The 3-hour tour will visit

• The Dakota, home to John Lennon and other famous New Yorkers for over 100 years
• The Strawberry Fields memorial to John Lennon
• Park spaces known from movies and hidden places nearby that New Yorkers rarely see including Riftstone Arch, Bethesda Terrace, The Boathouse, Conservatory Water, The Great Lawn, Belvedere Castle, and the Delacorte Theater
• A selection of Central Park's many historic bridges, arches, and statues
• The Park's East Side border: Museum Mile
• The American Museum of Natural History which is also the staging area for The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
• Café Lalo made famous in the movie You've Got Mail
• Zabar's, a favorite Upper West Side neighborhood food store and locale in You've Got Mail

After the tour, visitors can dine, shop or visit the American Museum of Natural History, the New-York Historical Society or the Children's Museum right in the neighborhood or stroll back or bus across the Park to the Metropolitan or other museums on Museum Mile.

The tour, which begins in midtown Manhattan and proceeds to the park by subway, is conducted by Sue Katz. A licensed New York City tour guide, Sue has a Masters degree from New York University in Travel & Tourism and is involved with Central Park Conservancy, an organization dedicated to preserving nature and buildings in the famous park. She has been leading Central Park Tours for over 10 years for people from all over the world.

NYCVP also conducts the Original Lower Manhattan Historical Walking Tour as featured on CNN www.nycvp.com/ground_zero1.html. The Lower Manhattan tour operates Saturday and Sunday mornings and sells out every weekend. This 3-hour walk through New York�s political, financial and historic heart includes a visit to the official viewing area of the former site of the World Trade Center Twin Towers, now popularly known as Ground Zero.

About NYCVP
New York City Vacation Packages is a tour company specializing in vacations to the Big Apple. Further information can be found at www.nycvp.com.

Contact:
Joel Cohen, Vice President, NYCVP
Phone: 570 714-4689
Fax: 570 714-4688
Mobile: 570 479-1463
Email: joel@nycvp.com