If your are traveling with a family you may want to take advantage of a European amusement park. Keeping both children and adults entertained may require visiting an amusement park that will appeal to both young and old. Disneyland Park is just outside of Paris and other countries have major attractions for the family. The oldest amusement park in the world is Dyrehavsbakken, the Danes just call it Bakken and it is just outside of Copenhagen. However, everyone goes to the famous Tivoli Gardens, the second oldest amusement park, right in the center of Copenhagen. Denmark is also home to Lego’s and Legoland in Billund.
Smaller side attractions such as Mini-Europe in Brussels and individual ones like the London Eye will also provide children a form of entertainment to their liking. Many cities have large TV towers, like Berlin’s TV tower Fernsehturm Berliner, or structures, like the Eiffel Tower in Paris, that provide panoramic views and are also family fun. These will also not consume most of your day to do, leaving time for other activities.
Water parks have also become a popular part of the amusement scene. Of course the outdoor parks are open only during the summer season, much as they do in the US. Large public spas and hot springs in many cities are also facilities with large pools that attractive for family activity. Go to our ➾ spa and wellness page for a list of popular sites.
Europe’s Most Popular Amusement Parks & Attractions…
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AUSTRIA
- Eriebnispark Familienland – Mühlau
- Archäologischer Park Carnuntum – Petronell-Carnuntum
- Donautrum – Vienna
- The Vienna Prater – Vienna
- Wienerriesengrad – Vienna
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BELGIUM
- Boudewijn Seapark – Brugge
- Atomium – Brussels
- Mini-Europe – Brussels
- Plopsaland De Panne – De Panne
- Circus Bruul – Geel
- Bobbejaanland – Lichtaart
- Plopsa Coo – Stavelot
- Walibi – Wavre
- Bellewaerde – Ypres
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CROATIA
- Glavani Park – Barban
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CYPRUS
- Lucky Star Park – Aradhippou
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CZECHIA
- DinoPark – Liberec, Ostrava, Prague, Plzen, Vyskov , Kosice
- Žižkov Television Tower – Prague
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DENMARK
- Tivoli Friheden – Aarhus
- Summerland Zealand – Asmindrup
- Legoland Billund – Billund
- Fårup Sommerland – Blokhus
- Tivoli Gardens – Copenhagen
- BobBonLand – Holme-Olstrup
- Dyrehavsbakken – Klampenborg
- Djurs Sommerland – Nimtolfte
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ESTONIA
- Tallinna Teletorn – Tallinn
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FINLAND
- Linnanmäki – Helsinki
- Visulahti – Mikkeli
- Särkänniemi – Tempere
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FRANCE
- Futuroscope – Chasseneuil-du-Poitou
- Le PAL – Dompierre-sur-Besbre
- Nigloand – Dolancourt
- Fraispertuis – Epinal
- KID PARC ile d’Aventures – Gujan-Mestras
- Parc de la Coccinelle – Gujan-Mestras
- Puy do Fou – Les Epesses
- Disneyland Park – Marne-la-Vallee
- Walt Disney Studios Park – Marne-la-Vallee
- Jardin d’Acclimatation – Paris
- La Tour Eiffel – Paris
- Parc Asterix – Roissy-en-France
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GERMANY
- Fernsehturm Berliner – Berlin
- Movie Park – Bottrop
- Phantasialand – Brühl
- Tripsdrill – Cleebroon
- Colonius TV Tower – Cologne
- Rheinturm – Dusseldorf
- Europaturm – Frankfurt
- Legoland Duetschland – Gunzburg
- Heinrich-Hertz-Turm – Hamburg
- Holiday Park – Haßloch
- Tropical Islands Park – Krausnick
- Freizeitpark Ravensburger Spieleland – Meckenbeuren
- Olympiaturm – Munich
- Fernmeldeturm Nürnberg – Nuremberg
- Karls Erlebnis-Dorf – Rostock
- Europa-Park – Rust
- Hansa Park – Sierksdorf
- Sensapolis – Sindelfingen
- Heide Park – Soltau
- Fernsehturm Stuttgart – Stuttgart
- Playmobil Fun Park – Zirndorf
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ITALY
- Cavour Waterpark – Ariano
- Etnaland – Belpasso
- Leolandia – Capriate San Gervasio
- Gardaland Park – Castelnuovo del Garda
