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Harlem Meer

Address: Between 5th and Lenox Aves. at Central Park N, Central Park, New York, NY | Map It
Phone: 212/860-1370

Category: Military Sites, Bodies of Water
Location: Central Park

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Fodor's Review:

Those who never venture beyond 96th Street miss out on two of the park's loveliest attractions: the Conservatory Garden and Harlem Meer, an 11-acre sheet of water where, in warmer months, as many as 100 people a day fish for stocked largemouth bass, catfish, golden shiners, and bluegills (catch-and-release only). At the meer's north end is the Victorian-style Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, where you can learn about geography, orienteering, ecology, and the history of the upper park. Within walking distance of the center are fortifications from the American Revolution and other historic sites, as well as woodlands, meadows, rocky bluffs, lakes, and streams. Fishing poles are available with identification from mid-April through October.

Open: Discovery Center Tues.-Sun. 10-5
Subway: Subway: 2, 3 to Central Park North/110th St.

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