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I remember ice skating as a child. We'd get so bundled up we could barely move and then head out to the frozen pond in the woods. The icy setting was beautiful... perfect except for the bumps, stumps and sticks that often sent us flying. We didn't have a nice, smooth ice-skating rink in town (we also didn't know about performance polyester or Smartwool).

So, if you live in one of the cities below, consider yourself lucky. And if your town's ice skating rink didn't make the Top 10, just be thankful you can ice skate without hitting a log.

Here are the country's Top 10 Ice-Skating Rinks as noted by Budget Travel:



Boston: Boston Common Frog Pond
The nation's oldest public park transforms its reflecting pool into an outdoor rink each winter. Chefs from the local restaurants Cheers and Hampshire House oversee the kid-friendly menu at the snack bar. Nov. 15 to Mar. 17; $4, free for kids under 14, $8 skate rental.

Chicago: McCormick Tribune Ice Rink at Millennium Park
The Windy City's newest downtown park is a feat of landscaping that encompasses a Frank Gehry-designed concert space, an interactive fountain, a garden, a restaurant--even room for art exhibitions, picnics, and, yes, outdoor skating. Nov. 14 to Mar. 16; free, $9 skate rental.

Houston: Polar Ice Galleria
Beneath a glass atrium inside Houston's sprawling, high-end mall, this bi-level rink provides a well-deserved break from that other holiday sport--shopping. Year-round; $8, $7 for children under 13, $3 skate rental.

Los Angeles: Downtown on Ice

Minneapolis: Depot Skating Rink

New York City: The Pond at Bryant Park

Philadelphia: Blue Cross River Rink

Sun Valley: The Sun Valley Ice Rink

Washington, D.C.: Sculpture Garden Ice-Skating Rink

Yosemite National Park: Curry Village Ice Rink

Read the list with full descriptions at CNN.