In shortNumber 1 in our ranking is Yellowstone National Park, followed by Grand Canyon National Park and Serengeti National Park.
The most amazing national parks in the world protect landscapes that look like another planet: geysers, canyons, glaciers and great animal migrations. We weighed their uniqueness, biodiversity and the experience of visiting them.
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1. Yellowstone National Park
United States · Established in 1872
It was the world's first national park. It has the largest concentration of geysers on the planet, including the famous Old Faithful.
2. Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona, United States
Over millions of years the Colorado River has carved a canyon more than a mile and a half deep. Sunsets from its viewpoints are unforgettable.
3. Serengeti National Park
Tanzania
The setting of the great wildebeest and zebra migration, one of the greatest natural spectacles on Earth. A safari here is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
4. Torres del Paine National Park
Patagonia, Chile
Its granite towers, glaciers and turquoise lakes form one of the most beautiful mountain landscapes in the world. The best time is the southern summer, from December to March.
5. The Galápagos Islands
Ecuador
Their unique species inspired Darwin's theory of evolution. The animals barely fear humans, something you see almost nowhere else.
6. Banff National Park
Canada · Established in 1885
Canada's first national park, in the Rocky Mountains. Its turquoise lakes, such as Moraine and Louise, are famous worldwide.
7. Iguazú Falls
Argentina and Brazil
Hundreds of waterfalls form one of the most impressive cascade systems on the planet. The Devil's Throat is its most spectacular point.
8. Plitvice Lakes National Park
Croatia
Sixteen terraced lakes linked by waterfalls, with water whose colour shifts with the light. You explore it on wooden boardwalks over the water.
9. Yosemite National Park
California, United States
Granite walls such as El Capitan and Half Dome, waterfalls and giant sequoias. It is a legendary place for climbing.
10. Fiordland National Park
New Zealand
Glacier-carved fjords, such as the famous Milford Sound, between rainforest-covered mountains. It is one of the wildest landscapes in the southern hemisphere.
Frequently asked questions
What is the most amazing national park in the world?
In our ranking, Yellowstone, for being the world's first national park and for its geysers. The Grand Canyon and the Serengeti complete the podium.
What was the world's first national park?
Yellowstone, in the United States, established in 1872.
Would you change the order?
Tell us what's missing, what shouldn't be here or what you'd put at number 1.