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DiscoverParks Guide to Parks and Recreation in Pierce County view detail comment email this

This Pierce County, Washington state, database has many useful searching methods to find parks in the area. Search by name, neighborhood, city, county region, and zip code; or search for particular features you want in a park, from amphitheaters to lawn bowling to zoos; or use the index to browse. Park descriptions include small maps of the grounds, open hours, park features, aerial photographs, bus stops, and driving directions.
http://www.discoverparks.org/
Topics: Parks

Last updated Jul 16, 2003


Millennium Park Chicago view detail comment email this

Official website for this Chicago park that "transform[ed] the unsightly railroad tracks and parking lots that had long dotted the lakefront" into an "unprecedented combination of architecture, monumental sculpture and landscape design." Provides description and photos of park features such as Frank Gehry's Jay Pritzker Pavilion and bridge, the Lurie Garden, the Crown Fountain, and the Cloud Gate. Also includes fact sheets, material about designers, and details about visiting and events.
http://www.millenniumpark.org/
Topics: Parks

Last updated Feb 13, 2008




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