| When going on a tourist trip to New York, the | | | | Manhattan borough. |
| sheer amount of things to tick off the list seems | | | | Many professional races are run in and through |
| staggering, especially in terms of places to go. | | | | the park, including sections of the New York |
| The Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, | | | | Marathon. This finishes inside Central Park next to |
| perhaps taking a visit to watch stockbrokers | | | | Tavern on the Green, an extremely famous |
| yelling at each other on the trading floors of the | | | | restaurant that's featured in such films as Wall |
| New York Stock Exchange - it all adds up. So | | | | Street and Ghostbusters. |
| why not take a break by visiting Central Park to | | | | But sport is not the only activity for which Central |
| recharge your batteries? | | | | Park is most cherished - entertainment is also |
| The mere concept of Central Park is quite | | | | very high up the list, with many famous music |
| amazing - a landscaped park area, measuring 843 | | | | acts having performed concerts there throughout |
| acres (twice as large as Monaco and eight times | | | | the years, including legendary performances from |
| as big as Vatican city), the park lies slap-bang in | | | | Simon and Garfunkel and Dave Matthews Band. |
| the centre of the borough of Manhattan - one of | | | | Central Park has it's own fair share of talent and |
| the most expensive property areas in the world, | | | | celebrity too - local folk singer/songwriter David |
| second only to central Tokyo. The value of the | | | | Ippolito, more often known by his usual moniker |
| land Central Park occupies is estimated at nearly | | | | of "That Guitar Guy From Central Park", has been |
| $529 billion, making it by far the most expensive | | | | regularly performing every summer weekend in |
| area of parkland in the world. | | | | the park since 1992 and regularly draws crowds |
| Whilst much of the area looks like natural wooded | | | | of up to 500 people, locals and tourists alike. In |
| grassland, the entire park is in fact painstakingly | | | | fact, such is his love for Central Park, it is the |
| and exquisitely landscaped. The park contains | | | | only place he ever performs. |
| many attractions, including several natural lakes | | | | So when you're on holiday, take a little time off |
| with fondly-given nicknames, many walking trails, | | | | from the clamour of Fifth Avenue and Times |
| a wildlife sanctuary, a large open area devoted to | | | | Square. You'll be able to find a range of hotels |
| sporting pursuits, two ice-skating rinks and many | | | | near Central Park from which you'll be able to |
| playgrounds for children. Additionally, the area is | | | | access the area's tranquillity with ease and spend |
| hugely popular with native New York joggers, | | | | some quiet time revelling in the more laidback side |
| being the only open area for miles across the | | | | of the hectic Big Apple lifestyle. |