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[VIDEO] The Secret Navigation Tools on Central Park's Lamp Posts Explained

2025-12-18T12:00:00-05:00

Surrounded by New York City streets on all sides, you won't get completely lost in Central Park as you can simply walk in any direction to get out. But sitting at 843-acres large, navigating within the park can be tough, and if you are trying to get out to a specific exit or direction, can sometimes be challenging if you are unfamiliar with the surrounding buildings. Luckily, there is a secret code embedded on every lamppost within the park that can help you get around. Learn all about it in this great short video from YouTuber Alec Bostwick.

What do you do if you're lost in Central Park? How to always find your way out with the secret code in New York City 1800s street lights.

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[VIDEO] The Hidden 200-Year Bolt In Central Park

2025-12-11T12:00:00-05:00

If you go to a certain spot in Central Park, there's a bolt that dates back to when Manhattan's street grid was being built. No plaque. No monument. It's just there. It's a relic of a revolutionary urban planning project that shaped the Manhattan we know today.

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[WATCH] How it Became Manhattan: Central Park, Explained

2025-11-02T12:00:00-05:00

I'm in Central Park right now and I'm sitting next to this little rod that pretty much nobody seems to even notice. It's really small in the ground, but it is a piece of History. This is one of the only remaining ones of thousands that used to exist that represent a New York that could have been a New York where buildings filled where Central Park is today. In this lesson I'm going to tell you everything you should know about Central Park.

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[WATCH] How Central Park Holds The Answers to Big NYC Secrets

2025-05-19T12:00:00-04:00

Today Michael Wyetzner of Michielli + Wyetzner Architects joins AD in New York as he returns to Central Park to explore the thousands of years of history found there. Although Central Park itself would not have existed 200 years ago, you can track the use of the land back 13,000 years. From ancient Native American trails to billion-year-old rocks, take an in-depth look at the thousands of years of history housed inside this iconic park.

00:00 Intro
00:28 Columbus Circle
01:55 Glen Span Arch
03:44 Cleopatra’s Needle
05:45 The Blockhouse
06:41 The Arsenal
08:23 McGown’s Pass
10:40 Strangers’ Gate

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The Flora and Fauna You Can Find Here in New York City

2025-05-10T12:00:00-04:00

Using sources from the NYC Parks Department and others, the team at Bike Rental Central Park recently created this great infographic showing all of the fauna and flora you can find in New York City. Suspiciously omitted are the giant rats and sewer alligators…

When you imagine New York City, visions of imposing skyscrapers, dazzling lights, and concrete labyrinths may come to mind. The incredible population of New York suggests that there would be little room for biodiversity beyond humans. In reality, New York City is home to hundreds of animal species, making it a vibrant hub of urban wildlife.

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Vintage Photograph Shows a Busy Central Park Lake in the Summer of 1942

2025-05-09T12:00:00-04:00

Snapped by photojournalist Marjory Collins in September of 1942, this great vintage photograph shows a busy Central Park lake filled with rowboats. Also captured in the foreground of the shot is a couple watching the activity on the lake from the "Rock With a View". Here is a Google StreetView of approximately the same vantage point today:

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[WATCH] Running with Tim Walz through Central Park

2024-10-26T12:00:00-04:00

Election day is November 5th. Comment who you want to see next on the running interview show

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[WATCH] TOP 10 Things To Do in Central Park (Hidden Secrets & More)

2024-10-10T12:00:00-04:00

This is the Best Guide to Central Park New York for 2024/2025! Find out the best attractions to visit and hidden gems/secret places in NYC's Most Famous Park.

Central Park Sites Visited:
- Billy's Hot Dog Cart
- Lamp Post Secret
- Belvedere Castle
- Strawberry Fields & Imagine Mosaic
- Bow Bridge
- Bethesda Terrace & Fountain
- Bethesda Arcade
- The Mall & Literary Walk
- Sheep Meadow
- The Dairy
- Central Park Zoo
- Gapstow Bridge
- The Pond

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[VIDEO] How it Became Manhattan: Central Park, Explained

2024-07-27T12:00:00-04:00

I'm in Central Park right now and I'm sitting next to this little rod that pretty much nobody seems to even notice. It's really small in the ground, but it is a piece of History. This is one of the only remaining ones of thousands that used to exist that represent a New York that could have been a New York where buildings filled where Central Park is today. In this lesson I'm going to tell you everything you should know about Central Park.

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[VIDEO] America Unearthed: Egyptian Obelisk Discovered in Central Park NYC?!

2024-07-18T12:00:00-04:00

Thousands of people walk through Central Park every day unknowingly passing by a crumbling relic that connects the Big Apple to ancient Egypt. See more in Season 3, Episode 10, "Egyptian Secrets of NYC.

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