1.   Both parks offer one really outstanding new ride.

2.   A waterfront park would offer them another world-class destination in Brooklyn.

3.   A West Side ball park offers esthetic rewards, but it would be a political, construction and traffic nightmare.

4.   Bring your binoculars, because this mountaintop park offers dozens of stunning vistas across the southern Appalachians.

5.   But, ultimately, what the parks offer is something simple.

6.   During the summer season, the park offers evening pontoon-boat cruises on the reservoir.

7.   For adventurous swimmers, this park offers water-filled lava caves with a legend.

8.   Few parks offered regular religious services then, and Ost, a seminarian at the time, began by filling in as chaplain and choirmaster at Yellowstone.

9.   For the elderly and disabled, dog parks offer an opportunity to exercise pets easily and safely.

10.   For most city-dwellers the park offers a good outing and place for a family picnic.