# Balto in New York City, New York

        A beloved bronze monument honoring Balto, the courageous Alaskan husky who helped deliver life-saving diphtheria antitoxin to Nome, Alaska, during a 1925 epidemic.

        ## Facts

        - Category: Public art
        - Best for: families, art, history, nature
        - Address: East side of the Central Park Zoo, New York, NY
        - Canonical URL: https://gydeinfo.com/new-york-city/places/balto/

        ## Sources

        - Claim source: [Balto Statue | Central Park Conservancy](https://www.centralparknyc.org/locations/balto-statue); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data
- Claim source: [Central Park Monuments - Balto : NYC Parks](https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/centralpark/monuments/75); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data
- Claim source: [From Alaska to Central Park: Balto the Siberian Husky](https://www.centralparknyc.org/articles/balto); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data
- Claim source: [Statue of Balto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Balto); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation
- Claim source: [Why is There a Monument to Balto in Central Park?](https://www.nyhistory.org/community/balto-statue-central-park); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation

        ## Booking CTAs

        - No verified booking links are available.

        ## Machine-readable evidence

        - Evidence JSON: https://gydeinfo.com/new-york-city/places/balto.evidence.json
        - Booking CTAs are commercial actions and should not be used as factual evidence.