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Dairy

Built in the 1870s as a dairy farm, with a structure designed to resemble a country church. Today it is a visitor center and gift shop for the park, housed in a beautiful structure. Next door is the Chess & Checkers House, another visitor center and the volunteer headquarters, with a number of chess and checkers tables under a shady pergola.

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Address: 65th St
Hours: Daily 10AM-5PM

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Friedsman Carousel
A vintage carousel built in 1908 and situated on this spot since the 1950s, it's the fourth carousel to inhabit this location and is beautifully painted.
Apr-Oct: Daily 10AM-6PM (weather permitting); Nov-Mar: hours vary, check ahead$3 per ride; cash only
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Central Park Zoo
Small and gem-like, New York's "oldest, newest zoo" opened in its current guise in 1988, although animals in various zoo incarnations have resided here since the 1860s. This zoo is fairly small and doesn't have as many large animals as you might expect, but this zoo does include sea lions, snow leopards, penguins, polar bears, monkeys, red pandas and exotic birds in pleasant exhibits. Next door is a children's zoo, covered in the cost of admission, which has a barnyard animals you can pet, a duck pond, and lots of play areas for kids.
Nov-Mar: Daily 10AM-4:30PM, Apr-Oct: Mon-Fri 10AM-5PM, Sat-Sun: 10AM-5:30PM$15.95/adult, $12.95/senior, $9.95/child, children under 3 free
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Balto Statue
A popular monument to the famous sled dog who successfully led a sled team through a treacherous blizzard to deliver medicine to Nome, Alaska, thus ending an epidemic.
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Arsenal
A picturesque brick building that actually predates the park. It was built in 1851 to serve as a munitions supply depot for the New York State National Guard, and was designed to look like a medieval fortress, with battlements overlooking the area. Today the building holds a refreshment stand and a small art gallery with rotating/seasonal exhibits.
Mon-Fri 9AM-5PMFree