Parks, gardens & cemeteries worth the detour
There are 5,022 parks, gardens & cemeteries on Detourmap, spread over 142 countries — botanical gardens, grand parks, arboretums and park-like cemeteries. The most famous is Hanging Gardens of Babylon in Iraq; United States has the deepest bench (1,041). The 96 best known are below.
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1.Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Parks & cemeteries · 6th century BC · Iconic
One of the seven wonders of ancient world
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3.Central Park
Parks & cemeteries · 19th century · Iconic
Public park at the center of Manhattan in New York City, New York, United States
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4.Giza Necropolis
Parks & cemeteries · Iconic
Part of the archaeological site on the Giza plateau, near Cairo, Egypt
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6.Arlington National Cemetery
Parks & cemeteries · 19th century · Renowned
National cemetery in Virginia, United States
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10.Kew Gardens
Parks & cemeteries · Renowned
Botanical garden and world's largest collection of living plants in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
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13.Naqsh-e Rustam
Parks & cemeteries · Renowned
Necropolis in Fars Province, Iranian national heritage site
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14.Mount Herzl
Parks & cemeteries · 20th century · Renowned
Site of Israel's national cemetery in Jerusalem
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15.Shalamar Gardens
Parks & cemeteries · 17th century · Renowned
Garden complex in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
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16.bois de Boulogne
Parks & cemeteries · 19th century · Renowned
Large public park the western edge of Paris, France
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20.Montparnasse Cemetery
Parks & cemeteries · 19th century · Renowned
Cemetery in the Montparnasse quarter of Paris, France
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22.Singapore Botanic Gardens
Parks & cemeteries · 19th century · Renowned
Botanical garden located in Singapore
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25.Catacombs of Paris
Parks & cemeteries · 18th century · Renowned
Underground ossuary in Paris, France
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26.Rwenzori Mountains National Park
Parks & cemeteries · 20th century · Renowned
National park in Uganda
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27.Ming tombs
Parks & cemeteries · Renowned
Collection of mausoleums built by the emperors of the Ming dynasty of China
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28.Muskau Park
Parks & cemeteries · 19th century · Renowned
Landscape park in the Upper Lusatia region of Germany and Poland
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30.Vanderbilt University
Parks & cemeteries · 19th century · Renowned
Private university in Nashville, Tennessee, US
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33.Englischer Garten
Parks & cemeteries · 18th century · Renowned
A large public park in the centre of Munich
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34.Montmartre Cemetery
Parks & cemeteries · 19th century · Renowned
Cemetery located in Paris, in France
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37.Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty
Parks & cemeteries · Renowned
Group of 40 tombs of members of the House of Yi, former rulers of Joseon (now Korea) between 1392–1910
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38.Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
Parks & cemeteries · 18th century · Notable
Natural history museum in Paris, France
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44.Ischigualasto Provincial Park
Parks & cemeteries · 21st century · Notable
Provincial park in San Juan province, Argentina
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45.Exhibition of achievements of national economy
Parks & cemeteries · 20th century · Notable
Trade show in Moscow, Russia
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46.Chengde Mountain Resort and its outlying temples
Parks & cemeteries · Notable
UNESCO culture heritage of Chengde, Hebei Province, China
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47.Al-Baqi'
Parks & cemeteries · 7th century · Notable
First Islamic cemetery of Medina, Saudi Arabia
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49.Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
Parks & cemeteries · Notable
UNESCO World Heritage Site including 14 tombs or groups of tombs in China
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54.Carlton Gardens
Parks & cemeteries · 19th century · Notable
Garden in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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57.Mill Ends Park
