Central Park is an urban park in New York City, USA. It covers 843 acres and is located between the Upper West Side and Upper East Side in Manhattan. The park was established in 1857 and designed by landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, who won a competition to design the park. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1963 and is today a popular tourist attraction and one of the most filmed locations in the world.