.

• Admission Ticket Free

William Tecumseh Sherman Monument

The tour passes by the statue of William Tecumseh Sherman who, in the Civil War battle of Shiloh, had his horse shot out from under him. You'll hear about the legendary man while you walk.

• Admission Ticket Free

Gapstow Bridge

The tour takes you past the Gapstow Bridge which has been featured on films and TV shows, like Home Alone 2, The Devil Wears Prada, Gossip Girl, and Enchanted. You'll hear about the bridge while you walk.

• Admission Ticket Free

Central Park Zoo

The tour takes you past Central Park Zoo where you'll hear the story of the Great Zoo Escape of 1874 while you walk.

• Admission Ticket Free

Balto Statue

The tour passes by the Balto Statue. You'll hear about the legendary dog who saved Nome, Alaska, and who wasn't actually called Balto while you walk.

• Admission Ticket Free

Indian Hunter

The tour passes by John Quincy Adams Ward's famed Indian Hunter statue. Hear about the statue and the artist while you walk.

• Admission Ticket Free

Women's Rights Pioneers Monument

While you walk, hear how there wasn't a single statue in honor of a real woman in Central Park until August of 2020, on the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote.

• Admission Ticket Free

Bethesda Terrace

Take in some of the views of the park from Bethesda Terrance and learn a bit about the terrace's history.

• Admission Ticket Free

Bethesda Fountain

Hear the history of Bethesda Fountain while you walk past it.

• Admission Ticket Free

Bow Bridge

The tour passes by Bow Bridge where you'll hear some of the horrors that have unfolded in its shadows.

• Admission Ticket Free

Strawberry Fields, John Lennon Memorial

The tour passes through Central Park's Strawberry Fields. While you walk, you'll hear about John Lennon’s murder.

• Admission Ticket Free

The Dakota

The tour ends in front of the Dakota Hotel. Hear how the hotel came to be before the tour ends.

• Admission Ticket Free

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