Golden lions at the entrance welcome you to this picturesque park founded in 1914. Take a five-cent carousel ride, a miniature train excursion for a quarter, and play a game of miniature golf for a dollar (on a course that features the history of Independence!). The Corythosaurus from the Sinclair Dinoland display at the 1964 World's Fair resides in Kiddy Land, along with Humpty Dumpty, Cinderella, and a really big shoe. The park's flower and sculpture gardens are exquisite in the summer. The 1925 Ralph Mitchell Zoo adjoins the park and features bears, cougars, and a 1932 WPA-built monkey island. The zoo's most famous inhabitant was Miss Able, the first (1959) American primate to ride a Jupiter rocket into space.

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