About The Most Filmed Location In America
This world famous NYC historic landmark has over 530 IMB appearances
Central Park in NYC is the most filmed location in America. In fact, it is the most filmed location in the world with over 530 IMB (Internet Movie Database) appearances. This includes over 300 movies that have shot inside this NYC landmark. Central Park Conservancy recognizes it as the most popular filming destination in the world. Giggster defines it as the world’s most popular movie location.
NYC’s Central Park is a world-famous public park, created in 1858 to address the recreational needs of the rapidly growing city. Its original purpose was to offer urban dwellers an experience of the countryside.
It was a place to escape from the stresses of urban life and to commune with nature and fellow New Yorkers. Over 150 years later, the Park still provides this essential purpose, and welcomes all visitors, while accommodating newer forms of recreational activities.
With an estimated 42 million visits a year, Central Park is one of the most visited urban parks in the country and one of the most popular destinations in New York City. Central Park is New York City’s 843-acre backyard, an essential space that welcomes wide eyed visitors from all over the world.
The City of New York has entrusted the Central Park Conservancy with the complete day-to-day care of this iconic public space, which requires dedicated expertise that is honed during its 40-year history.
Over 300 Conservancy employees tend to the Park’s complex maintenance, restoration, and architectural needs—from horticulture, tree and turf care, trash management, visitor services, and much more—resulting from massive use. The Conservancy works year-round, rain or shine, to maintain and restore every inch of the Park—but our efforts go well past its perimeter.
After the most recent and extreme period of deterioration, which started in the 1960s, the Central Park Conservancy was formed by a group of these citizens to rebuild and restore the Park in partnership with the City.
The Central Park Conservancy was founded in 1980 in the aftermath of Central Park's decline in the 1960s and 1970s. Initially devoted to fundraising for projects to restore and improve the park, it took over the park's management duties in 1998.
Some of the most famous movies filmed in Central Park over the last few decades include Serendipity 2001, Enchanted 2007, When Harry Met Sally 1989, Kramer vs. Kramer 1979, Breakfast at Tiffany’s 1961, Ghostbusters 1984, Elf 2003, Home Alone 2 1992, Big Daddy 1999, Maid in Manhattan 2002, Joker 2019, Birdman 2014, The Great Gatsby 2013, and Ghostbusters 1984.
Central Park has been the most popular filming location for many movies throughout history, spanning various genres and decades. Over 500 movie films have utilized Central Park as a backdrop for their stories, showcasing the park's versatility and timeless appeal as a cinematic setting.
Although in 1858 the plan was chosen from 33 submitted in competition for a $2,000 prize for the idea of Central Park, the completed Central Park officially opened in 1876. It is still one of the greatest achievements in artificial landscaping.
The park’s terrain and vegetation are highly varied and range from flat grassy swards, gentle slopes, and shady glens to steep, rocky ravines. The park affords interesting vistas and walks at nearly every point.