The World’s 100 Best Parks · 2026
The Best Parks in Asia
7 of the 100 parks in The World’s 100 Best Parks 2026 are in Asia, in 5 countries. The highest placed is Lumphini Park in Bangkok, Thailand, at number 32 in the world. East Coast Park in Singapore, Singapore (number 40) and Shalimar Gardens in Lahore, Pakistan (number 49) follow.
Seven parks in five countries
Lumphini Park and Benjakitti Park are both in central Bangkok; Benjakitti has a lake, wetlands and lotus ponds. East Coast Park runs about 13 to 15 kilometres along Singapore's shore and is open at all hours. Hirosaki Park surrounds Hirosaki Castle with moats and about 2,600 cherry trees, and Nara Park has hundreds of free-ranging deer. The Shalimar Gardens in Lahore are a Mughal garden from 1641 on three terraces. Lodhi Garden in New Delhi holds tombs from the 15th and 16th centuries.
Parks
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N° 32
Lumphini Park
Bangkok, Thailand
City park
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N° 40
East Coast Park
Singapore, Singapore
City park -
N° 49
Shalimar Gardens
Lahore, Pakistan
Palace park -
N° 58
Benjakitti Park
Bangkok, Thailand
City park -
N° 72
Hirosaki Park
Hirosaki, Japan
City park -
N° 75
Nara Park
Nara, Japan
City park -
N° 100
Lodhi Garden
New Delhi, India
City park
Best by region
- The NordicsFrogner ParkOslo, NorwayN° 23
- EuropeKrasnodar ParkKrasnodar, RussiaN° 1
- AsiaLumphini ParkBangkok, ThailandN° 32
- The Middle EastAl-Azhar ParkCairo, EgyptN° 48
- North AmericaGolden Gate ParkSan Francisco, United StatesN° 3
- Latin AmericaParque IbirapueraSão Paulo, BrazilN° 41
- OceaniaPukekura ParkNew Plymouth, New ZealandN° 62