Guided Pedicab Tour of Celebrity Homes and Film Locations Around Central Park

Central Park

Central Park film locations and celebrity addresses, seen from a guided pedicab.

Wollman Rink

Seen in Home Alone 2, Love Story, Smurfs and Limitless, and in the last scene of Serendipity (2001) with John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale. The two leads meet while Christmas shopping at Bloomingdale's, part, and leave the reunion to fate.

Celebrity residents

Past and present residents include Francis Ford Coppola, Elizabeth Taylor, Aristotle Onassis and Mohamed Al-Fayed.

The Plaza Hotel

Built in 1907, with a French Renaissance-style exterior. Eloise at the Plaza (2003) is set here, with Julie Andrews as Eloise's nanny. The 2013 The Great Gatsby shoots key scenes here, including Gatsby's confrontation with Tom Buchanan. In Home Alone 2: Lost in New York it is Kevin McAllister's hideout, with a cameo by then-owner Donald Trump. It Could Happen to You and Bride Wars also use its interiors.

Lady Gaga's rented duplex

Lady Gaga rented a private duplex here for $22,000 a month, with rose-colored mirrors, terraces and wide views. It appears in her Netflix documentary Gaga: Five Foot Two. Earlier occupants of the same unit were Lance Armstrong, Liza Minnelli and Michael Bennett.

Hampshire House

Luciano Pavarotti lived here near the Met, and Plácido Domingo and José Carreras owned apartments. Sophia Loren and Frida Kahlo are linked to the building, boxer Barney Ross stored his gear here and William Wyler made his home here. Vladimir Nabokov, Art Garfunkel, Sonja Henie, Julien Arpels and Frank Sinatra lived here too.

Essex House

David Bowie and Iman lived here for a decade, and Igor Stravinsky too. In the 1930s George Burns and Gracie Allen lived here alongside the mobster Lucky Luciano, and in the 1940s Milton Berle and Betty Grable. FDR, Nixon, Bob Marley and Ed Sullivan visited or stayed.

Record penthouse sales

Ken Griffin set a record here with a $238 million penthouse, the highest price ever paid for a home in the U.S. Sting and his wife Trudie Styler later bought a penthouse with park views for about $66 million, and Dancing Queens star Marcella Raneri also invested here. Other buyers from entertainment, finance and business are mostly anonymous.

Central Park Zoo

The Central Park Zoo appears in Madagascar, about a group of animals on a wild adventure.

Central Park's Literary Walk

The Mall is the only straight path in Central Park, lined with American elms. In Maid in Manhattan, Maria Ventura (Jennifer Lopez) and Chris Marshall (Ralph Fiennes) talk here about a possible future together. In Kramer vs. Kramer, Ted Kramer (Dustin Hoffman) squeezes time out of his workday to teach his son Billy to bike here.

Conservatory Water

Appears in the book and film Stuart Little, as the place where Stuart races his toy sailboat.

The Boathouse

In Sex and the City, Carrie has lunch with Mr. Big here and promises Miranda she won't kiss him. As they dodge the kiss, both fall into the lake. In When Harry Met Sally, Sally and her friends discuss her breakup with Joe over lunch, flipping through a Rolodex for dates until Sally decides no men are left.

Bethesda Terrace

The designers called the fountain the heart of the park. The 1973 film Godspell opens here, and Angels in America has a key scene. In The Producers (2005), Max Bialystock pleads with Leo Bloom at the fountain. Enchanted (2007) stages a musical number around it, and 27 Dresses (2008) shot scenes here. The terrace is the setting for the finale of The Avengers (2012) and has also appeared in The Amazing Race, Doctor Who, Elf and Gossip Girl.

Bow Bridge

Seen in Manhattan, Spiderman 3, Autumn in New York and The Way We Were.

The San Remo

On Central Park West, with twin towers. Residents have included Bono, Steven Spielberg, Demi Moore and Steve Martin. It is a sought-after address on the Upper West Side.

The Beresford

Pre-war building known for its architecture. Residents have included Jerry Seinfeld, Glenn Close, John McEnroe and Diana Ross.

The Dakota

Home to John Lennon and Yoko Ono during Lennon's final years. Other residents, past and present, include Lauren Bacall, Judy Garland, Leonard Bernstein and Connie Chung.

Strawberry Fields

Dedicated to the memory of John Lennon. It has the Imagine mosaic.

Sheep Meadow

Seen in It Could Happen to You, where the characters of Nicolas Cage and Bridget Fonda spend time in the park as their friendship turns to love, and in the 2005 romance Little Manhattan.

Tavern on the Green

A restaurant in a former sheepfold. In Ghostbusters, Louis Tully, haunted by an invisible ghost, draws the attention of other diners before they go back to eating. In Wall Street, Bud Fox enters the dining room after meeting Gordon Gekko in the park. In Mr. Popper's Penguins, Jim Carrey's character works for a firm planning to buy and demolish it.

Hotel des Artistes

Known for its artistic history. Residents have included Isadora Duncan and Rudolph Valentino.

Elf snowball fight

Location of the snowball-fight scene in the movie Elf.

15 Central Park West

Residents have included Denzel Washington, Sting, Bob Costas and Norman Lear. It overlooks Central Park. It appears in the movie Leon: The Professional.

Tower Heist and Jean-Georges

Linked to the movie Tower Heist and the celebrity chef Jean-Georges.

Columbus Circle

Seen in Taxi Driver, Ghostbusters and Enchanted.

One57

On Billionaires' Row in Manhattan. Residents have included Michael Dell and Bill Ackman.

Heckscher Playground

The playground inspired the TV show Jessie. The sights so far make up the 1-hour tour. The 2-hour tour adds those below.

The Carlyle

Guests have included Princess Diana, John F. Kennedy, George Clooney, Madonna and Mick Jagger.

Cleopatra's Needle

In New York since 1881, and the oldest man-made object in the park.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The collection covers 5,000 years of art, from ancient Egypt to contemporary works.

Extra fee

Alexander Hamilton Statue

Statue of the founding father and first Secretary of the Treasury.

Upper East Side

Home to museums and millionaires.

Pre-war co-op

Pre-war co-op building on the Upper East Side. Residents have included Jackie Kennedy Onassis and David Koch.

Manhattan skyline views

Views of the Manhattan skyline.

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Frank Lloyd Wright designed the museum, known for its spiral architecture. Appears in The International, Once in Rome and Mr. Popper's Penguins.

Woodland with waterfalls

A quiet, forest-like area with waterfalls, winding paths and dense greenery.

Upper West Side

Humphrey Bogart (Casablanca) grew up here. West Side Story is also tied to this area.

Art Deco building on Central Park West

Historic Art Deco building. Residents have included Alec Baldwin and Michael J. Fox.

Shakespeare Garden

Themed garden of plants and flowers mentioned in Shakespeare's works.