Things to do / Travel Guide
Address:Central Park West and 79th street
New York, New York
Tel:
(212) 310-6600
Our Botanical Gardens Expert Says:
Worth the trouble to find it is the Shakespeare Garden, which is somewhat hidden between Belvedere Castle and the Swedish Cottage. Finally, Strawberry Fields is a memorial to John Lennon, writer of the classic 1967 song "Strawberry Fields Forever." This garden is also sometimes called the (rather Lennonesque) "International Garden of Peace." Along curving paths, shrubs, trees, and flowerbeds donated by many countries around the world to create a deliberately informal landscape reminiscent of quaint English parks.