Parks & cemeteries · 20th century · Notable
Miniature city park in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States
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65.Highgate Cemetery
Parks & cemeteries · 19th century · Notable
Place of burial in north London, England, UK
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68.Greenwich Park
Parks & cemeteries · Notable
Royal Park and former hunting park in Greenwich, London
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69.Golden Gate Park
Parks & cemeteries · 19th century · Notable
Public park in San Francisco, California, USA
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70.Palmeral of Elche
Parks & cemeteries · Notable
Historic palm grove in Elche, Spain, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000
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71.Villa Borghese gardens
Parks & cemeteries · 17th century · Notable
Landscape garden in Rome, Italy
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72.Flushing Meadows–Corona Park
Parks & cemeteries · 20th century · Notable
Large public park in Queens, New York
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74.Sofiyivsky Park
Parks & cemeteries · 18th century · Notable
Arboretum in Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine
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76.Soviet War Memorial
Parks & cemeteries · 20th century · Notable
War memorial and military cemetery in Berlin's Treptower Park
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77.Eden Project
Parks & cemeteries · 20th century · Notable
Visitor attraction in Cornwall in the United Kingdom
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78.Stanley Park
Parks & cemeteries · 19th century · Notable
Park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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80.The Battery
Parks & cemeteries · 19th century · Notable
Public park in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
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81.Gardens of Vatican City
Parks & cemeteries · 13th century · Notable
Private urban gardens and parks in Vatican City
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85.Millennium Park
Parks & cemeteries · 21st century · Notable
Public park in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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88.Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Parks & cemeteries · Notable
Government botanical research institute in the UK
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89.High Line
Parks & cemeteries · 21st century · Notable
Urban park on an elevated section of a disused railroad in Manhattan, New York
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91.Majorelle Garden
Parks & cemeteries · 20th century · Notable
Art museum garden in Marrakesh, Morocco
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94.Kalemegdan Park
Parks & cemeteries · Notable
Park on the former glacis of the fortress of Belgrade
Parks, gardens & cemeteries by country
Every country with at least one. Those with eight or more have their own page.
- United States1,041
- United Kingdom495
- Germany358
- France311
- Italy195
- Russia186
- Japan167
- Spain162
- Australia141
- Canada122
- Poland121
- China110
- Ukraine106
- Belgium66
- India66
- Sweden65
- Netherlands64
- Finland52
- Denmark50
- Israel48
- Austria46
- Czech Republic45
- New Zealand37
- Taiwan36
- Brazil35
- Estonia32
- South Korea31
- Switzerland31
- Turkey30
- Egypt29
- Iran26
- Portugal24
- Argentina23
- Norway23
- Romania23
- Mexico22
- Ireland21
- Singapore21
- Latvia20
- Bosnia and Herzegovina19
- Serbia19
- South Africa19
- Azerbaijan18
- Philippines18
- Hungary17
- Indonesia17
- Belarus16
- Greece16
- Pakistan15
- Armenia14
- Chile14
- Malaysia14
- Thailand14
- Lithuania12
- Slovakia11
- Croatia10
- Georgia10
- Kazakhstan10
- Peru10
- Venezuela9
- Bangladesh8
- Malta8
- Morocco8
- Sri Lanka8
- Uruguay8
- Colombia7
- Cuba7
- Ecuador7
- Iraq7
- Moldova7
- Slovenia7
- Bulgaria6
- Kenya6
- Saudi Arabia6
- Vietnam6
- Luxembourg5
- Myanmar5
- Tunisia5
- Albania4
- Ghana4
- Iceland4
- Lebanon4
- Monaco4
- Nigeria4
- North Korea4
- Uzbekistan4
- Algeria3
- Bolivia3
- Democratic Republic of the Congo3
- Madagascar3
- Palestine3
- Syria3
- Afghanistan2
- Botswana2
- Costa Rica2
- El Salvador2
- Guinea-Bissau2
- Mauritius2
- Qatar2
- Trinidad and Tobago2
- Uganda2
- United Arab Emirates2
- Vatican City2
- Abkhazia1
- Angola1
- Barbados1
- Benin1
- Bhutan1
- Cambodia1
- Cameroon1
- Cape Verde1
- Cyprus1
- Dominica1
- Dominican Republic1
- Donetsk People's Republic1
- Guatemala1
- Guernsey1
- Guinea1
- Honduras1
- Jamaica1
- Jordan1
- Kyrgyzstan1
- Lesotho1
- Libya1
- Namibia1
- North Macedonia1
- Paraguay1
- Republic of Artsakh1
- Republika Srpska1
- Rwanda1
- Saint Lucia1
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1
- Senegal1
- Seychelles1
- Sudan1
- Suriname1
- Tajikistan1
- Timor-Leste1
- Transnistria1
- Turkmenistan1
- Zambia1
- Zimbabwe1