Missing out on Joslyn Park would be a shame for you -- and for your dog. While it features the requisite children's playground, benches and picnic tables, this 2.5-acre area more or less revolves around the Herb Katz Dog Park. Dedicated to the former mayor and council member who died in early 2009, the large tract finds dogs prancing around, greeting each other with a sniff and thanking their human caretakers for bringing them to Santa Monica. At the top of the hill sits a basketball court to the north and, to the south, a community center that houses an auditorium, a kitchen and craft rooms.