Modern, highly populated cities also need natural environments for recreation and healthy entertainment for their citizens, which is the reason why the best urban parks in the world have been created to offer a range of interesting alternatives such as those presented below:
1- Chapultepec Forest: This park located in Mexico City has been considered as the number one among the best urban parks in the world by the World Urban Parks Organization by recognizing not only the natural resources that it has, but the quality of the infrastructure, the way of managing it and the contributions that they give to cities.
On the other hand, this park is the most important natural monument in the Mexican capital, and in its seven square kilometers of surface, there is great environmental, cultural, historical and tourist value available to the urban environment by working as regulator of air quality.
2- Shakespeare Regional Park: Located in New Zealand, it was considered as the second place among the best urban parks in the world by the World Urban Parks Organization for having a nature reserve with great biodiversity, despite being close to Auckland city, which is the most populated in this country.
3- Penang City Park: This park located in Malaysia is the third place on this list for having great attractions for all ages, natural areas of great beauty surrounded by facilities where you can practice games and sports on an area of 0.40 hectares, which is equivalent to 172 acres.
4- Queen’s Park: It is located in Invercargill city, in New Zealand, and represents one of the most important animal reserves in this country. It has a Japanese-themed botanical garden, as well as sensory gardens and exclusive areas for exercising.
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5- Hasan Celal Park, Güzel Millet Bahçesi: Located in Turkey, it was included in the list of the best urban parks in the world because it provides citizens of Gaziantep city with an optimal natural environment to carry out a series of recreational and sports activities, as well as beautiful trails for hiking, biking, and courts for sports such as soccer, tennis, basketball, and volleyball.
6- Summer Palace: It is located in Beijing on a surface that was the home of the rulers of the Qing dynasty. In addition to being one of the best urban parks in the world, it is the largest and best-preserved royal park in China, where there are lush gardens and temples.
7- Phoenix Park: This picturesque park is located in Dublin, and it is known as the “Garden of the President of Ireland”. It is on an extension of 22 acres, where plants and flowers abound, highlighting the famous floral gardens of Victorian People and its zoo.
8- Stanley Park: Located in downtown Vancouver, this park has large gardens, historical monuments, and beaches; that is why, without a doubt, it is one of the best urban parks in the world, offering an unmatched natural environment where you can enjoy its Seawall, the fabulous views of Coal Harbour and the British Columbia.
9- Lumphini Park: This well-known park located in Bangkok has been included in the list of the best urban parks in the world because in addition to its unparalleled beauty, it offers citizens of this dynamic city a natural environment capable of recreating and separating them from the convulsed world of its streets at times.
10- Mount Royal Park: This park was designed by the creator of New York’s Central Park, the renowned Frederick Law Olmsted, who based his design on a wooded landscape that offers one of the best views of Montreal. It has viewpoints from where you can enjoy spectacular views.
11- Yoyogi Park: This park located in Tokyo was the lodging of the athletes of the Summer Olympics in 1964. It is characterized by having many gingko trees which turn golden during the fall. Likewise, events and festivals are frequently held, among which the one held on April 22 of every year to celebrate Earth’s Day stands out.
12- Athens National Garden: This is undoubtedly one of the best urban parks in the world, and it offers a vegetable variety with more than 40,000 bushes and 7000 trees. It also has six spectacular lakes and a sundial that is very famous.
13- Boboli Park: Located in Florence, it is considered one of the best urban parks in the world for being a source of inspiration for a large number of green spaces throughout Europe. In it its centennial oak trees, its open-air museum, its sculptures and wonderful fountains stand out, which are part of its green architecture.
14- Keukenhof in Lisse: This park is located in the Netherlands and is known as the “Garden of Europe”, where there are more than seven million tulips, daffodils and hyacinths, which bloom every spring to make a show of unique colors, as few places can offer.
15- Ibirapuera, São Paulo: This park located in Brazil closes our list of the best urban parks in the world. It has an area of 500 acres, and is frequently compared to Central Park in New York due to its large size and level of popularity. There are several museums there, and free concerts are held on Sunday mornings.
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