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Veterevichi Forestry Mini-Arboretum
Мінідэндрарый Вецярэвіцкага лясніцтва, the Veterevichi forestry mini-arboretum, is a free-access botanical mini-arboretum in Shatski selsoviet, Pukhavichy District, Minsk Region, Belarus, run by the local forestry service under Belarus's post-2011 forestry dendropark program.
Villa Borghese gardens
Villa Borghese gardens (Giardini di Villa Borghese), Rome's 80-hectare historic landscape park on the Pincian Hill, begun 1606 for Cardinal Scipione Borghese, state-bought 1901, public since 1903, home to Galleria Borghese, Bioparco and Giardino del Lago.
Villa Pamphili
Villa Pamphili, or Villa Doria Pamphilj, is a 17th-century Roman villa on the Janiculum whose 184-hectare grounds form Rome's largest park, begun by Panfilo Pamphili in 1630 and linked to Pope Innocent X.
Vilsandi
Vilsandi (Vilsandi rahvuspark) is an island and national park off western Saaremaa, Estonia. Its Vaika Islands bird sanctuary of 1910 was Estonia's and the Baltic States' first protected area; Ramsar site 913 since 1997.
Vine Garden
Vine Garden: a botanical garden section devoted to vine plants (climbing plants, 藤本园), displayed on pergolas and trellises; examples include Xishuangbanna's 15-hectare Vine Garden and Xiamen's 600-meter vine flower stands.
Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument
Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument is a mostly submerged national monument off St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands, protecting about 12,708 marine acres of coral reef.
Virgin Islands National Park
Virgin Islands National Park, on St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands, established 1956, protects dry tropical forest and reefs; NPS manages about 58 percent of the island and a 2001 coral reef monument adds 12,708 submerged acres.
Virunga National Park
Virunga National Park (Parc national des Virunga), Africa's oldest park, founded 1925 as Albert National Park in eastern DRC; UNESCO World Heritage site since 1979, in Danger since 1994, home to a third of the world's mountain gorillas and threatened by the M23 conflict.
Voices for Climate Ecological Park
Parque Ecológico Voces por el Clima (Voices for Climate Ecological Park), a 4.5-hectare climate change education park in Santiago de Surco, Lima, Peru, built as a COP20 2014 legacy by MINAM and the Surco municipality, the first climate theme park in South America.
Volunteers-In-Parks
Volunteers-In-Parks (VIP) is the official volunteer program of the US National Park Service, authorized by the Volunteers in the Parks Act of 1970, with over 100,000 volunteers a year.
Voyageurs National Park
Voyageurs National Park is a 340-square-mile national park in northern Minnesota on the Canadian border, named for the canoe paddlers of the fur trade, established in 1975.
W National Park
W National Park is a transboundary park in West Africa, named for the W-shaped bend of the Niger River, where Niger, Burkina Faso, and Benin meet.
Waco Mammoth National Monument
Waco Mammoth National Monument, also known as the Waco Mammoth Site, is a national monument in Waco, Texas, preserving in situ fossils of a Pleistocene Columbian mammoth nursery herd.
Walsrode Bird Park
Weltvogelpark Walsrode (Walsrode Bird Park), founded 1962 by Fritz Geschke in Lower Saxony, is the world's largest bird park: 24 ha, about 4,000 birds of 650 species, EAZA-accredited, known for first breedings and its 1968 walk-through Paradieshalle.
Washington State Park System
Washington State Park System: recreation and heritage areas run by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, created 1913; 122,000 acres, over 40 million annual visitors, Discover Pass access, camping limits, and a $135.6 million 2025-27 capital program.
Wasur National Park
Wasur National Park (Taman Nasional Wasur), a 413,810-hectare Ramsar wetland and savanna park in Merauke, South Papua, Indonesia, near the PNG border, home to the Marind Imbuti, Kanume, Marori Men Gey, and Yeinan indigenous tribes.
Waterton Glacier International Peace Park
Waterton Glacier International Peace Park, Waterton-Glacier, WGIPP: transboundary protected area formed in 1932 from Waterton Lakes National Park (Alberta) and Glacier National Park (Montana), the world's first International Peace Park and a 1995 UNESCO World Heritage Site of 457,614 ha.
Waterton Lakes National Park
Waterton Lakes National Park: national park in southwestern Alberta, Canada, established May 30, 1895 as a Dominion Forest Park; Canada's 4th national park, smallest in the Canadian Rockies at 505 sq km; part of the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park.
Watkins Glen State Park
Watkins Glen State Park, a Finger Lakes state park at Seneca Lake's southern end in Watkins Glen, NY, where Glen Creek descends 400 feet through a narrow gorge with 19 waterfalls, an 832-step Gorge Trail, camping, and a pool.
Weeki Wachee, Florida
Weeki Wachee is an area in Hernando County, Florida, built around a first-magnitude spring known for mermaid shows since 1947, a state park since 2008.
Wellington Botanic Garden
Wellington Botanic Garden ki Paekākā, a 25-hectare public garden in Kelburn, Wellington, New Zealand; land set aside 1844, established by the Botanic Garden Act 1869 under James Hector, city council managed since 1891.
Wells Gray Provincial Park
Wells Gray Provincial Park, established 1939 near Clearwater, BC, is a 519,357-hectare wilderness in the Cariboo Mountains known as Canada's Waterfalls Park, home to 141 m Helmcken Falls, Murtle Lake (North America's largest canoe-only lake), and the Clearwater River watershed.
Wenzhou Botanical Garden
Wenzhou Botanical Garden (温州园博园南园) is a planned comprehensive botanical garden in Ouhai District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, created by converting the 84-hectare South Garden of the Wenzhou Garden Expo Park after the 15th China International Garden Expo ends in July 2026.
Wepre Park
Wepre Park (Parc Gwepra) is a 160-acre country park in Connah's Quay, Flintshire, Wales, with ancient woodland, Ewloe Castle, Old Hall Gardens, a waterfall on Wepre Brook, and around 200,000 visitors a year.
West Coast Trail
The West Coast Trail (WCT) is a 75 km, 6-8 day backpacking route from Pachena Bay to Gordon River in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, Vancouver Island. Formerly the Dominion Life Saving Trail, it has 100+ ladders, cable cars, tide-dependent sections, and a May 1-September 30 season.
West Virginia state parks
West Virginia state parks: a DNR-run system of 36 parks, nine state forests, and rail trails begun in 1925 at Watoga, with 10 lodge parks, free day-use admission, and nearly 10 million annual visitors.
West Wycombe Park
West Wycombe Park is a Grade I registered 18th-century landscape park and Palladian villa in Buckinghamshire, created by Sir Francis Dashwood between 1735 and 1781, with temples by Nicholas Revett, a dammed River Wye lake, and National Trust ownership since 1943.
Westfalenpark
Westfalenpark is Dortmund's large admission-charging park, created for the 1959 Bundesgartenschau on 60 hectares with 6.8 million visitors, home of the Florianturm tower and events such as Lichterfest and Juicy Beats.
Whanganui National Park
Whanganui National Park, New Zealand North Island national park gazetted 1986, 74,191 ha of lowland forest bisected by the 290 km Whanganui River; Whanganui Journey Great Walk, Bridge to Nowhere, largest North Island brown kiwi population.
White Clay Creek State Park
White Clay Creek State Park is a 3,689-acre Delaware state park near Newark with over 37 miles of trails, a Wild and Scenic Creek, DuPont-era origins, and a $13.4 million Discovery Center opening 2028.