City Park
City Park
New Orleans, LA 70124
Phone:504-482-4888
Fax:504-483-9412
Web: www.neworleanscitypark.com
Size: 1,460 acres.
Location:Bordered by City Park Avenue, Carrollton Avenue, Wisner Boulevard, Robert E. Lee Boulevard, Marconi Drive, and Orleans Avenue.
Facilities:Picnic areas, concessions, lake, boat rentals, botanical gardens, New Orleans Museum of Art, carousel, child educational programs, sports areas.
Activities:Boating, fishing, horseback riding, golf, tennis, football, softball, rugby.
Special Features:Repairs and renovations from Hurricane Katrina are ongoing, but many ofthe park's attractions and special events have reopened. The park'sannual "Celebration in the Oaks" holiday light exhibit, for example,returned in 2006.
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City Park
Denver, CO 80202
Phone:303-964-2522
Fax:303-964-1321
Web: www.denvergov.org/parks/
Size: 314 acres.
Location:East of downtown; bordered by 26th Avenue, 17th Avenue, Josephine Street, and Colorado Boulevard.
Facilities:Picnic areas, concessions, lakes, trails, flower gardens, historicalmonuments, pavilion and bandshell, zoo, playground, golf course, sportsareas.
Activities:Paddleboating, fishing, bicycling, golf, tennis, baseball, field hockey, football, soccer.
Special Features:Houses Denver Museum of Natural History, the fourth largest naturalhistory museum in the country, featuring world-renowned wildlifeexhibits, gems and minerals, dinosaurs, an IMAX Theater, and aplanetarium. Also houses the 76-acre Denver Zoo, which features morethan 1,700 animals.
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