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Rico Rico Beach is a patch of sand alongside the Huangpu designated for partying, lounging, and beach sports.

The Shanghai Botanical Gardens cover over 200 acres (81 hectares) and are home to a variety of flora and fauna including a collection of spectacular orchids. Tickets are 15rmb unless you're interested in the Bonsai Garden in which case you'll have to pay extra.

Tourists wanting to get outside the city can make the 22 mile trip to the Shanghai Wild Animal Park（South West of the Airport off the S32 Highway). The park features over 200 species and two different options for viewing them. Visitors can choose to walk through the exhibits housing the gentle animals or can take a bus to view the carnivores. There is also a performance zone, a bird zone and an...

In terms of square-footage, Jing'an Park is one of the smallest of Shanghai's parks -- but what it lacks in space it makes up for in charm. Surrounded on all sides by office buildings and cranes, and not really a haven from that hum of traffic ever-present in Shanghai, it is still the perfect example of a city park. There's not much grass but they have benches and pagodas and even a...