Some of the things I remember most about my journeys are the open, public spaces in many places in the world. I’ve always been a big fan of parks (thanks to growing up near San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park), and I generally search them out when on vacation. But parks aren’t the only cool public places.
The Project for Public Spaces, a nonprofit organization that works with people to “create and sustain public places that build communities,” has published a list of 60 of the world’s greatest public spaces. Among them are:
According to the Project’s Web site, these public spaces are “the places we remember most vividly, the places where serendipitous things happen, the places we tell stories about. They are decidedly local, but can also absorb a fair amount of tourism without losing the qualities that make them great.”
Leave a comment and tell us what your favorite public space is, whether or not it’s included on the Project’s list.
