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The World’s 100 Best Parks · 2026

The Best City Parks in the World

70 of the 100 parks in The World’s 100 Best Parks 2026 are city parks, in 33 countries. The highest placed is Krasnodar Park in Krasnodar, Russia, at number 1 in the world. Gorky Park in Kharkiv, Ukraine (number 2) and Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, United States (number 3) follow.

Krasnodar Park
N° 1 · Krasnodar Park, Krasnodar

What they are

These are public parks inside a city, nearly all of them free. Some are the central green of a capital, such as Hyde Park in London, El Retiro in Madrid and the Tiergarten in Berlin. Others are far larger than a city block: Griffith Park in Los Angeles covers over 4,000 acres and Phoenix Park in Dublin about 712 hectares.

Built on other land

Several were made from land with an earlier use. Parc des Buttes-Chaumont in Paris was a quarry, the High Line in New York a freight rail line, Parque Fundidora in Monterrey a steelworks and the Jardín del Turia in Valencia a riverbed. Golden Gate Park in San Francisco was laid out on sand dunes.

On the water

Stanley Park in Vancouver, East Coast Park in Singapore, the Sea Garden in Varna and the Aterro do Flamengo in Rio de Janeiro run along a shore. Parco Ciani in Lugano lies on the lake.

Parks

100. Lodhi Garden 99. Jardins do Palácio de Cristal 98. City Park 97. Discovery Park 95. Parque do Sabiá 94. Parc de la Ciutadella 92. Bastejkalns 90. Hagley Park 87. Holyrood Park 86. High Park 84. Olympiapark 81. Parc de l'Orangerie 80. Summer Garden 79. Boston Public Garden 78. Parco del Valentino 77. Parco Ciani 76. Frederiksberg Have 75. Nara Park 74. Parque Fundidora 73. Maksimir Park 72. Hirosaki Park 71. Parque Barigui 70. Yıldız Park 69. Djurgården 67. Yarkon Park 66. Park Śląski 65. Parque Tangamanga 64. Jardín del Turia 62. Pukekura Park 61. Városliget 60. Zaryadye Park 59. Parco di Monza 58. Benjakitti Park 55. The High Line 54. Aterro do Flamengo 52. Bois de la Cambre 51. Griffith Park 50. Oliwa Park 48. Al-Azhar Park 47. Villa Borghese 46. Mount Royal Park 45. Sea Garden 44. Parc du Thabor 41. Parque Ibirapuera 40. East Coast Park 38. Parc de la Tête d'Or 37. Regent's Park 36. Sveti Vrach Park 32. Lumphini Park 31. Parque de María Luisa 30. Tiergarten 29. Bosque de Chapultepec 28. Phoenix Park 27. Balboa Park 25. Jardin du Luxembourg 23. Frogner Park 22. Hyde Park 21. Nicolae Romanescu Park 20. Vondelpark 19. Englischer Garten 16. Park Sonsbeek 14. Parc des Buttes-Chaumont 12. Central Park 11. Forest Park 7. El Retiro 6. Gathering Place 5. Stanley Park 3. Golden Gate Park 3 2. Gorky Park 2 1. Krasnodar Park 1
100. Lodhi Garden 99. Jardins do Palácio de Cristal 98. City Park 97. Discovery Park 95. Parque do Sabiá 94. Parc de la Ciutadella 92. Bastejkalns 90. Hagley Park 87. Holyrood Park 86. High Park 84. Olympiapark 81. Parc de l'Orangerie 80. Summer Garden 79. Boston Public Garden 78. Parco del Valentino 77. Parco Ciani 76. Frederiksberg Have 75. Nara Park 74. Parque Fundidora 73. Maksimir Park 72. Hirosaki Park 71. Parque Barigui 70. Yıldız Park 69. Djurgården 67. Yarkon Park 66. Park Śląski 65. Parque Tangamanga 64. Jardín del Turia 62. Pukekura Park 61. Városliget 60. Zaryadye Park 