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

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Highlights

  • 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 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

Summary

Turn a walk in the park into a fascinating adventure with a master storyteller and the VoiceMap app. Immerse yourself in the magic of GPS-playback on this self guided walking tour through part of the large park. 

Tour info

Duration
1 hour 30 minutes - 2 hours
Group Size
Pricing (From)
Adult: (6-99 years)
$7.99
Commentary
English
Meeting Point

Central Park S, Central Park S, New York, New York, 10019

Dropoff location

1 W 72nd St, W 72nd St, New York, New York, 10023

Why take this tour?

Central Park isn’t just the most-visited urban park in the US. It’s home to Strawberry Fields, Poet’s Walk, and the most pampered trees in America. It’s also the backdrop of once-in-a-lifetime incidents like the Great Zoo Escape of 1874.

This self-guided walking tour isn’t just a walk in the park, it’s a stroll through time with tales of love, loss, laughter, treachery and tragedy at every turn.

We’ve curated the best of the best into one walk, so you can make the most of this enormous park in 90 minutes. You’ll have the opportunity to:

• Bear witness to John Lennon’s murder and pay your respects at the Imagine Mosaic in Strawberry Fields
• Feel like you are there on the sled getting frostbite as Balto saves Nome, Alaska... then learn why Balto is actually the wrong dog!
• Decode the symbols of Bethesda Terrace
• Weep at the heartbreaking love story of the Bethesda Angel
• Learn how Shakespeare gave us deadly riots and invasive species
• Spot the hidden witch
• See famous filming locations from hundreds of TV shows and movies and learn which stars live in which buildings along the park
• Meet some of the 39 eccentric widows of the Plaza Hotel – and Eloise, the tiny terrorist!
• Discover why the Pulitzer Fountain is actually a giant washing machine
• See how Central Park’s design inspired the US Interstate highway system

Join us on this walk through time to hear how and why Central Park was built, in the words of its legendary creators.

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What’s included?

  • Lifetime access to this self-guided tour in English

  • VoiceMap App for Android and iOS

  • Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

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

  • Smarphone and headphones

  • Food and drinks

  • Transportation

Things to know

Before you book

  • The audio guide uses a mobile app.

  • You'll need to download the app and then use the voucher code provided to download the tour.

  • You'll need to use your own mobile phone and headphones.

  • The tour is only available in English.

Before you go

  • You'll need to download the app and then use the voucher code provided to download the tour

  • The download should only take a few minutes to complete. If it takes longer, please cancel the download, go to Account, select Purchased and download the tour from there

  • Please remember to bring your own headphones and use your own mobile device

  • Please follow the download instructions included to download the tour.

Redemption information

    To use your tour, please read the important instructions below and disregard all other codes except for this one: NYCP6254
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    DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS:
    1. Install the VoiceMap mobile app. (Just search the Apple App Store or Google Play for VoiceMap Audio Tours.)
    2. Create an account
    3. Select Tour Codes from the menu, then select Enter Codes
    4. Enter the code below then select Download Now
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    YOUR CODE:
    NYCP6254
    This code can be used by every member of your party. If you have booked for three people, for example, three people can download this tour using the same code. Codes are not case sensitive.
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    PLEASE ALSO NOTE:
    • You can download the tour at any time, before or after your booking date. It’s best to download the tour before you set off for the starting point.
    • When the download completes, you’ll see a screen with a photo of the starting point and directions to it. The red start button will become active when you are at the starting point.
    • This tour follows a set route and includes turn-by-turn directions. It works best if you start it in the right place and follow the directions from one location to the next.
    • The download should only take a few minutes to complete. If it takes longer, please cancel the download, go to Account, select Purchased and download the tour from there.
    • Remember to bring your own headphones, unless you have booked a driving tour.
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    SUPPORT:
    For technical support and other queries, please email [email protected]
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VoiceMap makes audio tours easy and accessible. It has a beautifully simple tour app, a straightforward publishing tool, and a team of helpful editors. 

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