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Prospect Park

Prospect Park, in Brooklyn, New York, 526-acre park located between Park Slope, Kensington, Windsor Terrace and Flatbush Avenue and the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. The park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux[?] after they completed Manhattan's Central Park. Attractions include the Prospect Park Zoo[?], a large nature conservancy, the Audubon Center & Visitor Center at the Boathouse (on a 60 acre lake), a bandshell that hosts free outdoor concerts in summertime and various sports and fitness activities.

Prospect Park is a neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota near the University of Minnesota. It contains the highest point in the city of Minneapolis, on which stands the "witch's hat" water tower. The neighborhood also contains a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

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