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28 Jaw-Dropping Playgrounds from Around the World

We searched the world over to find jaw-dropping playgrounds that kick park play into high gear.

By Allison Sutcliffe October 5, 2017

Your neighborhood playground rocks the basics with slides, swings and monkey bars for your speedy sidekick to cross. But does it have handcrafted netting pods? Fantasy cottages? Or spelunk-able slides and trampolines? We searched the world over to find jaw-dropping playgrounds that kick park play into high gear. Flip through to find the play spot of your dreams.

Ghost Train Park – Lima, Peru

When Lima city’s plans for a railway fell through, these abandoned concrete columns and passways became quite an eyesore to pedestrians. Spanish architecture firm, Basurama, tackled this space with an eco-friendly eye and used tires, old car parts and ropes to turn “trash” into a treasured play land of tire swings and climbing structures.

photo: Ghost Train Park / Basurama