New York City’s outdoor statues just might be America’s largest free outdoor art museum. There are about 300 statues throughout the city with a wide range of subjects and styles. From quirky to realistic to absolutely beautiful, there are statues to please everyone.

Check out the photos of New York City’s statues below and see for yourself!

USS Maine Monument statue at Central Park and Columbus Circle

Photo of USS Maine Monument, Central Park and Columbus Circle, New York City © CarbonNYC

Prometheus statue in Rockefeller Plaza

Photo of Prometheus statue, Rockefeller Plaza, New York City © Esparta

Bethesda fountain in Central Park

Photo of Bethesda fountain statue, Central Park, New York City © victoriapeckham

Monkey statue in Rockefeller Plaza

Photo of monkey and baby statue, Rockefeller Park, New York City © jordan.meeter

Gandhi statue in Union Square

Photo of Gandhi statue, Union Square, New York City © permanently scatterbrained

Hans Christian Andersen statue in Central Park

Photo of Hans Christian Andersen statue, Central Park, New York City © Ed Yourdon

Charging bull statue on Wall Street

Photo of charging bull statue, Wall Street, New York City © kdinuraj

Puck statue on the Puck Building

Photo of Puck statue, Puck Building, New York City © flickr4jazz

Shakespeare statue in Central Park

Photo of Shakespeare statue, Central Park, New York City © Randy OHC

Horse statue outside the Museum of Natural History

Photo of horse statue, outside of the Museum of Natural History, New York City © Mini D

George Washington statue on Wall Street

Photo of George Washington statue, Wall Street, New York City © Vincent Desjardins

Confucius statue in Chinatown

Photo of Confucius statue, Chinatown, New York City © moonrat42

Atlas statue in Rockefeller plaza

Photo of Atlas statue, Rockefeller Center, New York City © hawkwild

You can read more about the amazing outdoor sculptures in New York City here and here.

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