The term "park property" includes all parks, squares and areas of land owned or used by said city for park purposes, and all buildings, structures, improvements, seats, benches, fountains, walks, drives, roads, trees, plants, herbage, flowers, and other things thereon, and inclosures of the same; all shade trees on streets or thoroughfares throughout park property and said city; all resting places, watering stations, playgrounds, parade grounds, community centers, or the like; all connecting parkways and roads or drives between parks, and all avenues, roads, ways, drives, walks, with all trees, shrubbery, vines, flowers and ornaments of any description thereon, acquired for park purposes; and all birds, animals or curiosities, or objects of interest or instruction placed in or on any of such inclosures, ways, parkways, roads or places; and said term shall be liberally construed.
KRS 97.251