Liberty Park
In the midst of Freedom City is a broad swath of verdant green, a testament to the beauty of life and nature. Liberty Park was a central part of the city plans since the early 1800s—an area where people could come to get in touch with nature and enjoy some time away from the hustle and bustle of city life.
High stone walls surround the park, pierced by open wrought-iron gates every few blocks. One paved road immediately inside the walls encircles the park and is a major jogging path. Two paved roads cross the park north to south and two more east to west, but only foot traffic (along with bicycles, skateboards, and rollerblades) is permitted on them. The roads are closed to all but emergency vehicles and a few horse-drawn carriages offering rides around the park. Numerous unpaved foot and bicycle trails cross the park.
Liberty Park has a number of attractions, including the open lawns and athletic fields, the Botanical Gardens, the City Reservoir and its surrounding trails and picnic areas, the small Children’s Zoo, and the Bandshell for outdoor concerts and performances. Liberty Park is infused and surrounded by art and culture. Inside the park are many statues and fountains, while just outside are the Kirby Museum of Fine Arts, St. George's Cathedral, and even the stately Midnight Society Mansion on 52nd Avenue.
Liberty Park makes an interesting place for characters to spend a quiet afternoon in their secret identities, until some threat or another interrupts. The park has many different features, and there’s always the possibility of a late night mugging or similar crime.
Liberty Park is attractive to supers with a nature motif. The Green Man, for example, can animate the trees in the park and send a vegetable army marching out into the streets of Freedom. The park offers a lot of open land away from the buildings, where heroes have less of a chance of endangering innocent people, and, if you need to set down a falling passenger jet, it’s the best spot in the city for it (actually it’s the only real spot in the city for it).
Heroes’ Knoll[edit]
As much art as honorarium, a small hill in the park abutting the reservoir has become known as Heroes' Knoll. Since the 1960s, statues of Freedom City’s deceased heroes have dotted this hill, even if other memorials exist elsewhere. The first statue honored the Bluesman, followed swiftly by statues of Sergeant Shrapnel, the Human Tank and Gunner, and others over the years. The most recent addition is Raul Diaz's statue of the Centurion, mirroring the massive Sentry Statue in Riverside Park.
