Take a walk around the lands dominated by Belvedere Castle, situated high on Vista Rock. Visit this tiny 55-acre realm on an eclectic tour of history and nature.

Meet at Belvedere Castle, Mid-Park at 79th Street

Rising out of Vista Rock, the second highest natural elevation in the Park, Belvedere Castle harmonizes perfectly with its site, as it was constructed from the same Manhattan schist. Providing views of the Park and the city, the Castle's tower is truly a belvedere — an architectural term for lookouts and observatories, the Italian word translates literally as beautiful view. Visitors can look down at the Delacorte Theater to the left; straight ahead is the Great Lawn, once one of the Park's original reservoirs and now offering softball fields, basketball courts, and an abundance of lawn for passive recreation. And below, with a boulder-strewn shoreline, is Turtle Pond.

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