6 places to discover
City Park Oxyzone is a 71-acre urban park in Kota, Rajasthan, opened in 2023. Located on Jhalawar Road, it features oxygen-rich plantations, a 1.2 km punting canal, botanical gardens, and recreational facilities. The park offers boating, open gym areas, bird aviary, kids zones, and various landscaped gardens designed to provide visitors with fresh air and green spaces within the city.
Kankaria Lake is a large artificial lake in the Kankaria-Maninagar area of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Built in 1451, it is the largest lake in the city and a major recreational hub. The lake features a 34-sided polygonal shape with a central island garden, Nagina Wadi, and a developed lakefront promenade. Surrounded by a zoo, amusement park, toy train, and gardens, it serves as a popular public space for leisure and family outings.
Kodaikanal Lake is a star-shaped artificial lake located in the centre of Kodaikanal hill station in Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu. Created in 1863 by Sir Vere Henry Levinge, it was formed by damming three streams and is spread over about 60 acres. Surrounded by wooded slopes and a paved promenade, it is the town's main tourist hub, known for boating, cycling and walking, and lies adjacent to Bryant Park and the Kodaikanal Boat Club.
Marina Beach is a 13-kilometre natural urban beach along the Bay of Bengal in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Stretching from Fort St. George to Besant Nagar, it is considered the longest natural urban beach in India and among the longest in the world. Known for its wide sandy shore, promenade, historic statues, and the Chennai Lighthouse, it serves as a major recreational and cultural landmark for the city.
Rabindra Sarobar is a large artificial lake and surrounding park in South Kolkata, West Bengal, commonly known as Dhakuria Lake. Spread over about 192 acres with a 73-acre water body, it was excavated in the 1920s by the Calcutta Improvement Trust. Surrounded by tree-lined walkways, islands and open spaces, it serves as a major recreational and ecological hub and is designated as a National Lake under the National Lake Conservation Plan.
Speers Point Park is a large lakeside public park on the northern foreshore of Lake Macquarie at Speers Point, New South Wales. Managed by Lake Macquarie City Council, it is one of the city's major recreation reserves. The park is notable for its extensive foreshore, Variety Playground, splash water play area, skate park, cycleway and picnic facilities, serving as a central community hub for families and visitors to the Lake Macquarie region.