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Swope Park

Swope Park is a city park in . At 1,805 acres, it is the 51st-largest in the United States, and the largest park in Kansas City.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium and Swope Memorial Golf Course.

Zoo
Photo: Nightryder84, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium is a 202-acre zoo founded in 1909 and is located in Swope Park at 6800 Zoo Drive, , in the United States.

Golf course
is the first public golf course built in Kansas City, it was originally constructed in 1915. It re-opened in 1934 with a complete re-design by World Golf Hall of Fame golf course architect A.

Theater building
Photo: Duedate2010, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a 7,739-seat outdoor theater in , that presents Broadway shows and concerts. It is one of the two major remaining self-producing outdoor theatres in the U.S. and Starlight's Cohen stagehouse also permits it to present many national Broadway touring shows.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Holmes Park and Raytown.

Hamlet
is a neighborhood of , , . was laid out in the 1880s, and named after Robert J. Holmes, an original owner of the site. is situated 3½ miles south of Swope Park.

Town
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is a city in , , United States, and is a suburb of . The population was at 30,012 in 2020 census. The current mayor of is Michael McDonough. It is part of the . is situated 3½ miles east of Swope Park.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood located on the southside of , that has continued to maintain its own unique character, even though it was annexed by Kansas City in 1909. is situated 4 miles west of Swope Park.

Swope Park

Latitude
38.99828° or 38° 59′ 54″ north
Longitude
-94.52182° or 94° 31′ 19″ west
Elevation
758 feet (231 metres)
Open location code
86C7XFXH+87
Open­Street­Map ID
way 284376039
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Geo­Names ID
4411022
Wiki­data ID
Q7659257
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Chinese—“Swope Park” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Swope Park (parke sa Estados Unidos, Missouri)”
  • Cebuano: “Swope Park”
  • Chinese: “斯沃普公園”

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