Penn Valley Park is an urban park overlooking the

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. The park was developed in 1904 on land through which the Santa Fe Trail had passed. It contains several famous landmarks: '' The Scout'' statue and the United States' official

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with its

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. The grounds also feature such commemorative statues as the ''Pioneer Mother Memorial'' and '' The Hiker''. The park has a large lake, a fitness trail, tennis courts and ball fields and is a popular spot for concerts and festivals during the summer months. Also features Kansas City's first off-leash dog park and is the host park to both the

Penn Valley skatepark Penn Valley Skatepark is one of the more recent additions to the park, and is also known as Kansas City Skate Plaza because of the similar appearance of a "plaza-type" Skatepark. Officially opened in late Fall of 2005, Escapist Skateboarding has ...

located in the southwestern corner of the park and the Just Off Broadway Theatre.Just Off Broadway Theatre
/ref> The Federal Reserve's new regional headquarters building is located just east of the park.

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