Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #10 in New York, United States

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 9.9 km
Ascend 358 m
Descend 357 m

Explore New York in United States with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in New YorkIndividual Sights in New York

Sight 1: Church of the Blessed Sacrament

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Church of the Blessed Sacrament

The Church of the Blessed Sacrament is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located in the Upper West Side of Manhattan at 152 West 71st Street, just east of Broadway. The parish was established in 1887.

Wikipedia: Church of the Blessed Sacrament (Manhattan) (EN), Website

421 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Congregation Sherith Israel

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The Congregation Shearith Israel, often called The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue located at 2 West 70th Street, at Central Park West, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, New York, United States.

Wikipedia: Congregation Shearith Israel (EN), Website

584 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: Cherry Hill Fountain

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Cherry Hill Fountain is a water fountain in New York City's Central Park. It is located just to the west of Bethesda Fountain, enclosed in a circular plaza in Cherry Hill. Designed by Jacob Wrey Mould and dedicated in the 1860s, the ornamental structure was originally designed as a watering trough for horses during the 19th century. The fountain consists of a granite dome and sculpted bluestone basin, measuring 20 feet (6.1 m) in diameter and inset with Minton tiles. The fountain is topped by a finial with eight frosted round glass lamps and a golden spire. Only the stone base was completed as part of the original design; the finial was added in 1981.

Wikipedia: Cherry Hill Fountain (EN), Website, Website Alternate

278 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Bethesda Fountain

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Bethesda Terrace and Fountain are two architectural features overlooking the southern shore of the Lake in New York City's Central Park. The fountain, with its Angel of the Waters statue, is located in the center of the terrace.

Wikipedia: Bethesda Terrace and Fountain (EN), Website, Website Alternate

188 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Bow Bridge

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The Bow Bridge is a cast iron bridge located in Central Park, New York City, crossing over the Lake and used as a pedestrian walkway.

Wikipedia: Bow Bridge (Central Park) (EN), Website, Url, Url 1

667 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 6: Whisper Bench

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Whisper Bench

Charles Bunstein Stover was a social activist and the Parks Commissioner for New York City from 1910 to 1913.

Wikipedia: Charles B. Stover (EN), Website, Website Alternate

139 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Delacorte Theater

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The Delacorte Theater is a 1,800-seat open-air theater in Central Park, in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is home to the Public Theater's free Shakespeare in the Park productions. As of September 2023, it has been closed for renovations that are expected to complete in spring 2025.

Wikipedia: Delacorte Theater (EN), Website

453 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 8: Cleopatra's Needle

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Cleopatra's Needle in New York City is one of a pair of obelisks, together named Cleopatra's Needles, that were moved from the ruins of the Caesareum of Alexandria, Egypt, in the 19th century. The stele, dating from the 15th century B.C., was installed in Central Park, west of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's main building in Manhattan, on February 22, 1881. It was secured in May 1877 by judge Elbert E. Farman, the United States Consul General at Cairo, as a gift from the Khedive for the United States remaining a friendly neutral as two European powers, France and Britain, maneuvered for political control of the Egyptian government. The transportation costs were largely paid by a railroad magnate, William Henry Vanderbilt, the eldest son of Cornelius Vanderbilt.

Wikipedia: Cleopatra's Needle (New York City) (EN), Website, Website Alternate

331 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Central Park

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Central ParkAnthony Quintano from Hillsborough, NJ, United States / CC BY 2.0

Central Park is an urban park between the Upper West Side and Upper East Side neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City that was the first landscaped park in the United States. It is the sixth-largest park in the city, containing 843 acres (341 ha), and the most visited urban park in the United States, with an estimated 42 million visitors annually as of 2016.

Wikipedia: Central Park (EN), Website, Heritage Website

719 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 10: Church of Saint Ignatius Loyola

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The Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola is a Catholic parish church located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City, administered by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). The parish is under the authority of the Archdiocese of New York, and was established in 1851 as St. Lawrence O'Toole's Church. In 1898, permission to change the patron saint of the parish from St. Lawrence O'Toole to St. Ignatius of Loyola was granted by Rome. The address is 980 Park Avenue, New York City, New York 10028. The church on the southwest corner of Park Avenue and 84th Street is part of a Jesuit complex on the block that includes Wallace Hall, the parish hall beneath the church, the rectory at the midblock location on Park Avenue, the grade school of St. Ignatius's School on the north midblock location of 84th Street behind the church and the high school of Loyola School at the northwest corner of Park Avenue and 83rd Street. In addition, another Jesuit high school, Regis High School, occupies the midblock location on the north side of 84th Street. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 24, 1980.

