What is the smallest park in Chicago?

Perhaps the smallest park in the District, Park No. 474 is 0.01 acres and it is located in the Douglas community. Known for its sculpture, Man on a Bench, this small park is located on the campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). Man on a Bench is a sculpture by George Segal that was created in 1986.



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1. National Park of American Samoa: The least-visited US national park in 2022 saw just 1,887 visits. Most visitors will need a passport to travel to American Samoa.

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If you're walking at a moderate pace (approximately 3 miles per hour), you could cover the park's length in about 50 minutes. For those walking briskly (around 4 miles per hour), the journey from one end of the park to the other would take roughly 37.5 minutes.

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Such dimensions make the park larger than Vatican city and almost six times larger than Monaco.

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Top Ten Largest Parks:
  • Pelham Bay Park Bronx 2,765 acres.
  • Greenbelt, Staten Island 1,778 acres.
  • Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx 1,146 acres.
  • Flushing Meadows/Corona Park, Queens 898 acres.
  • Central Park, Manhattan 843 acres.
  • Marine Park, Brooklyn 798 acres.
  • Bronx Park, Bronx 718 acres.
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