Parks, gardens & arboretums worth the detour
Detourmap maps 2,413 parks, gardens & arboretums across 135 countries — botanical gardens and grand city parks. The most famous is Hanging Gardens of Babylon in Assyrian Empire; United States has the most (313). The 96 best known are below — every one with a photo and a Wikipedia article.
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Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Parks & gardens · 6th century BC · Iconic
One of the seven wonders of ancient world
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Central Park
Parks & gardens · 19th century · Iconic
Public park at the center of Manhattan in New York City, New York, United States
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Kew Gardens
Parks & gardens · Renowned
Botanical garden and world's largest collection of living plants in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
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Iguazú National Park
Parks & gardens · 20th century · Renowned
National park in Misiones Province, Argentina
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Shalamar Gardens
Parks & gardens · 17th century · Renowned
Garden complex in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
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bois de Boulogne
Parks & gardens · 19th century · Renowned
Large public park the western edge of Paris, France
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Singapore Botanic Gardens
Parks & gardens · 19th century · Renowned
Botanical garden located in Singapore
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Muskau Park
Parks & gardens · 19th century · Renowned
Landscape park in the Upper Lusatia region of Germany and Poland
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Vanderbilt University
Parks & gardens · 19th century · Renowned
Private university in Nashville, Tennessee, US
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Englischer Garten
Parks & gardens · 18th century · Renowned
A large public park in the centre of Munich
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Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
Parks & gardens · 18th century · Renowned
Natural history museum in Paris, France
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Ischigualasto Provincial Park
Parks & gardens · 21st century · Notable
Provincial park in San Juan province, Argentina
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Exhibition of achievements of national economy
Parks & gardens · 20th century · Notable
Trade show in Moscow, Russia
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Chengde Mountain Resort and its outlying temples
Parks & gardens · Notable
UNESCO culture heritage of Chengde, Hebei Province, China
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Mill Ends Park
Parks & gardens · 20th century · Notable
Miniature city park in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States
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Golden Gate Park
Parks & gardens · 19th century · Notable
Public park in San Francisco, California, USA
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Palmeral of Elche
Parks & gardens · Notable
Historic palm grove in Elche, Spain, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000
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Flushing Meadows–Corona Park
Parks & gardens · 20th century · Notable
Large public park in Queens, New York
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Eden Project
Parks & gardens · 20th century · Notable
Visitor attraction in Cornwall in the United Kingdom
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The Battery
Parks & gardens · 19th century · Notable
Public park in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
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Gardens of Vatican City
Parks & gardens · 13th century · Notable
Private urban gardens and parks in Vatican City
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Madison Square and Madison Square Park
Parks & gardens · Notable
Square and park in Manhattan, New York City
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Parks & gardens · Notable
Government botanical research institute in the UK
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High Line
Parks & gardens · 21st century · Notable
Urban park on an elevated section of a disused railroad in Manhattan, New York
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Hirkan National Park
Parks & gardens · 21st century · Notable
One of the national parks of Azerbaijan country.
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Beihai Park
Parks & gardens · 12th century · Notable
An imperial park, built in Song Liao Jin dynasties, adjacent to the Forbidden City in Beijing
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Missouri Botanical Garden
Parks & gardens · 19th century · Notable
Non-profit organization in the USA
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Union Square
Parks & gardens · Notable
Neighborhood and square in Manhattan, New York City, United States
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Washington Square Park
Parks & gardens · 19th century · Notable
Park in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City
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Vigeland installation
Parks & gardens · 20th century · Notable
Sculpture installation in Frogner Park
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Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin
Parks & gardens · 19th century · Notable
Botanical garden and museum located in Berlin
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Gardens of Bomarzo
Parks & gardens · 16th century · Notable
Manieristic monumental complex located in northern Lazio, Italy
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Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park
Parks & gardens · Notable
Provincial park in the Stikine Region of British Columbia, Canada
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parc des Buttes-Chaumont
Parks & gardens · 19th century · Notable
Public park situated in northeast of Paris
Parks, gardens & arboretums by country
Every country with at least one. Those with eight or more have their own page.
- United States313
- France269
- United Kingdom210
- Germany187
- Australia111
- Italy111
- Japan108
- China88
- India60
- Canada59
- Russia51
- Spain45
- Poland42
- Sweden30
- Denmark28
- South Korea28
- New Zealand26
- Belgium25
- Netherlands24
- Taiwan24
- Brazil20
- Finland20
- Turkey18
- Ukraine18
- Israel17
- Norway17
- Romania16
- Iran15
- Singapore15
- South Africa15
- Argentina14
- Austria14
- Mexico14
- Portugal14
- Thailand14
- Pakistan12
- Serbia12
- Switzerland12
- Armenia10
- Malaysia10
- Azerbaijan9
- Estonia9
- Indonesia9
- Ireland9
- Peru9
- Chile8
- Croatia8
- Sri Lanka8
- Colombia7
- Hungary7
- Latvia7
- Lithuania7
- Philippines7
- Bangladesh6
- Czech Republic6
- Georgia5
- Kazakhstan5
- Kenya5
- Cuba4
- Ecuador4
- Egypt4
- Madagascar4
- Malta4
- Monaco4
- Morocco4
- Nigeria4
- Slovakia4
- United Arab Emirates4
- Venezuela4
- Belarus3
- Bosnia and Herzegovina3
- Ghana3
- Greece3
- Iceland3
- Moldova3
- Slovenia3
- Trinidad and Tobago3
- Vietnam3
- Afghanistan2
- Albania2
- Botswana2
- Democratic Republic of the Congo2
- Dominican Republic2
- Guinea-Bissau2
- Luxembourg2
- Mauritius2
- Myanmar2
- Paraguay2
- Qatar2
- Russian Empire2
- Saudi Arabia2
- Syria2
- Uganda2
- Abkhazia1
- Algeria1
- Andorra1
- Assyrian Empire1
- Barbados1
- Bengaluru1
- Benin1
- Bhutan1
- Bolivia1
- British Hong Kong1
- Bulgaria1
- Burkina Faso1
- Cape Verde1
- Costa Rica1
- Dominica1
- Donetsk People's Republic1
- Fiji1
- Greenland1
- Guernsey1
- Guinea1
- Honduras1
- Iraq1
- Jamaica1
- Jordan1
- Kurdistan Region of Iraq1
- Laos1
- Lebanon1
- Mozambique1
- Nepal1
- Republic of Artsakh1
- Rwanda1
- Saint Lucia1
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1
- Seychelles1
- Sudan1
- Suriname1
- Turkmenistan1
- Uruguay1
- Uzbekistan1
- Vatican City1
- Zambia1
- Zimbabwe1