59. Parco di Monza 58. Benjakitti Park 55. The High Line 54. Aterro do Flamengo 52. Bois de la Cambre 51. Griffith Park 50. Oliwa Park 48. Al-Azhar Park 47. Villa Borghese 46. Mount Royal Park 45. Sea Garden 44. Parc du Thabor 41. Parque Ibirapuera 40. East Coast Park 38. Parc de la Tête d'Or 37. Regent's Park 36. Sveti Vrach Park 32. Lumphini Park 31. Parque de María Luisa 30. Tiergarten 29. Bosque de Chapultepec 28. Phoenix Park 27. Balboa Park 25. Jardin du Luxembourg 23. Frogner Park 22. Hyde Park 21. Nicolae Romanescu Park 20. Vondelpark 19. Englischer Garten 16. Park Sonsbeek 14. Parc des Buttes-Chaumont 12. Central Park 11. Forest Park 7. El Retiro 6. Gathering Place 5. Stanley Park 3. Golden Gate Park 3 2. Gorky Park 2 1. Krasnodar Park 1
  1. Krasnodar Park N° 1 Krasnodar Park Krasnodar, Russia City park
  2. Gorky Park N° 2 Gorky Park Kharkiv, Ukraine City park
  3. Golden Gate Park N° 3 Golden Gate Park San Francisco, United States City park
  4. Stanley Park N° 5 Stanley Park Vancouver, Canada City park
  5. Gathering Place N° 6 Gathering Place Tulsa, United States City park
  6. El Retiro N° 7 El Retiro Madrid, Spain City park
  7. Forest Park N° 11 Forest Park St. Louis, United States City park
  8. Central Park N° 12 Central Park New York, United States City park
  9. Parc des Buttes-Chaumont N° 14 Parc des Buttes-Chaumont Paris, France City park
  10. Park Sonsbeek N° 16 Park Sonsbeek Arnhem, Netherlands City park
  11. Englischer Garten N° 19 Englischer Garten Munich, Germany City park
  12. Vondelpark N° 20 Vondelpark Amsterdam, Netherlands City park
  13. Nicolae Romanescu Park N° 21 Nicolae Romanescu Park Craiova, Romania City park
  14. Hyde Park N° 22 Hyde Park London, United Kingdom City park
  15. Frogner Park N° 23 Frogner Park Oslo, Norway City park
  16. Jardin du Luxembourg N° 25 Jardin du Luxembourg Paris, France City park
  17. Balboa Park N° 27 Balboa Park San Diego, United States City park
  18. Phoenix Park N° 28 Phoenix Park Dublin, Ireland City park
  19. Bosque de Chapultepec N° 29 Bosque de Chapultepec Mexico City, Mexico City park
  20. Tiergarten N° 30 Tiergarten Berlin, Germany City park
  21. Parque de María Luisa N° 31 Parque de María Luisa Seville, Spain City park
  22. Lumphini Park N° 32 Lumphini Park Bangkok, Thailand City park
  23. Sveti Vrach Park N° 36 Sveti Vrach Park Sandanski, Bulgaria City park
  24. Regent's Park N° 37 Regent's Park London, United Kingdom City park
  25. Parc de la Tête d'Or N° 38 Parc de la Tête d'Or Lyon, France City park
  26. East Coast Park N° 40 East Coast Park Singapore, Singapore City park
  27. Parque Ibirapuera N° 41 Parque Ibirapuera São Paulo, Brazil City park
  28. Parc du Thabor N° 44 Parc du Thabor Rennes, France City park
  29. Sea Garden N° 45 Sea Garden Varna, Bulgaria City park
  30. Mount Royal Park N° 46 Mount Royal Park Montreal, Canada City park
  31. Villa Borghese N° 47 Villa Borghese Rome, Italy City park
  32. Al-Azhar Park N° 48 Al-Azhar Park Cairo, Egypt City park
  33. Oliwa Park N° 50 Oliwa Park Gdańsk, Poland City park
  34. Griffith Park N° 51 Griffith Park Los Angeles, United States City park
  35. Bois de la Cambre N° 52 Bois de la Cambre Brussels, Belgium City park
  36. Aterro do Flamengo N° 54 Aterro do Flamengo Rio de Janeiro, Brazil City park
