Parc Emmanuel Liais

Named after the botanist and astronomer Emmanuel Liais who served as Cherbourg's mayor around 1900, this free public park is a genuine hidden gem just a short walk from the marina. You'll find a tropical greenhouse packed with exotic plants alongside wider collections spanning zoology, natural history, and ethnography — more depth than you'd ever expect from a city park. It's a quietly surprising place, worth an hour or two of unhurried wandering.