1.  In addition to powers elsewhere conferred upon counties, any county is authorized and empowered:

(a) To establish, construct, purchase, otherwise acquire, reconstruct, improve, extend and better fairgrounds, exposition buildings, convention halls, auditoriums, fieldhouses, amusement halls, public parks, playgrounds, swimming pools, golf courses, recreation centers, museums, zoos, historical sites, other recreational facilities and buildings therefor, and improvements incidental thereto;

(b) To equip and furnish the same;

(c) To acquire a suitable site or grounds for any recreational facilities;

(d) To issue bonds therefor (or any combination thereof), at one time, or from time to time; and

(e) To advertise, publicize and promote the recreational facilities located in the county which are owned by the county, the State or an incorporated city in the county.

2.  Recreational facilities shall be deemed to include, without limiting the generality of the provisions of subsection 1, such buildings, incidental improvements, equipment, furnishings, sites and grounds as are used for recreational purposes.