32 Reasons Why Central Park Is The Best Park In The World

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A view of Bethesda Fountain and the Central Park Lake.

Central Park is the natural heart of New York City's busiest borough, accounting for 6% of Manhattan's total acreage.

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Commissioned by state legislature in 1853, it is the first landscaped public park in the U.S. It now draws around 35 million visitors every year.

We took a day trip and documented some of the things that make Central Park the best - even in a chilly November.