Exploring Central Park, New York, New York

This day was dedicated to exploring Central Park and the American Museum of Natural History. Usually, we don’t include parks in our travel plans, but we had read so much about Central Park-and seen it countless times in movies and web series-that our curiosity to visit it only grew stronger. The park also has a fascinating history. It opened in 1858 and was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux to provide New Yorkers with a natural escape in the middle of a fast-developing city.

We had saved all the iconic spots we had seen on screen and wanted to visit them one by one. There are options to explore the park by hiring a pedicab or renting a bike, but we chose to walk. We absolutely enjoyed the walk, though it was extremely tiring-we crossed 20,000+ steps on this day alone! Our plan was to explore the park in the morning and spend the hotter afternoon hours inside the museum. For Yuven, the main highlight and the sole reason for visiting the museum was to see the dinosaur skeletons.

After breakfast, we took the MTA Bus M7 from the stop opposite our hotel to reach the Louis Vuitton trunk installation. The store is under renovation, and they have creatively covered it with a giant LV-style trunk design-a brilliant idea and a perfect photo spot. After clicking pictures at both the trunk and Trump Tower, we walked towards Central Park from the 5th Avenue & 59th Street entrance. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).