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Which of the following cities have the best urban parks? Please include any park that has been created in an urban area for an urban setting. That means the park should be activated. It should have interactive features. This thread is not for natural parks that happen to bump up against cities. It's for urban parks like the highline in NYC etc. or Millennium park in Chicago. Looking forward to hearing about the many urban parks around the country. Feel free to discuss any parks included in an urban redevelopment or reuse as well.
-Denver
-Philadelphia
-Boston
-San Francisco
-Washington D.C.
-Cleveland
-Cincinnati
-Atlanta
-Seattle
-Minneapolis/St. Paul
-Pittsburgh
-Kansas City
-St. Louis
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IMHO, the city with the best urban parks isn't even on the list: Savannah. The squares combined with Forsyth Park are unmatched in any city in this country.
Could we list the parks along with these cities to provide reference? I haven't personally been to every city or its park.
E.g. Minneapolis-St. Paul: Chain of Lakes ("Grand Rounds")
Here's my shot at this:
-Denver: City Park (have only seen pics of it but it looks like Denver's answer to the Grand Rounds in Mpls or St. Louis' Forest Park) -Philadelphia -Boston -San Francisco: Golden Gate Park (My family lives there and I've only visited the park maybe once or twice, but I know it to be a National relic and is often rated amongst THE best parks in the country, if not the world) -Washington D.C.: Which One? (D.C. has so many I'm not sure which to highlight, but obviously stuff like the Washington Monument is among the most iconic and beautiful parks in the country) -Cleveland: MetroParks/"Emerald Necklace" (Very unique in that this land has been preserved for over 100 years and is completely unspoiled. Not "urban" in the sense of some of these other parks, but a beautiful asset to the city and a great urban escape) -Cincinnati -Atlanta -Seattle: Monument Park? (I've only seen pics, but wow! Doesn't seem as accessible as some parks but I wouldn't know) -Minneapolis/St. Paul: Grand Rounds (I have bias, but it's one of my faves and arguably one of the best in the nation.....A treasure) -Pittsburgh: Carnegie Park? (I went to a big park in Pittsburgh but don't know the name. I liked it though, very nice) -Kansas City -St. Louis: Forest Park (an unreal urban treasure few cities can compete with. I've only seen in pics but it should be up there)
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IMHO, the city with the best urban parks isn't even on the list: Savannah. The squares combined with Forsyth Park are unmatched in any city in this country.
Strong words. I haven't yet been to Savannah and don't doubt its beautiful parks, but my guess is you haven't been to all of the parks in this country either, and there are so many that are so beautiful in their own unique way that it's hard to define a "best".
Forest Park in St. Louis is almost unmatched in the USA. Having hosted the 1904 World's Fair (largest in history), the park is still the cultural crown jewel of the city, home to the Saint Louis Art Museum, the Zoo, the Science Center, Muny Opera Theatre, History Museum, lakes, sports facilities, pavilions and a number of other amenities. And it's 500 acres larger than Central Park in NYC.
Forest Park in St. Louis is almost unmatched in the USA. Having hosted the 1904 World's Fair (largest in history), the park is still the cultural crown jewel of the city, home to the Saint Louis Art Museum, the Zoo, the Science Center, Muny Opera Theatre, History Museum, lakes, sports facilities, pavilions and a number of other amenities. And it's 500 acres larger than Central Park in NYC.
Fairmont park in Philadelphia includes Museum of Art, the Barnes Foundation, The Rodin, The Zoo, The Please touch museum, boat house row, an outdoor ampitheater that host host summer concerts including the orchestra etc.
Fairmont park in Philadelphia includes Museum of Art, the Barnes Foundation, The Rodin, The Zoo, The Please touch museum, boat house row, an outdoor ampitheater that host host summer concerts including the orchestra etc.
its a total of about 10,000 acres
It also hosted the Worlds Fair
True. Fairmount Park is silly awesome in every way. I stand corrected.
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