Central Park Audio Guide - The BEST Way to Explore Central Park

While many visitors flock to Central Park, only a handful truly delve into the rich past and hidden gems of the 840-acre park! Whether you have half an hour or an entire day to spare, the park’s sheer expanse offers something for everyone. But how do you learn about these landmarks as you explore?! Enter the Central Park Audio Guides which provide interesting audio readings of 40+ places in Central Park. In this episode, we’ll dive into how to use the free audio guides, where to find them, and even give you a preview of what the audio guides sound like. While you can certainly book guided tours of Central Park, those cost money & require you to be there at a certain time and for a certain amount of time. If you’re more of a DIY explorer and like to go at your own pace, the Central Park Audio Guides are for you! These guides offer historical information, fun facts, and little-known tidbits of info about 40+ landmarks. Each audio guide is available in English, Spanish, French, and ASL. For most locations, the audio snippets range anywhere from 90 seconds up to about 4 1/2 minutes. Here are the 2 ways you can use the Central Park Audio Guides. ⏬ Option 1: Phone Call Call the phone number listed on the sign near the location Enter the “extension number” listed on the sign Listen to the audio (preferably with headphones) If you want to save it in your contacts, here’s the Central Park Audio Guide phone number: 646-862-0997 The main disadvantage of the phone call route is that you have to find the extension on the sign in the park. Option 2: Bloomberg Connects App Option 2 is to download the Bloomberg Connects app and find the Central Park Audio Guide there. The advantage of the app is that you can search for locations/landmarks without being right next to them. That makes it easy to learn about sections of the park before (or after) you check them out. Alright, here are all of the locations available on the free Central Park Audio Guide & each corresponding extension number (if there’s a hyperlink, it’s for an article we’ve written about that specific landmark): Explore the North End: #100 Blockhouse: #101 Fort Clinton: #102 McGowan’s Pass: #103 Great Hill: #104 The Harlem Meer: #105 (previously read by S. Epatha Merkerson) The North Meadow: #106 (previously read by Jimmy Fallon) North Woods: #107 Huddlestone Arch: #108 The Ravine and Loch: #109 The Pool: #110 (previously read by Susan Lucci) Duke Ellington Circle: #111 Frederick Douglass: #112 Explore the South End: #113 The Pond: #114 (previously read by Sarah Jessica Parker) Heckscher Playground and Ballfields: #115 (previously read by Scott Clark) Children’s District and the Dairy: #116 (previously read by Kelly Ripa) The Mall: #117 (previously read by Jerry Seinfeld) Concert Ground: #118 (previously read by Paul Shaffer) Bethesda Terrace and Fountain: #119 (previously read by George C. Wolfe) Bow Bridge: #120 (previously read by Julia Louis-Dreyfus) Cherry Hill: #121 Conservatory Water: #122 (previously read by Glenn Close) Alice in Wonderland: #123 (previously read by Whoopi Goldberg) Balto: #124 (previously read by John Stossel) Sheep Meadow: #125 (previously read by Matthew Broderick) Strawberry Fields: #126 (previously read by Yoko Ono) The Lake: #127 (previously read by Penn Jillette) The Ramble: #128 (previously read by Isabella Rossellini) Hallett Nature Sanctuary: #129 Dene: #130 Adventure Playground: #131 Merchants’ Gate: #132 Grand Army Plaza: #133 (previously read by Regis Philbin) Explore the Mid-Park: #134 Great Lawn: #135 (previously read by Alec Baldwin) Seneca Village Site: #136 Delacorte Theater: #137 (previously read by Anne Hathaway) Shakespeare Garden: #138 (previously read by Marcia Gay Harden) Obelisk (Cleopatra’s Needle): #139 Arthur Ross Pinetum: #140 (previously read by Martha Stewart) Reservoir: #141 (previously read by Kevin Bacon) Bridge No. 28: #142 Welcome to the Belvedere: #143 (previously read by Lee Goldberg)

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