Parks are among top places to visit in any world destination. Parks are for relaxation and recreation, and it’s the best place to learn more of the country you’re visiting. Let’s take a look at different parks in the world and see what they have to offer.
Hyde Park-London
Hyde Park is London’s favorite park, and it’s one among its royal parks. The park boasts of the famous London’s landmarks with the likes of Serpentine Lake, Speakers’ Corners and the Princess Diana Memorial Fountain. It has several recreational spaces for swimming, boating, tennis, and English’ favorite horse-riding.
Villa Borghese -Rome
It is Rome’s third largest public park measuring about 80 hectares. It plays host to several buildings, museums, and attractions. It is sprawling landscape garden closely imitating nature that is definitely great for some strolling. The park offers several walking paths and along the way, there are several attractions worth stopping over like Campo Di Fiori, Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps, and Pantheon, and that you’ll enjoy refreshment shops, ice cream parlors and some formal dining restaurants and kiosks for quick bites. The park is always full of locals and tourists all year round.
Tiergarten – Berlin, Germany
The Tiergarten is Berlin’s version of London’s Hyde and New York’s Central Park. It’s a typical green garden but more of an English style park. It’s great for lazy strolling and along the way, beautiful sights welcome every jogger and walker such as Flower bed on Luiseninsei, memorial statues commemorating “the hunting days” like the Buffalo hunt, Bismarck Memorial and Victory Column and memorial for Berlin’s famous music trio; Beethoven-Hayden and Mozart. The Bellevue palace offers relaxing stop for park goers.
Central Park- New York, USA
Central Park is New York’s famous park, and it’s where upper class and lower class meet. The sprawling square park offers several attractions such as The Lake, the small bridge, the rowboat and the Mall wide boulevard lined with Elm trees. If you’re a pop music fan, step on to Strawberry Fields and pay tribute to John Lennon. The park is best known for its open spaces – The Sheep’s meadows, Oval Lawn, and Great Lawn.
Suropati Park- Jakarta, Indonesia
It’s the oldest park in Jakarta and has plenty of shady trees but it isn’t what it’s famous for. It’s the free music and performances from local artists that is known for, and one can just sit and listen to all world-class performances. There are also free activities for everyone like yoga and aerobics. The park is located in the upscale Menteng. giving it a close proximity to upscale restaurants, hotels, and shopping malls.
Yoyogi Park- Tokyo, Japan
It’s a park with western style and the best place to witness the golden leaves of Ginko tree fall. Enjoy Yoyogi’s beautiful stands of red maple trees and yellow ginkgo trees and its magnificent shooting fountains amidst the still waters of the manmade lake. The park also offers the best spot to enjoy Cherry blossoms or Hanami watching. The park has beautiful stands of Cherry blossoms creating wonderful sights turning everything in amazing colors.
Parks are created for people to enjoy sightseeing and some relaxing moments. Some are the best place to enjoy activities but it is the quiet and relaxing atmosphere that makes them a must-see places in any destination, and by this standard that most stand for.