Spanning 117 hectares, France's largest urban park was landscaped in the 1860s. It's graced by a lake (rent a row boat), botanic gardens with greenhouses, rose gardens, a zoo and a puppet theatre . Take Bus C1 (from Part-Dieu train station) or Bus C5 (from Place Bellecour and Hôtel de Ville) to the Parc Tête d'Or-Churchill stop.