Print ArticleJacksonville operates the largest urban park system in the United States, providing facilities and services at more than 337 locations on more than 80,000 acres located throughout the city. However, quantity doesn't always equate to quality. According to Forbes Magazine, here is a list of urban public spaces that are considered some of America's Best "City" Parks.
Boston Common, Boston
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The main gem in the "Emerald Necklace" (a network of parks that winds through many of Boston's neighborhoods), Boston Common is steeped in history: Revolutionary War and Civil War troops gathered on its grounds; Martin Luther King Jr. and Pope John Paul II delivered speeches here. Today the common includes bandstands, monuments, fountains and the Frog Pond, which hosts ice skating in the winter.
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