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    Featured Urban Parks:

      1. Central Park

      Location: Manhattan, New York City
      Opened: 1859
      Area: 843 acres (341 ha)
      Operated by: Central Park Conservancy
      Annual visitors: 25 million

      In the Web:



    Bow Bridge over The Lake, Central Park, NYC
    Image by andrew mace—

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      See also: Central Park Zoo


      2. Griffith Park

      Location: Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California
      Opened: 1896
      Area: 4,210 acres (1,700 ha) -> 17.0 km2
      Operated by: Los Angeles Department of Recreation & Parks
      Annual visitors: 10 million

      In the Web:



    Griffith Park Downtown Vista from the Observatory
    Image by The City Project

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      See also: Los Angeles Zoo


      3. Lincoln Park

      Location: Chicago, Illinois
      Opened / Established: 1843
      Area: 1,200 acres (490 ha) -> 4.9 km2
      Operated by: Chicago Park District ..more
      Annual visitors: 2 million

      In the Web:



    Walking around Lincoln Park in Chicago
    Image by gserafini

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      4. Rock Creek Park

      Location: Maryland - District of Columbia, USA
      Opened / Established: 1890
      Area: 1,754 acres (710 ha) -> 7.1 km2
      Operated by: National Park Service
      Annual visitors: 2 million

      In the Web:



    Rock Creek Park Washington DC
    Image by tomfs

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      5. City Park (New Orleans)

      Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
      Opened / Established: 1853
      Area: 1,300 acres (530 ha) -> 5.3 km2
      Operated by: City Park Improvement Association
      Annual visitors: ??

      In the Web:



    New Orleans - 2010 City Park
    Image by Point Images

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      6. Hermann Park

      Location: Houston, Texas
      Opened / Established: 1914
      Area: 445 acres (180 ha)
      Operated by: The Hermann Park Conservancy
      Annual visitors: 5.5 million

      In the Web:



    Hermann Park
    Image by mosaiconhermann

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      7. Discovery Park (Seattle)

      Location: Seattle, Washington
      Opened / Established: 1970
      Area: 534 acres (216 ha)
      Operated by:

      In the Web:



    Discovery Park
    Image by rockcreek

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      8. Balboa Park, San Diego

      Location: San Diego, California
      Opened / Established: 1868
      Area: 1,200 acres (485 ha)

      In the Web:



    A day in Balboa Park
    Image by Toshio

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      See also: San Diego Zoo


      9. Pelham Bay Park

      Location: The Bronx, New York, New York
      Opened / Established: 1888
      Area: 2,766 acres (1,119 ha)

      In the Web:



    Pelham Bay Park
    Image by Bogdan Migulski

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