New York, New York: Whispering Bench
Lay your head on one end of this curved rock bench, whisper, and someone on the other end can hear you if they're laying down as well.
- Address:
- 76-98 79th St. Transverse, New York, NY
- Directions:
- Charles B. Stover Bench. Just east of the Central Park Shakespeare Garden, and just north of the 79th St. Transverse. The quickest way to walk here is from the park entrance at Central Park West and W. 81st St.
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The Charles B. Stover Whispering Bench is located in Central Park's Shakespeare Garden above The Swedish Cottage Marionette Theater, below Belvedere Castle, and just south of the Great Lawn and Turtle Pond. When you lower your head onto one end of the bench and whisper, someone at the opposite end with their head down can hear it.
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