5/5 Hex K. 9 months ago on Google
Delaware
Park
is
like
the
crown
jewel
of
the
Buffalo
Parks
system.
It's
tough
to
give
it
just
one
review
because
it's
really
more
like
several
parks
that
are
all
right
next
to
each
other,
and
of
those,
it's
functionally
divided
in
half
by
the
198!
And
to
make
it
seem
even
bigger,
on
the
other
side
of
the
198
and
Delaware
Avenue
is
Forest
Lawn
Cemetery,
which
gives
even
more
green
space
to
the
views.
The
northeastern
section
is
larger,
and
is
where
the
Buffalo
Zoo
is,
as
well
as
the
lodge,
the
croquet
court,
and
the
golf
course
is.
The
biggest
open
area
is
the
golf
course,
and
it's
not
open
to
non-golf
players
except
for
some
special
occasions.
Personally,
I
think
it's
a
huge
waste,
but
the
fees
help
fund
the
park,
so
I
guess
there's
a
balance.
There's
a
running/walking/roller
skating/biking
loop
that
goes
around
the
whole
area
(now
closed
to
traffic),
that
goes
by
the
Buffalo
enclosure
at
the
Zoo,
a
fitness
station,
basketball
courts,
picnic
areas,
soccer
fields
(which
sometimes
double
as
Quidditch
pitches),
and
some
tennis
courts
tucked
over
on
the
far
side.
The
southwestern
section
of
the
park
encloses
Hoyt
Lake,
the
Rose
Garden,
the
sledding
hill/Shakespeare
in
the
Park
area,
a
formal
playground
area,
another
soccer
field,
and
more
wooded
areas
with
hills
and
paths.
There
tend
to
be
more
dogs
in
this
area,
so
watch
out
for
people
who
don't
clean
up
after
them!
This
part
of
the
park
is
more
restful
and
relaxing
than
the
other,
and
is
more
set
up
for
a
quiet
stroll
than
running
laps.
There's
a
restaurant
in
the
(non-gambling)
casino,
and
one
can
rent
boats
(some
pink
flamingo
pedal
boats
too)
to
go
out
on
Hoyt
Lake.
To
get
from
one
part
of
the
park
to
the
other,
there's
a
little
strip
park
between
Nottingham
Court
and
the
198
that
has
some
tennis
courts,
and
then
a
pedestrian
bridge
over
the
198
that
brings
one
out
by
a
bronze
cast
of
David
by
Michelangelo
(one
of
only
three
cast
from
the
original
marble!).
Adjacent
to
this
bridge
is
the
Japanese
Garden
of
the
Historical
Museum,
making
the
park
seem
even
bigger.
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