A Quiet Walk in Central Park: Exploring the Beauty of a New York Treasure (Quiet Walk Series)

From its southernmost point--just off the elegant Plaza Hotel--and up through Harlem Meer, Central Park is 843 acres of delight and respite in the midst of the city. Step into New York's heart and soul with an intimate and informative photographic walking tour that spotlights the park's well-known joys (such as Bethesda Fountain and Strawberry Fields) and its hidden glories. Take an incomparable close-up look at the magnificent cherry-blossomed trees, old-fashioned streetlamps, shiny and elaborate bridges, sun-dappled walkways, statues, and lake. Some spots, where soft willows overhang water, make the urban hustle and bustle outside disappear. Elsewhere, you can lie on a blanket of grass and gaze at the skyscape-including some of New York's most famous buildings. The images show Central Park in every season, in morning and evening light, filled with people or empty on a foggy afternoon. A very special view of New York's greatest treasure.