Cadwalader Park is Trenton's classic urban park, laid out with the broad lawns, curving drives, and composed scenery associated with Frederick Law Olmsted's design tradition. It gives the city a calmer, greener face than the government buildings downtown.
The park works well as a low-key break during a Trenton visit, especially if you are already tracing the city's historic houses and museums. Its old trees and open spaces are the point: a civic landscape meant for wandering rather than a checklist attraction.