Is Central Park the best park in the world?

It's an urban oasis with terraces, a narrow central canyon, vegetable gardens, waterfalls, and rock clusters—and the ingenious solution of what to do with the space formerly occupied by Osaka's baseball stadium. Adjacent to the Namba train station, the park makes a big first impression on new arrivals. read more

Central Park, New York. Central Park is a swathe of green, 778 acres of refuge from the glass and concrete of Manhattan, home to cyclists, skateboarders, joggers, and roller bladers. If you really want to be the tourist, take one of the city’s iconic horse and carriage rides through the park. read more

It’s a great park - but I’d be hard-pressed to call it the best in the world. I’d say it’s one of the two best in NYC (Prospect Park is also great!) - but there are a lot of nice parks in the US, not to mention the rest of the world. In addition, if you include national parks, Central Park falls a little further. read more