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Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts

(Encyclopedia)Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

amusement park

(Encyclopedia)amusement park, a commercially operated park offering various forms of entertainment, such as arcade games, carousels, roller coasters, and performers, as well as food, drink, and souvenirs. Amusement...

College Park

(Encyclopedia)College Park. 1 City (2020 pop. 15,053), Clayton and Fulton counties, NW Ga., a residential suburb of Atlanta; inc. 1891. Georgia Military Academy (1900...

Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve

(Encyclopedia)Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Cane River Creole National Historical Park and Heritage Area

(Encyclopedia)Cane River Creole National Historical Park and Heritage Area: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Rock Creek Park

(Encyclopedia)Rock Creek Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Fort Washington Park

(Encyclopedia)Fort Washington Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Catoctin Mountain Park

(Encyclopedia)Catoctin Mountain Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park

(Encyclopedia)Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, c.13,500 sq mi (35,000 sq km; roughly the size of Belgium), the largest multinational park in S Africa and one of the largest parks in the world, in NE South Africa, ...

Central Park

(Encyclopedia)Central Park, 840 acres (340 hectares), the largest park in Manhattan, New York City; bordered by 59th St. on the south, Fifth Ave. on the east, 110th St. on the north, and Central Park West on the we...