A small ornamental pond on the park's east side where model sailboat racing has been a New York City tradition since 1953 — and the setting for two of Central Park's most beloved sculptures: Alice in Wonderland to the north and Hans Christian Andersen to the west.
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A small ornamental pond where Manhattanites have raced model sailboats every weekend since 1953. Rent remote-controlled boats from the Kerbs Memorial Boathouse on the east bank. Alice in Wonderland statue sits just to the north. Also where Stuart Little raced his boat in the 1999 film. Hans Christian Andersen storytelling runs here on Saturday mornings in summer. Boat rentals available weekends, spring through fall. Free to visit.
Saturday mornings in spring and summer — the model yacht club races begin around 10am and the boats are fast enough to surprise anyone who hasn't seen them before.
The Hans Christian Andersen statue on the west bank has a bronze open book on his lap — visitors have been rubbing the page for so long the text is worn completely smooth. The story depicted is The Ugly Duckling, which is why there's a bronze duckling at his feet.
A small ornamental pond where Manhattanites have raced model sailboats every weekend since 1953. Rent remote-controlled boats from the Kerbs Memorial Boathouse on the east bank. Alice in Wonderland statue sits just to the north. Also where Stuart Little raced his boat in the 1999 film. Hans Christian Andersen storytelling runs here on Saturday mornings in summer. Boat rentals available weekends, spring through fall. Free to visit.
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