Although we've all known it for decades, it feels good to find that Forest Park's awesomeness is well-known.

In USA Today's 2016 "Best City Parks," St. Louis' west-end wilderness came out on top, finishing ahead of other more famous fields such as Central Park in New York, Boston Common, Griffith Park in L.A. and Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.

In praising our park, the judges said: "The St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Science Center and Planetarium, History Museum, Zoo, Jewel Box and Muny Theater are a few of the many attractions located on the grounds."

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