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Large outdoor area set aside for recreation.
The earliest parks were hunting grounds of the Persian kings; such reserves became shaped by riding paths and shelters. A second type of park derived from the open-air meeting places of Greece, where the functions of an area for exercise, social concourse, and athletes' training ground were combined with elements of a sculpture gallery and religious centre. Parks of post-Renaissance times featured extensive woods, raised galleries, and often elaborate aviaries and cages for wild animals. What often differentiates present-day parks from parks of the past is their accommodation for active recreation; facilities may include outdoor theatres, zoos, concert shells, concessions for dining and dancing, amusement areas, boating areas, and areas for sports. See also national park .
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Acadia National Park
Amazonia National Park
Arches National Park
Arusha National Park
Banff National Park
Big Bend National Park
Biscayne National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park
Canyonlands National Park
Capitol Reef National Park
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Central Park
Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chobe National Park
Colonial National Historical Park
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Denali National Park
Dry Tortugas National Park
Etosha National Park
Fiordland National Park
Fray Jorge National Park
Gates of the Arctic National Park
Gemsbok National Park
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Glacier National Park
Gran Paradiso National Park
Grand Teton National Park
Great Basin National Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Gros Morne National Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Haleakala National Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Hot Springs National Park
Hwange National Park
Wankie National Park
Isle Royale National Park
Jasper National Park
Joshua Tree National Park
Kabalega National Park
Kafue National Park
Kalahari Gemsbok National Park
Katmai National Park and Preserve
Kenai Fjords National Park
Kings Canyon National Park
Kluane National Park
Kobuk Valley National Park
Kootenay National Park
Kruger National Park
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
Los Glaciares National Park
Mammoth Cave National Park
Mesa Verde National Park
Morristown National Historical Park
Mount Aspiring National Park
Mount Cook National Park
Nahanni National Park
Nahuel Huapí National Park
Nairobi National Park
national park
North Cascades National Park
Olympic National Park
Park Mungo
Park Robert Ezra
Petrified Forest National Park
Phoenix Park murders
Prince Albert National Park
Pukaskwa National Park
Puracé National Park
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Ruwenzori National Park
Redwood National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rondane National Park
San Juan Island National Historical Park
Sequoia National Park
Serengeti National Park
Shenandoah National Park
Sitka National Historical Park
Snowdonia National Park
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Tsavo National Park
Valley Forge National Historical Park
Virgin Islands National Park
Virunga National Park
Albert National Park
Voyageurs National Park
Waterton Lakes National Park
Wind Cave National Park
Wood Buffalo National Park
Wrangell–Saint Elias National Park
Yellowstone National Park
Yoho National Park
Yosemite National Park
Zion National Park
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