This was notably the very first suburban-style shopping mall in the nation, designed with the automobile in mind, a revolutionary park and stroll concept way back in 1922.

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But next to Home Depot, Wal-Mart is a stroll in the park.

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Plumping first to explore the city's northern reaches, take a stroll through Central Park's astoundingly uncrowded avenues, from Columbus Circle all the way up to Central Park North.

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Cross the railway lines and walk off your meal with an amble through Schnelli Park, just a short stroll from the medieval magnificence of the Old Town.

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In 1954, two teen-age girls in Christchurch, New Zealand, Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme, murdered the mother of one of them after tea and a stroll through a park.

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Finding Falls: This Alberta, Canada cache, sponsored by Waterton Lakes National Park, involves a relaxing stroll along Cameron Creek with the reward of picturesque white-water falls at the end.

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But gorilla tracking is no stroll in the park.

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Stroll a few blocks east to Lincoln Park for a glimpse into DC's recent baby boom.

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Thus, when Jason, in the park with his son, meets Mary Jane (Megan Fox), out for a stroll with a dog, he is not only tempted but allowed, under the terms of his non-marriage, to hit on her.

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