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| roller coaster |
an amusement park ride in which a small, gravity-propelled train of open cars rides rapidly up and down a curving, winding, track built on trestles. |
| Seneca Falls |
a village and township located in central New York State, where the first U.S. women's rights convention was held (1848), now home to the Women's Rights National Historical Park and the National Women's Hall of Fame. |
| street theater |
a dramatization, usu. presented on the street or in a park by a traveling group, having a political or social issue as its theme. |
| summerhouse |
a small building or structure, such as a gazebo, located in a park, garden, or the like and meant to provide shade, esp. during a summer day. |
| theme park |
an amusement park in which the structures and settings share a common theme. |
| Yellowstone National Park |
the oldest and largest U.S. national park, mostly in northwestern Wyoming, known particularly for its hot springs and geysers. |
| zoo |
a place, usu. a park, where living animals, esp. wild ones, are kept in enclosures for public viewing; zoological garden. [1/3 definitions] |
| zoological garden |
a public park or other enclosed area in which live animals are kept for exhibition; zoo. |
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