Wikipedia: Church of St. Ignatius Loyola (New York City) (EN)

659 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 11: Brick Presbyterian Church

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The Brick Presbyterian Church is a large congregation at Park Avenue and 91st Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. A congregation of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), it is known for its Day School and music programs. It was founded as an offshoot of First Presbyterian Church. Its first building, in Lower Manhattan, opened in 1768. The Park Avenue location opened April 14, 1940.

Wikipedia: Brick Presbyterian Church (New York City) (EN), Website

205 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 12: Consulate-General of the Russian Federation in New York

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The Consulate-General of Russia in New York City is the diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation in New York City. Opened in 1994, the consulate is located at 9 East 91st Street in the former John Henry Hammond House in the Upper East Side of Manhattan. A consulate of the former Soviet Union had previously existed on East 61st Street from 1933 until 1948.

Wikipedia: Consulate General of Russia, New York City (EN), Heritage Website

141 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 13: Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum is a design museum housed within the Andrew Carnegie Mansion in Manhattan, New York City, along the Upper East Side's Museum Mile. It is one of 19 museums that operate within the Smithsonian Institution and is one of three Smithsonian facilities located in New York City, the other two being the National Museum of the American Indian's George Gustav Heye Center in Bowling Green and the Archives of American Art New York Research Center in the Flatiron District. Unlike other Smithsonian museums, Cooper Hewitt charges an admissions fee. It is the only museum in the United States devoted to historical and contemporary design. Its collections and exhibitions explore design aesthetic and creativity from throughout the United States' history.

Wikipedia: Cooper–Hewitt, National Design Museum (EN), Website

159 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 14: Church of the Heavenly Rest

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The Church of the Heavenly Rest is an Episcopal church located on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 90th Street, opposite Central Park and the Carnegie Mansion, on the Upper East Side of New York City. The church is noted for the architecture of its building, its location on Museum Mile, its outreach, thrift, music and arts programs, and some of its congregation members.

Wikipedia: Church of the Heavenly Rest (EN)

1228 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 15: El Museo Del Barrio

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El Museo del Barrio, often known simply as El Museo, is a museum at 1230 Fifth Avenue in Upper Manhattan, New York City. It is located near the northern end of Fifth Avenue's Museum Mile, immediately north of the Museum of the City of New York. Founded in 1969, El Museo specializes in Latin American and Caribbean art, with an emphasis on works from Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rican community in New York City. It is the oldest museum of the country dedicated to Latino art.

Wikipedia: El Museo del Barrio (EN), Website

240 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 16: Burnett Memorial Fountain

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Burnett Memorial Fountain Original work: Bessie Potter VonnohDepiction: Another Believer / Fair use

Frances Hodgson Burnett Memorial Fountain, located near Fifth Avenue and the Museum of the City of New York in Manhattan's Central Park, is an outdoor bronze sculpture and fountain which serves as a memorial to Burnett, the author of several literary classics including The Secret Garden and Little Lord Fauntleroy.

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152 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 17: Conservatory Garden

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The Conservatory Garden is a formal garden near the northeastern corner of Central Park in Upper Manhattan, New York City. Comprising 6 acres (24,000 m2), it is the only formal garden in Central Park. Conservatory Garden takes its name from a conservatory that stood on the site from 1898 to 1935. It is located just west of Fifth Avenue, opposite 104th to 106th Streets.

Wikipedia: Conservatory Garden (EN), Website

937 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 18: The Blockhouse

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The Blockhouse

Blockhouse No. 1, colloquially known as The Blockhouse, is a small fort in the North Woods section of Central Park, Manhattan, New York City. Finished in 1814, the Blockhouse is the second-oldest structure in the park, after Cleopatra's Needle, and the oldest surviving structure originally built within the park site. It is located on an overlook of Manhattan schist, with a clear view of the flat surrounding areas north of Central Park.

Wikipedia: Blockhouse No. 1 (EN), Website, Website Alternate

1210 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 19: Crenshaw Christian Center East

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Crenshaw Christian Center East

The Crenshaw Christian Center is a non-denominational megachurch based in Los Angeles, California. It has around 28,000 members.

Wikipedia: Crenshaw Christian Center (EN), Website

1163 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 20: Congregation Rodeph Sholom

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Congregation Rodeph Sholom

Congregation Rodeph Sholom is a Reform Jewish synagogue located at 7 West 83rd Street, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, New York, in the United States. Founded in 1842 by immigrants from the German lands, it is one of the oldest synagogues in the United States.

Wikipedia: Congregation Rodeph Sholom (Manhattan) (EN), Website

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