- Aqualandia – Jesolo
- Caneva Aquapark – Lazise
- Mirabilandia – Ravenna
- Aquafan – Riccione
- AcquaPark Odissea – Rossano
- Zoomarine – Torvaianicia
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LATVIA
- Riga TV & Radio Tower – Riga
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LITHUANIA
- Vilnius TV Tower – Vilnius
- UNO Parks – Druskininkai, Kauas, Siauliai, Viliuns
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MALTA
- Popeye’s Village – Mellieħa
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NETHERLANDS
- Walibi Holland – Biddinghuizen
- Efteling Theme Park – Efteling
- Gerbrandy Tower – IJsselstein
- Toverland – Kronenberg
- Park Oikos – Ruinen
- Wonderwereld – Ter Apel
- Kameleondorp – Terhorne
- Duinrell – Wassenaar
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NORWAY
- Kongeparken – Ålgård
- Hunderfossen Familiepark – Lillehammer
- Tusenfryd – Oslo
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POLAND
- Silesian Park – Silesia
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PORTUGAL
- Aqualand – Alcantarilha
- Parque Aquático – Amarante
- Zoomarine Algarve – Guia
- Slide & Splash – Lagoa
- Complexo Desportivo do Principe Perfeito – Viseu
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RUSSIA
- Eurasia Building – Moscow
- Mercury City Tower – Moscow
- Ostankino TV Tower – Moscow
- Divo Ostrov – St. Petersburg
- St Petersburg TV Tower – St. Petersburg
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SLOVAKIA
- DinoPark – Bratislava , Kosice
- Kamzík TV Tower – Bratislava
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SPAIN
- Oasys Mini Hollywood – Almeria
- Tibidado Amusement Park – Barcelona
- Torre de Collserola – Barcelona
- Tivoli World – Benalmádena
- Terra Mitica – Benidorm
- Gnomo Park – Lloret de Mar
- Parque Warner – Madrid
- Katmandu Park – Magaluf
- PortAventura Park – Salou
- Sioux City – San Bartolome de Tirajana
- Jungle Parc – Santa Ponsa
- Fort Bravo Texas – Tabernas
- Parc Isla Magica – Seville
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SWEDEN
- Lisebergs Nojespark – Gothenburg
- Skara Sommarland – Skara
- Gröna Lund – Stockholm
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SWITZERLAND
- Connyland – Lipperswil
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TURKEY
- Vialand – Istanbul
- Adaland – Kusadasi
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UKRAINE
- Kiev TV Tower – Kiev
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UNITED KINGDOM
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ENGLAND
- Blackpool Pleasure Beach – Blackpool
- Brea Leisure Park – Brean
- Brighton Pier – Brighton
- Thorpe Park – Chertsy
- Chessington World of Adventures – Chessington
- Pleasure Island Family Theme Park – Cleethorpes
- Woodlands Park – Dartmouth
- Crealy‘s – Exeter
- Alton Towers – Farley
- Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach – Great Yarmouht
- Flambards – Helston
- Fantasy Island – Ingoldmells
- Wicksteed Park – Kettering
- Flamingo Land – Kirby Misperton
- London Eye – London
- The Shard – London
- Pleasurewood Hills – Lowestoft
- Gullivers Parks – Matlock, Milton Keynes, Warrington
- Twinlakes Park – Melton Mowbray
- Lightwater Valley – North Stainley
- Sundown Adventureland – Retford
- Paultons Park – Romsey
- Adventure Island – Southend-on -Sea
- Southport Pleasureland – Southport
- Drayton Manor Park – Tamworth
- Legoland – Windsor
- Fishers Farm Park – Wisborough
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NORTHERN IRELAND
- Barry’s Amusements – Portrush
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SCOTLAND
- Codonas – Aberdeen
- Landmark Adventure Park – Carrbridge
- M & D’s Scotland Theme Park – Motherwell
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WALES
- Oakwood – Narbeth
- GreenWood Forest Park – Y Felinheli
Europe’s Most Popular Zoos & Aquariums…
Another great way for families to share in the European adventure is to visit a zoo or aquarium. Young children are not going to be interested in looking at fine art or relating to the historical significance of antiquities in a museum.
