Burnham Park features a man-made lake situated at the center where tourists can enjoy boating with rented boats. At the southern part of the park, a skating rink was made. The Melvin Jones Grand Stand and Football Field at the eastern part of the park are normally used for Various activities like parades, concerts, & political rallies. The Children’s Park & the Orchidarium is based at the western part of the park. There are also bike rentals if one so wishes. You can rent either single bikes, tandem bikes or even bikes with side cars. They even have small bikes for the little kids of both 2 & 3 wheel versions. A bust of Daniel Burnham was erected in the northern section where a rose garden is also sited.
The park is an urban one placed at the heart of the City of Baguio, in the Philippines. It was called after the American architect and urban planner, Daniel Hudson Burnham who laid the plans for the city. Different stretch of roads around the park lead to Camp John Hay, a late recreational base of the United States Armed Forces in the Philippines. It is a exquisite park overlooking Mount Kabuyao, the tallest mountain in the Baguio region.
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