One park in particular that is both inspiring, as well as an adequate exercise is Park Güell in Gracia, Barcelona.

Get a unique, art-fix here while adventuring through the windey trails you will encounter various Gaudi designed statues, foundations, sculptures, pillars, and of course the famous gingerbread houses that bring you back to your childhood memories of playing Candy land.

Considered an educational hotspot, with its nature and art tours, The High Line park in New York was once an old, abandoned railroad track.

Today however, it has been transformed with lush grasses, trees, flowers, and bushes, additionally, the original railroad tracks have been incorporated into the design.

The concrete slants and various artist booths alongside extravagant plants and trees is a unique experience you can’t pass up.

The High Line starts at Washington Street and Gansevoort Street, and 10th Avenue at W. 14th Street in New York City.

Home to the Taste of Chicago food festival, the SummerDance festival, and of course “The Bean” (Cloud Gate), Grant Park, Chicago offers sports, arts, concerts, and plenty of sunshine in the “Windy City.”

The park is located between South Michigan Avenue to Lake Michigan and East Roosevelt Road to East Randolph Street.

Spectacular in length, The Grand Entrance to London’s Hyde Park features massive columns and iron gates leading to the three hundred and fifty acre Park, equipped with meadows, tennis courts, british bowling, and putting greens.

Rent a boat and tour the grounds by water while making your way to the adjacent Kensington Gardens.

Located between Park Lane and Kensington Church Street and Bayswater Road and Hyde Park Gate, London.

Away from the normal rise and grind of Los Angeles, Griffith Park is the largest stretch of nature in the city, reaching 4,000 acres of adventure including: horseback riding, swimming, and the Griffith Observatory.

A short walk up Canyon Drive leads to The Bronson Caves, an outcropping where dozens of movies, and TV shows (Batman!) have been shot.

So if you’re looking for green things to do in LA, this park can’t be beat.

The park can be found at 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90027

A vivacious, urban playground, El Parque del Buen Retiro, Madrid has ample romantic architecture and dynamic musicians, fortune tellers, vendors.

On Sunday evenings, young bohemians are often present jamming away on their bongos and enjoying endless bottles of wine and a sunset.

El Parque del Buen Retiro is located at C/Alfonso XII, 14 Madrid, Spain.

The Englischer Garten in Munich is one of Europe's largest municipal parks, equipped with beer gardens, a lake, bike and jogging paths, and at times, nude sunbathers.

If you’re looking for something different; enjoy a traditional tea ceremony at the Japanese tea house.

Away from the typical manicured gardens, Buttes-Chaumont’s plants are untended and lush.

One of the biggest parks in Paris, Buttes has various panoramic views, but for the best, guests should venture to the park’s central lake and then to the historic Temple of Sybil – a stone gazebo modeled to replicate an ancient Roman temple-that sits quietly atop the island in the middle of the water.

Venture further and encounter a quaint bridge that provides access to a cave where you’ll experience one of the most awe-inspiring and romantic things to do in Paris.  

The meadows of The Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California harbor the epic festival Outside lands, eight lakes, and the de Young Museum, an incredible building with all the aspects of a fairy treehouse, encompassing a living roof with almost two million plants and a four-story rainforest, bustling with the life of thirty-eight thousand animals!

The park is located between Stanyan Street to the east, and Great Highway to the west, and Fulton Street to the north, and Lincoln Way to the south in San Francisco.

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