The Imagination Playground, South Street Seaport, NYC

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Imagination Playground Architect David Rockwell designed imagination Playground, opened in 2010 across from South Street Seaport, with a focus on fostering, well, imagination. The adventurous space has sand, water (in the summer months) and oversized foam blocks with which children can build, create, and dream. The playground is sited on what was once a cargo unloading area, and its design recalls a ship’s deck, with the various elements tied together by ramps and flooring of reclaimed teak. At Imagination, children create their own play structures using those massive foam blocks and other “loose parts” such as plastic wheelbarrows and small car tires. A crow’s nest lookout reached by secret stairways and a rope climbing structure mimicking a ship’s rigging, which rises out of the ample sandpit, enhance the park’s nautical vibe. When your kid is tuckered out, head across the street to South Street Seaport to visit the tall ships that helped inspire the playground.

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Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: NYC
Photo credit: © Elly Godfroy / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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