Morningside Park

The park that gives this neighborhood its name is a lovely, 13-block finger of green that has much to recommend it. In the region behind the Cathedral Church of St John the Divine you’ll find a pond and waterfall, and walking north from here will lead you to several public sculpture memorials, including the Seligman (Bear and Faun) Fountain (1914) by Edgar White and the Carl Schurz Memorial (1913) by Carl Bitter and Henry Bacon. Other draws are playgrounds, shaded pathways, a farmers market held from 9am to 5pm on Saturdays from June through December 19, and the lush Dr Thomas Kiel Arboretum, near 116th St. An ongoing revitalization of the park by neighborhood activists makes the once-scruffy park look better and better each year.