Belvedere Castle in Central Park looks over this Turtle Pond towards the Upper East Side.
The top of Rockefeller Center is by far the best view of New York City. Looking south you see the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, the MetLife building and in the distance the World Trade Center and the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island.
As you step into Central Park from 5th Avenue you soon come across The Pond which reminds you just how peaceful Central Park can be.