The World’s 100 Best Parks · 2026
The Best Landscape Parks in the World
11 of the 100 parks in The World’s 100 Best Parks 2026 are landscape parks, in 6 countries. The highest placed is Sofiyivka Park in Uman, Ukraine, at number 9 in the world. Pavlovsk Park in Pavlovsk, Russia (number 15) and Stourhead in Stourton, United Kingdom (number 17) follow.
What they are
These are designed landscapes at the edge of a town or in the country, composed of water, trees, lawns and garden buildings. Stourhead in Wiltshire is laid out around a lake. Wörlitzer Park in Germany has canals, bridges, temples and grottoes. Muskau Park, laid out by Prince Pückler, lies on both banks of the Neisse in Germany and Poland.
Entry
Wörlitzer Park, Muskau Park, Babelsberg Park and Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe are free. Stourhead and Studley Royal are National Trust properties with an entry fee, and Sofiyivka Park in Uman and Pavlovsk Park near Saint Petersburg sell tickets.
Parks
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N° 9
Sofiyivka Park
Uman, Ukraine
Landscape park
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N° 15
Pavlovsk Park
Pavlovsk, Russia
Landscape park -
N° 17
Stourhead
Stourton, United Kingdom
Landscape park -
N° 33
Studley Royal
Ripon, United Kingdom
Landscape park -
N° 35
Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe
Kassel, Germany
Landscape park -
N° 39
Wörlitzer Park
Wörlitz, Germany
Landscape park -
N° 57
Muskau Park
Bad Muskau, Germany
Landscape park -
N° 63
Ramat Hanadiv
Zikhron Ya'akov, Israel
Landscape park -
N° 82
El Capricho
Madrid, Spain
Landscape park -
N° 89
Babelsberg Park
Potsdam, Germany
Landscape park -
N° 96
Windsor Great Park
Windsor, United Kingdom
Landscape 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