Location: Various throughout the city
The city of Philadelphia boasts the largest urban park in the world. Fairmount Park, which literally spreads throughout most of the city, boasts 92,000 green acres and consists of 62 individual park areas, each with a name of their own. The park actually got its start way back in 1799 when Henry Pratt purchased 43 acres of land from bankrupt patriot Robert Morris and proceeded to turn it into a park. Over the years, more and more land was added, build...
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