Rowboats in the Lake

Central Park has a few bodies of water, including the 20-acre, aptly named Lake. At the nearby Loeb Boathouse, you can sign up for a ride in a gondola (don’t be surprised, though, when the gondolier speaks with a Brooklyn accent) or rent rowboats for $12 / hour. Any blisters from the wooden oars are worth it: you just can’t beat being on a rowboat on a beautiful day, looking up at the blue sky and views of fancy real estate on Central Park West.

Picture from: http://www.centralparknyc.org/virtualpark/thegreatlawn/lake