Creating time for them to do fun things like a zoo, aquarium, amusement or water park will make the trip easier on the adults.
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AUSTRIA
- Raritätenzoo – Innsbruck
- Schmetterling Haus – Vienna
- Tiergarten Schoenbrunn-Vienna Zoo – Vienna
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BELGIUM
- Antwerp Zoo – Antwerp
- Pairi Daiza – Brugelette
- Tierpark Planckenael– Mechelen
- Olmense Zoo – Olmen
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BULGARIA
- Sofia Zoo – Sofia
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CROATIA
- Aquarium Sibenik – Sibenik
- Zagreb Zoo – Zagreb
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CZECHIA
- Prague Zoo – Prague
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DENMARK
- Copenhagen Zoo – Copenhagen
- Givskud Zoo – Givskud
- Den Blå Planet – Kastrup
- Knuthenborg Safari Park – Knuthenborg Allé
- Odense Zoo – Odense
- Randers Regnskov – Randers
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ESTONIA
- Tallinn Zoo – Tallinn
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FINLAND
- Korkeasaari Zoo – Helsinki
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FRANCE
- Parc Zoologique d’Amneville – Amneville
- Parc Animalier des Pyrenees – Ayzac-Ost
- Nausicaa Center National de la Mer – Boulogne-sur-Mer
- Zoo de Jurgues – Caen
- Zoo de Doue la Fontaine – Doue-la-Fontaine
- Parc Zoologique Cerza – Hermival-les-Vaux
- Zoo de La Fleche – La Fleche
- La Palmyre Zoo – La Palmyre-Las Mathes
- Aquarium La Rochelle – La Rochelle
- Seaquarium – Le Grau-du-Roi
- Parc Animalier et Botanique de Branfere – Le Guerno
- Ville de Lille Zoo – Lille
- Aquarium Mare Nostrum – Montpellier
- Parc Zoologique & Botanique – Mulhouse
- Parc Animalier de Sainte-Croix – Rhodes
- ZooParc de Beauval – Sa1nt-Aignan
- Zoo Parc de Beauval – Tours
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GERMANY
- Augsburg Zoo – Augsburg
- Berlin Zoo / Aquarium / Tierpark – Berlin
- Tierpark Bielefeld – Bielefeld
- Koelner Zoo – Cologne
- Zoom Erlebniswelt – Gelsenkirchen
- Hamburg Zoo – Hamburg
- Erlebnis Zoo – Hannover
- Nuremberg Zoo – Nuremberg
- Leipzig Zoo – Leipzig
- Hallabrunn Zoo– Munich
- Zoo Saarbücken – Saarbrücken
- Ozeaneum – Stralslund
- Wilhelma Zoo – Stuttgart
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HUNGARY
- Budapest Zoo – Budapest
- Zoo Györ – Györ
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GREECE
- Attica Zoo – Athens
- Cretaquarium Thalassocosmos – Heraklion
- Aquaworld Aqurium & Reptile Rescue Center – Hersonissos
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IRELAND
- Dingle Oceanworld – Dingle
- Dublin Zoo – Dublin
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ITALY
- Parco Faunistico le Cornelle – Bergamo
- Parco Natura Viva – Bussolengo
- Parco Gallorose – Cecina
- Zoom Torino – Cumiana
- Zoo Safari – Fasano
- Zoo di Pistoia – Florence
- Genoa Aquarium – Genoa
- Lido di Jesolo Sea Life Aquarium – Jesolo
- Parco Zoo Punta Verde – Lignano Sabbiadoro
- Zoo Napoli – Naples
- Parco Faunistico Valcorba – Pozzonovo
- Oltremare – Riccione
- Bioparco di Roma – Rome
- Parco Zoo Punta Verde – Venice (Lignano Sabbiadoro)
- Parco Natura Viva – Verona
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LATVIA
- Riga Zoo – Riga
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LITHUANIA
- Lietuvos Zooloijos Sodas – Kaunas
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NETHERLANDS
