As much as the activities and statues are on display, the only people who might be there are either grouped tourists / restaurant patrons walking through or homeless / junkies getting their score...

Occidental Park is a nice area with some interesting sculptures. The Memorial to the fallen firefighters is particularly moving. There are some homeless people in the park, but they seem to mind their

This urban concrete park has a variety of cool art installations and a life-sized chess set. You may wish to visit in a group -as there are interesting characters about. It likely would feel safer dur