While many visitors flock to Central Park, only a handful truly delve into the rich past and hidden gems of the 840-acre park!

Whether you have half an hour or an entire day to spare, the park’s sheer expanse offers something for everyone.

But how do you learn about these landmarks as you explore?!

Enter the Central Park Audio Guides which provide interesting audio readings of 40+ places in Central Park.

In this episode, we’ll dive into how to use the free audio guides, where to find them, and even give you a preview of what the audio guides sound like.

While you can certainly book guided tours of Central Park, those cost money & require you to be there at a certain time and for a certain amount of time.

If you’re more of a DIY explorer and like to go at your own pace, the Central Park Audio Guides are for you!

These guides offer historical information, fun facts, and little-known tidbits of info about 40+ landmarks. Each audio guide is available in English, Spanish, French, and ASL.

For most locations, the audio snippets range anywhere from 90 seconds up to about 4 1/2 minutes.

Here are the 2 ways you can use the Central Park Audio Guides. ⏬

Option 1: Phone Call

If you want to save it in your contacts, here’s the Central Park Audio Guide phone number: 646-862-0997

The main disadvantage of the phone call route is that you have to find the extension on the sign in the park.

Option 2: Bloomberg Connects App

Option 2 is to download the Bloomberg Connects app and find the Central Park Audio Guide there.

The advantage of the app is that you can search for locations/landmarks without being right next to them. That makes it easy to learn about sections of the park before (or after) you check them out.

Alright, here are all of the locations available on the free Central Park Audio Guide & each corresponding extension number (if there’s a hyperlink, it’s for an article we’ve written about that specific landmark):