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== Park Sections == === East Fairmount Park === East of the Schuylkill River, the park includes: * '''Lemon Hill''' β Historic mansion with city views * '''Boathouse Row''' β Iconic Victorian boathouses * '''Lloyd Hall''' β Recreation center with bike rentals * '''Kelly Drive''' β Scenic roadway and trail * '''Smith Memorial Playground''' β Historic playground with giant wooden slide * '''Laurel Hill Cemetery''' β National Historic Landmark === West Fairmount Park === West of the river, the park features: * '''Belmont Plateau''' β Best skyline views in the city * '''Please Touch Museum''' β Children's museum in Memorial Hall * '''Mann Center''' β Outdoor concert venue * '''Shofuso Japanese House''' β Traditional Japanese house and garden * '''Horticulture Center''' β Gardens and greenhouses * '''Philadelphia Zoo''' β America's first zoo === Historic Mansions === Fairmount Park preserves more than a dozen '''Colonial-era mansions''', many open for tours: * '''Mount Pleasant''' β John Adams called it "the most elegant seat in Pennsylvania" * '''Strawberry Mansion''' β Largest historic house in the park * '''Cedar Grove''' β Quaker farmhouse moved from Frankford * '''Lemon Hill''' β Federal-style mansion with gardens * '''Woodford Mansion''' β Georgian architecture and decorative arts * '''Laurel Hill''' β Octagonal rooms and river views
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