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Central ParkOutdoors & Recreation
Charles A. Dana Discovery Center/Harlem Meer
Description
This hall at the head of Harlem Meer—the park's second largest man-made body of water—is home to a wide variety of facilities for visitors in the northern end of Central Park, including the park's only environmental discovery center, an office that loans out fishing gear for use in the Meer and a space that hosts children's workshops.
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