Parks

The oldest playground in America.

World War II-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

London's amazing modernist public square that never was.

An abandoned concrete jungle surrounded by a lush park.

This Chinese-style quartz sundial was saved in its final hour.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

A unique park tells the geological history of Belarus in a national “map” of thousands of boulders and blue spruce.

A derelict bit of transportation infrastructure hidden in the woods.

The largest Chinese cemetery in the world outside of China dates back to the 15th century.

A massive 1830s industrial site once known as Czechia's "Iron Heart" has been transformed into a playground of science, technology, and art.

The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."

Thirty architectural gems from the 19th- and early 20th-century Tokyo were restored and relocated to this space.

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.