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There’s one more place in the downtown area to beat the heat. A brand new splash pad has been installed near Thoroughbred Park across the street from the…

By Associated PressFrankfort, KY – Kentucky Secretary of State Elaine Walker will move to the state Department of Parks next month when she leaves office…

A piece of Detroit music history is torn down to make way for Super Bowl parking. The Motown Center, which once housed the famous record label, had been abandoned for more than 30 years.

The new playground at Jacobson Park in Lexington is open and as Karyn Czar explains, it’s different than most.The light rain that fell off and on…

This weekend, the city of Chicago is dedicating a high-tech public space full of contemporary sculpture, video screens, and a bridge designed by Frank Gehry. Millennium Park was supposed to open four years ago, but changes in its architectural planning, and a construction budget that tripled, led to delays. Chicago Public Radio's Edward Lifson reports.

At King's Dominion last year, Nat Ambrose wanted to ride a roller coaster at the amusement park in Virginia. But he couldn't squeeze in to it. Nine months later, and 105 pounds lighter, Ambrose got to ride the Volcano.

Congress is considering whether to turn three top-secret sites involved with creating the atomic bomb into one of the country's most unusual national parks. Critics question the need for a park that celebrates nuclear weapons. Supporters say the park would ask tough questions about lessons learned.

UCLA urban planning professor Donald Shoup says we have too many parking spaces in this country, especially the cheap and free kind. He argues that we pay the price for it in many different ways. Shoup's point is made in a new book, The High Cost of Free Parking.

Bats and owls and moths, oh my! A new book by journalist Marie Winn explores New York's Central Park when the sun goes down. She discovers the animals that play in the shadows and the mysteries that make the park come alive in the twilight.

A holiday tradition resumes this week when the annual Southern Lights holiday festival opens at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington.This year's event…