  37. The High Line N° 55 The High Line New York, United States City park
  38. Benjakitti Park N° 58 Benjakitti Park Bangkok, Thailand City park
  39. Parco di Monza N° 59 Parco di Monza Monza, Italy City park
  40. Zaryadye Park N° 60 Zaryadye Park Moscow, Russia City park
  41. Városliget N° 61 Városliget Budapest, Hungary City park
  42. Pukekura Park N° 62 Pukekura Park New Plymouth, New Zealand City park
  43. Jardín del Turia N° 64 Jardín del Turia Valencia, Spain City park
  44. Parque Tangamanga N° 65 Parque Tangamanga San Luis Potosí, Mexico City park
  45. Park Śląski N° 66 Park Śląski Chorzów, Poland City park
  46. Yarkon Park N° 67 Yarkon Park Tel Aviv, Israel City park
  47. Djurgården N° 69 Djurgården Stockholm, Sweden City park
  48. Yıldız Park N° 70 Yıldız Park Istanbul, Turkey City park
  49. Parque Barigui N° 71 Parque Barigui Curitiba, Brazil City park
  50. Hirosaki Park N° 72 Hirosaki Park Hirosaki, Japan City park
  51. Maksimir Park N° 73 Maksimir Park Zagreb, Croatia City park
  52. Parque Fundidora N° 74 Parque Fundidora Monterrey, Mexico City park
  53. Nara Park N° 75 Nara Park Nara, Japan City park
  54. Frederiksberg Have N° 76 Frederiksberg Have Copenhagen, Denmark City park
  55. Parco Ciani N° 77 Parco Ciani Lugano, Switzerland City park
  56. Parco del Valentino N° 78 Parco del Valentino Turin, Italy City park
  57. Boston Public Garden N° 79 Boston Public Garden Boston, United States City park
  58. Summer Garden N° 80 Summer Garden Saint Petersburg, Russia City park
  59. Parc de l'Orangerie N° 81 Parc de l'Orangerie Strasbourg, France City park
  60. Olympiapark N° 84 Olympiapark Munich, Germany City park
  61. High Park N° 86 High Park Toronto, Canada City park
  62. Holyrood Park N° 87 Holyrood Park Edinburgh, United Kingdom City park
  63. Hagley Park N° 90 Hagley Park Christchurch, New Zealand City park
  64. Bastejkalns N° 92 Bastejkalns Riga, Latvia City park
  65. Parc de la Ciutadella N° 94 Parc de la Ciutadella Barcelona, Spain City park
  66. Parque do Sabiá N° 95 Parque do Sabiá Uberlândia, Brazil City park
  67. Discovery Park N° 97 Discovery Park Seattle, United States City park
  68. City Park N° 98 City Park New Orleans, United States City park
  69. Jardins do Palácio de Cristal N° 99 Jardins do Palácio de Cristal Porto, Portugal City park
  70. Lodhi Garden N° 100 Lodhi Garden New Delhi, India City park

Best by region

  1. The NordicsFrogner ParkOslo, NorwayN° 23
  2. EuropeKrasnodar ParkKrasnodar, RussiaN° 1
  3. AsiaLumphini ParkBangkok, ThailandN° 32
  4. The Middle EastAl-Azhar ParkCairo, EgyptN° 48
  5. North AmericaGolden Gate ParkSan Francisco, United StatesN° 3
  6. Latin AmericaParque IbirapueraSão Paulo, BrazilN° 41
  7. OceaniaPukekura ParkNew Plymouth, New ZealandN° 62

Best by kind

  1. City parksKrasnodar ParkKrasnodar, RussiaN° 1
  2. Landscape parksSofiyivka ParkUman, UkraineN° 9
  3. Palace parksPeterhofPeterhof, RussiaN° 4

Best by country

  1. United StatesGolden Gate ParkSan FranciscoN° 3
  2. FranceGardens of VersaillesVersaillesN° 8
  3. GermanyEnglischer GartenMunichN° 19
  4. RussiaKrasnodar ParkKrasnodarN° 1
  5. SpainEl RetiroMadridN° 7
  6. United KingdomStourheadStourtonN° 17
  7. ItalyVilla d'EsteTivoliN° 26