Walking Directions to the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre

Below is a map to the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre. We advise giving yourself extra time to get there since it is inside Central Park and doesn't have an exact address. Please note that the show starts promptly and we cannot make any exceptions for late arrivals.

From the West Side Public transportation: B,C train to 81 st street Museum of Natural History M10 or M79cross town bus to 81 st and Central Park West

From 79 th Street: Enter Central Park in front of the Museum of Natural History near 79 th Street. Walk along the path to your left until you reach the West Drive (the main road where cars can drive). Cross the West Drive and make a left (heading north). Walk a few feet and you will see the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre on your right. (Walking time: approximately 5 minutes)

From 81st Street: Enter Central Park on the north side of 81st street near the Diana Ross playground. Make sure to enter on the pedestrian path. Stay to your right and walk south in the downtown direction. On your right is the 79 th street yard. Cross the street (called the West Drive, the main road where cars can drive), turning right and you will see the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre on your left hand side. (Walking time: approximately 5 minutes)

From the East Side Public transportation: Take any 5th or Madison Ave. bus to 79th Street Take the M79 cross-town bus to 5th Ave. and 79 th Street or take theM79 to Central Park West and follow Westside directions.

Enter Central Park at 5 th Avenue and 79 th street on the pedestrian path on the north side of the street, the same as the museum. Walk straight ahead and underneath a small tunnel. After the tunnel keep walking straight. On your right will be the Great Lawn. On your left you will pass Turtle Pond, the Delacorte Theatre, and a gray stone building which is a public restroom. In between the Delacorte Theatre and the public restroom is a path which heads south. Walk down the path, past the Shakespeare Garden on your left and straight ahead you will see the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre. (Walking time: approximately 15-20 minutes)