Druid Hill Park
Urban park in Baltimore, Maryland, US
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Druid Hill Park is a 745-acre (3.01 km2) urban park in northwest Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Its boundaries are marked by Druid Park Drive (north), Swann Drive and Reisterstown Road (west and south), and the Jones Falls Expressway / Interstate 83 (east).
Inaugurated in 1860 under the administration of city Mayor Thomas Swann, Druid Hill Park ranks with Central Park (begun in 1858) in New York City, Fairmount Park (1812) in Philadelphia, and Golden Gate Park in San Francisco as the oldest landscaped public parks in the United States.
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Baltimore Museum of Art
Art museum in Maryland, United States
1.4 mi away
Space Telescope Science Institute
Science operations center operated by NASA
1.3 mi away
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
Zoo in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
0.2 mi away
Ridley Athletic Complex
Multi-sport facility owned and operated by Loyola University Maryland
1.1 mi away
Jones Falls
Stream in Maryland
0.9 mi away
Mondawmin Mall
Shopping mall in Baltimore, Maryland
0.7 mi awayPlaces to eat nearby
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