IN THE PARK
Strolling through New Orleans' City Park, you can see the oldest grove of the "live" type of this 3-letter tree
oak
Sauerkraut is fermented this
cabbage
This capital of Minnesota was named for an apostle
Saint Paul
This battery mascot that's been going & going since the late 1980s has entered the OED to mean something or someone persistent
the Energizer Bunny
It's a ballet dancer's skirt & also a type of poisonous plant in New Zealand
a tutu
Dedicated to John Lennon, the "Imagine" mosaic in Central Park is in this area whose name honors a "fruity" Beatles song
Strawberry Fields
It can mean both clothes to wash & a place to do it
laundry
The names of this pair of explorers are on a Montana county, an Oregon river & a 4,900-mile trail
Lewis & Clark
A character named Pow was a buddy of this elfin trio that represents Rice Krispies
Snap, Crackle & Pop
The Cleveland Clinic says this "refers to 'normal' vision, not 'perfect' vision"
20/20
The Japanese Tea Garden is a lovely feature of this San Francisco park that shares its name with a nearby bridge
Golden Gate (Park)
In Judaism, observance of this seventh day of the week begins just before sunset on Friday
shabbat (or the sabbath)
This alliterative Colorado "Peak" is named for a man who tried & failed to climb it in 1806; guess that was an "or bust"
Pikes Peak
A flock of counting these aren't needed anymore, thanks to Serta & its mattresses
sheep
It's a delicious semolina dish of North Africa
couscous
Each year, musicians flock to Zilker Park in this Texas capital to partake in its "City Limits"
Austin
As the song says, life is a this, a restaurant with booze & live entertainment
a cabaret
An 18th century British captain gave his name to these South Pacific islands, now a popular tourist destination
the Cook Islands
The mascot for this banana brand was a lady banana until 1987, when Oscar Grillo depicted her as a woman in a tutti frutti hat
Chiquita
Fashion's Gabrielle Chanel went by this first name
Coco
Griffith Park in L.A. is home to one of these scientific places for stargazing (the kind in the sky, not the celebs)
an observatory
This pain reliever went on the market in 1899, long before ibuprofen
aspirin
This strait between Asia & North America is named for a Danish explorer
the Bering Strait
Born in 1965, this mascot also goes by Poppin' Fresh & when you poke his belly, says, "Hoo hoo"
the Pillsbury Doughboy
Did you study up on your calculus? Because that's another word for this hard yellowish substance that can cause tooth decay
tartar