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4 lesser-known gems in Central Park

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It’s easy to find a quiet spot in the Conservatory Garden. (May 29. 2012) Photo Credit: Nancy Borowick
  • Flowers in bloom at the Central Park Conservatory in Manhattan. (May 29, 2012)
    Photo Credit: Nancy Borowick
  • A couple takes in the blossoming scenery in the South Garden of the Central Park Conservatory. (May 29, 2012)
    Photo Credit: Nancy Borowick
  • The Burnett Fountain is located in the South Garden of the Conservatory Garden in Central Park. (May 29, 2012)
    Photo Credit: Nancy Borowick
  • A fountain flows in the Conservatory Garden. (May 29, 2012)
    Photo Credit: Nancy Borowick
  • It's easy to find a quiet spot in the Conservatory Garden. (May 29. 2012)
    Photo Credit: Nancy Borowick
  • Flowers in bloom at the Central Park Conservatory. (May 29, 2012)
    Photo Credit: Nancy Borowick
  • Central Park visitors walk around the tree-lined path at the Great Hill, which was once a carriage turnaround. (May 29, 2012)
    Photo Credit: Nancy Borowick
  • Central Park visits around the tree lined path at the Great Hill, which was once a carriage turnaround. (May 29, 2012)
    Photo Credit: Nancy Borowick
  • Great Hill has a perfect — and frequently uncrowded — open meadow for picnicking and hanging out. (May 29, 2012)
    Photo Credit: Nancy Borowick
  • Central Park's Great Lawn and the Sheep's Meadow can be crowded, but Great Hill offers plenty of space. (May 29, 2012)
    Photo Credit: Nancy Borowick
  • Mame Diba, Max Stvil and Hamsa Sidibe, all 10, like to hang out at Central Park's Blockhouse, which is the highest point in the park and dates to 1814. (May 29, 2012)
    Photo Credit: Nancy Borowick
  • A waterfall cascades over the rocks that lead to the Glen Span Arch in Central Park. (May 29, 2012)
    Photo Credit: Nancy Borowick
  • A young boy plays in the water below the waterfall that cascades over rocks leading to the Glen Span Arch in Central Park. (May 29, 2012)
    Photo Credit: Nancy Borowick
  • Just below the main park roadway is a small, secluded waterfall, which descends to the Glen Span Arch. (May 29, 2012)
    Photo Credit: Nancy Borowick
  • A waterfall cascades over rocks that lead to the Glen Span Arch in Central Park. (May 29, 2012)
    Photo Credit: Nancy Borowick
  • Glen Span Arch nicely represents the Victorian era during which Central Park was founded. (May 29, 2012)
    Photo Credit: Nancy Borowick
  • Glen Span Arch nicely represents the Victorian era during which Central Park was founded. (May 29, 2012)
    Photo Credit: Nancy Borowick
  • Just below the main park roadway is a small, secluded waterfall, which descends to the Glen Span Arch. (May 29, 2012)
    Photo Credit: Nancy Borowick

With nearly every famous destination in Central Park in its southern two-thirds, the upper slice of its 840 acres remains much less crowded on weekends. The upper third contains myriad hidden gems that are both historically noteworthy and just plain fun.

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