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===Parks and nature=== {{Expand section|date=July 2023}} Saint John is home to the historic [[King's Square, Saint John|King's Square]], an [[urban park]] located in the city's Uptown region.<ref>{{cite web |title=King's Square |url=https://saintjohn.ca/en/parks-and-recreation/parks-and-trails/kings-square |website=King's Square {{!}} City of Saint John, New Brunswick}}</ref> Multiple historic buildings are located by the park, including the [[Saint John City Market]], the [[Imperial Theatre, Saint John|Imperial Theatre]], as well as the former [[Admiral Beatty Hotel]]. King's Square's counterpart, Queen Square, is another urban park located a few blocks south from it.<ref name="QueenSquareSJ">{{cite web |title=Queen Square |url=https://saintjohn.ca/en/parks-and-recreation/parks-and-trails/queen-square |website=saintjohn.ca |publisher=City of Saint John, New Brunswick |access-date=4 January 2024}}</ref> Queen Square features an annual outdoor [[farmers market]] which runs through the summer months.<ref>{{cite web |title=Queen Square Farmers Market {{!}} Discover Saint John |url=https://www.discoversaintjohn.com/event/queen-square-farmers-market |website=discoversaintjohn.com |access-date=4 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=MacRae |first1=Avery |title=Queen's Square Farmers Market drawing big crowds early in the season |url=https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/queen-s-square-farmers-market-drawing-big-crowds-early-in-the-season-1.6436826 |access-date=4 January 2024 |work=[[CTV Atlantic]] |date=11 June 2023}}</ref> Located in west Saint John is the [[Irving Nature Park]], located in the city's west side and measuring {{convert|600|acre|hectare}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Irving Nature Park |url=https://saintjohn.ca/en/parks-and-recreation/parks-and-trails/irving-nature-park |website=Irving Nature Park {{!}} City of Saint John, New Brunswick}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Explore the Irving Nature Park {{!}} Discover Saint John |url=https://www.discoversaintjohn.com/place/explore-irving-nature-park |website=discoversaintjohn.com}}</ref> Saint John is also home to [[Rockwood Park (Saint John, New Brunswick)|Rockwood Park]], a large municipal park located to the east of the [[Millidgeville, New Brunswick|Millidgeville]] neighbourhood.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rockwood Park |url=https://saintjohn.ca/en/parks-and-recreation/parks-and-trails/rockwood-park |website=saintjohn.ca |publisher=City of Saint John, New Brunswick |access-date=29 February 2024}}</ref> Designed in the 19th century by [[landscape designer]] [[Calvert Vaux]], one of the designers for [[New York City]]'s [[Central Park]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Rockwood Park |url=https://stonehammergeopark.com/geosites/rockwood-park/ |website=Stonehammer UNESCO Global Geopark |access-date=29 February 2024}}</ref> It features 2,200 acres of park area, ten lakes, and 55 trails and footpaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=ROCKWOOD PARK |url=https://www.rockwoodpark.ca/ |website=rockwoodpark.ca |publisher=Rockwood Park |access-date=29 February 2024}}</ref>
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