City Parks

Areas set aside within cities and towns for relaxation, recreation, and entertainment.

Centennial Olympic Park Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia Centennial Olympic Park was built for the Centennial 1996 Summer Olympics. The 21 acre (85,000 m²) public park is owned and operated by the Georgia World Congress Center Authority.

Dallas County Historical Plaza Dallas, Dallas County, Texas The plaza contains several of the city's landmarks including the John Neely Bryan Cabin, the JFK Memorial and the Old Red Courthouse.

Dallas Heritage Village Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 75215 Dallas Heritage Village is a living history museum portraying life in North Texas from 1840-1910. The museum is composed of 38 historic structures and a working Civil War era farm.

Dealey Plaza Dallas, Dallas County, Texas The site is considered the place where city founder John Neely Bryan first established a trading post. It is also the location of President John F. Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963.

Eureka Springs Park Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida 33610 This site was developed into a botanical garden of rare and unusual plants as a result of many years of work by Albert Greensburg, who donated the site to Hillsborough County in 1967.

Fair Park Dallas, Dallas County, Texas Fair Park is a 277-acre (1.12 km²) recreational and educational complex. It is home to nine museums, six performance facilities, a lagoon, and the largest ferris wheel in North America. Many of the buildings were build for the 1936 Texas Centennial.

Fairmount Park Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The original Fairmount Park is the part of Philadelphia's park system that borders the Schuylkill River. The city now groups almost all of its city parks into one administrative whole called "Fairmount Park."

Flushing Meadows Corona Park New York, New York The park was the site of two world's fairs. It is also famous for its part in the movie "Men In Black."

Forsyth Park Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia Forsyth Park is the largest park in Savannah. It was created in the 1840s on 10 acres (0.04 km²) of land, donated by William Hodgson. In 1851, the park was expanded and named for Georgia Governor John Forsyth.

Seawolf Park Galveston, Galveston County, Texas 77550 Seawolf Park was built on an immigration station site and offers a three-story pavilion with a view of Galveston harbor, picnic sites, a playground area and a lighted fishing pier.

Tree of Knowledge Park Arcadia, DeSoto County, Florida The park was named for the large oak tree there. It is said to be called the Tree of Knowledge because it has had so many wise old men sit underneath it.

Washington Square Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106 Washington Square was originally called Southeast Square and was one of the original parks created by William Penn in his plan for Philadelphia.