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What is the oldest public park?

Established in 1634, Boston Common is America's oldest public park. Puritan colonists purchased the land rights to the Common's 44 acres from the first European settler of the area, Anglican minister William Blackstone.



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Established in 1634, Boston Common is America's oldest public park. Puritan colonists purchased the land rights to the Common's 44 acres from the first European settler of the area, Anglican minister William Blackstone.

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Budapest Varosliget, or City Park, is the oldest facility of its kind in Europe that was open to the public.

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With Edinburgh and the Lothians being full of abandoned factories, hospitals and hotels, one thing it is not home to is an abandoned theme park which has been reclaimed by nature. Well, that's exactly what has happened to Pleasure Island in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire.

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Lake Compounce is the oldest, continuously-operating amusement park in North America, having its genesis more than 175 years ago in 1846!

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The Lake District -- the most-visited National Park Known as Wordsworth Country, the Lake District is the U.K.'s most popular national park, welcoming over 16 million visitors per year, according to its tourism site.

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