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Belvedere Castle in Central Park

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Belvedere Castle offers some of the best views of the Park, including the Delacorte Theater, Great Lawn, Turtle Pond and the New York City skyline. Belvedere Castle is located at mid-Park at 79th Street and is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm.

Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, the Castle was meant to be a fantasy building with open window frames and doorways. Today Belvedere Castle is home to the Henry Luce Nature Observatory, run by the Central Park Conservancy, which features telescopes, microscopes and other tools used by naturalists. Kids will enjoy reproductions of birds that can be found on the second floor of Belvedere Castle.

Visitors can borrow equipment that will help them explore the Park - binoculars, reference material and maps. Turtle Pond with its birds, turtles and other wildlife is a great first stop. For more information, call 212-772-0210.

Belvedere Castle, Central Park, Mid-Park at 79th Street, New York City, New York, 212-772-0210,