- Artis Zoo / Aquarium – Amsterdam
- Apenheul Primate Park – Apeloorn
- Best Zoo – Best
- Diergaarde Bilijdorp Zoo – Rotterdam
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NORWAY
- Polar Park – Bardu – Narvik
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POLAND
- Miejski Ogród Zoologiczny Oliwie – Gdansk
- Zoo Krakowie – Krakow
- Zoo Lodz – Lodz
- Zoo Poznan – Poznan
- Zoo Warszawa – Warsaw
- Zoo Wrolclaw – Wroclaw
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PORTUGAL
- Aquario Vasco da Gama – Lisbon
- Jardim Zoológico – Lisbon
- Oceanario de Lisboa – Lisbon
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ROMANIA
- Timişoara Zoological Garden – Timişoara
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RUSSIA
- Moscow Zoo – Moscow
- Novosibiersk Zoo – Novosibirsk
- Sochi Discovery World Aquarium – Sochi
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SLOVAKIA
- Zoo Bratislava – Bratislava
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SLOVENIA
- Zoo Ljubljana – Ljubljana
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SPAIN
- Zoo Barcelona – Barcelona
- Mundomar – Benidorm
- Terra Natura – Benidorm
- Aquarium Finisterrae – La Coruna
- Zoo & Aquarium – Madrid
- Palmitos Park – Maspalomas
- Palma Aquarium – Playa de Palma
- Aquarium Donostia-San Sebastian – San Sebastian-Donostia
- MundoPark / Zoo Sevilla – Seville
- Loro Parque – Tenerife
- Bioparc Valencia Zoo – Valencia
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SWEDEN
- Nordics Ark – Gothenburg (Hannebostrand)
- Skansen Zoo – Stockholm
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SWITZERLAND
- Basel Zoo – Basel
- Zoo Zürich – Zürich
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TURKEY
- Antalya Aquarium – Antalya
- Istanbul Aquarium – Istanbul
- Istanbul Sea Life Aquarium – Istanbul
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UNITED KINGDOM
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ENGLAND
- Drusillas Zoo Park – Alfriston
- Banham Zoo – Banham
- Howletts Wild Animal Park – Bekesbourne
- West Midlands Safari Park – Bewdley
- Blackpool Zoo – Blackpool
- Bristol Zoo Gardens – Bristol
- Paradise Wildlife Park – Broxbourne
- Cotswold Wildlife Park – Burford
- Linton Zoo – Cambridge
- Wildwood Discovery Park – Canterbury
- Chester Zoo– Chester
- Colchester Zoo – Colchester
- Marwell Zoo – Colden Commom
- South Lakes Safari Zoo – Dalton-in-Furness
- Dudley Zoo & Castle – Dudley
- Blue Planet Aquarium – Ellesmere Port
- Birdworld – Farnham
- Longleat Safari Park – Horningsham
- Port Lympne Wild Animal Park – Hythe
- The Deep – Kingston-upon-Hull
- London Zoo – London
- Sea Life London Aquarium – London
- Beale Wildlife Park & Gardens Lower Basildon
- Lyme Regis Marine Aquarium – Lyme Regis
- Newquay Zoo – Newquay
- Amazon World Zoo Park – North Arreton, Isle of Wight
- National Marine Aquarium – Plymouth
- Paignton Zoo – Paignton
- Knowsley Safari Park – Prescot
- Maxwell Zoo – Southampton
- Durrell Wildlife Park – Trinity
- Twycross Zoo – Twycross
- Peak Wildlife Park – Waterhouses
- Whipsnade Zoo – Whipsnade
- Woodburn Safari Park – Woodburn
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NORTHERN IRELAND
- Belfast Zoological Gardens – Belfast
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SCOTLAND
- Blair Drummond Safari Park – Blair Drummond
- Edinburgh Zoo – Edinburgh
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WALES
- Folly Farm Adventure Park & Zoo – Begelly