Dark Garden is the oldest park in Narva. This is one of the favorite places among locals and tourists alike, it's great suitable for walking and recreation. Dark Garden is an example of landscape architecture of the 19th century. The park is located in the bastion of Victoria, which by the end of the 19th century. It lost its defensive significance. This fortification, located on the banks of the Narva River, is the most powerful bastion of the city. The maximum height of the outer wall is 16 meters. This strengthening has suffered greatly during the Northern War, but was later restored Russian.

In the dark garden with trees older than 100 years. The park is a monument erected in 1853. The monument is a cast iron cross on a stone pedestal, as the memory of the fallen Russian soldiers during the Great Northern War in 1704 during the storming of the city of Narva. In the park there is also a mass grave, symbolizing the fallen soldiers during the War of Independence in 1918. There is another sculpture in the park, which is certainly worth a look - a "Swedish lion", established as a memory of the battle of Russian and Swedes at Narva. The battle took place in 1700 between the troops of the Swedish king Charles XII and Peter I. The Swedish Lion was established in 1936. In November 2000, it has been restored and reopened. This sculpture is located on a hilltop, offering wonderful views of the river.