We realized that we used to focus very much on ourselves and told you already a lot about alternative and hipster stuff to do in Wroclaw. But we never really posted too much for families who are travelling with kids to Wroclaw!
It is time to change that now and of course we also have great recommendations for you if you want to visit Wroclaw with the family! We asked our friends with kids, did some more investigative research and finally put together the best things to do with kids in Wroclaw!
Our family friendly recommendations for Wroclaw will take you – of course – through the zoo as main attraction, but we will also introduce you to some very cool museums and more fun activities to do!
1. The Zoo in Wroclaw
The largest zoo in Poland is located in Wroclaw, with over 10.000 animals there definitely is a lot to see for kids! But the highlight just was added some years ago… The Africarium!
That is a nothing less than a giant water world, introducing you to the wildlife of Africa. As you see in the picture, you can even literally walk through some of the huge water tanks! We still have it on our list to write an own blog post about it as it simply deserves it…
Still, for kids (and adults likewise) the dwarf-hunting is just one of the top fun activities in Wroclaw. We have more than 500 of these little dwarfs in the city, doing just the normal things which people also would do…
Just imagine how long it takes to visit all 500+ little fellows in the city… This can become a mission!
Maybe some of you saw the movie „Downsizing“… At Kolejkowo you will get into a huge miniature world of Wroclaw and its surroundings!
This is one of the best places for kids in Wroclaw as they can be in the center of more than 1km of little train tracks and discover the different scenarios here – there is even a change of day and night going on. The love and time spend on little details here is just extraordinary!
The Hydropolis – as you might guess – is making water the main topic and earned it‘s reputation as one of the most educational and interactive museums in Wroclaw to see with kids.
Our picture shows an experiment about the different states of water, we highly recommend it.
As it is also part of our post about the best museums in Wroclaw, we will send you there in case you want to read more about it.
Summertime is watertime – that is what you could say in Wroclaw, just because of all the water floating around everywhere in this wonderful city of bridges.
One of the most popular activity for families in Wroclaw is certainly kayaking or taking any other kind of boat onto the Oder river. There are two main popular places to rent: 1) close to the National Museum or 2) next to the zoo.
A little bit hidden, but locally well known, is this beautiful and old carousel in the Park Staromiejski.
Surprisingly it comes as standalone carousel and is not embedded in a huge amusement park area. Most of the times the guy operating it is selling some sweets, but that is it.
With the location in really one of the most beautiful parks in the middle of the city, it provides joy for kids and some rest for parents 🙂
It seems that we are a bit overlapping with our post about the best museums in Wroclawhere, BUT there is a good reason to do so!
Easy to get in, but hard to get out – this is how we can describe it. There are plenty of opportunities to play all the nice games from the past, no matter if Pac Man, some arcade games or racing simulators. Everybody will find something here, promised!
The perfect place for families and kids in Wroclaw.
Another idea that usually comes with great fun for families and kids in Wroclaw are exit rooms! You will be locked into a room for normally around 60 minutes and need to solve a certain mystery depending on the story.
The around 50 exit rooms available in Wroclaw are perfect for bad weather, and in good weather you might want to try one of the outdoor city games!
The latest attraction for kids (but adults likewise) in Wroclaw is the „Museum of Illusions“ which opened in September 2021.
Here you can find a lot of optical illusions and kids can explore physics, fiction and even learn to question their own mind in some cases…
Of course you can make a lot of pictures as mostly this place is about having fun and realising that very often our mind is playing tricks on us.
Although this one is more on the expensive side, all the time you have really friendly people around you who are guiding you through the different rooms and explaining to you very detailed what you see and why.
Our favourite is the room with the upside down gravity in the picture, but there is much more 🙂
We recommend three different city tours in Wroclaw specifically for families with kids! Online you will find the best available rate and also directly see the latest availabilities:
We are having our annual Easter Egg Hunt April 23rd at 12 noon. Can you put this on your list of events. We are located 20 minutes south of Ikea. We can also provide you with pictures.
Hi Mike, we do not really have any event calendar but feel free to tag us on Instagram and we can share it 🙂 P.S. Your Riesling is amazing, had it a couple of times in Wroclaw!
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Mike Whitney
We are having our annual Easter Egg Hunt April 23rd at 12 noon. Can you put this on your list of events. We are located 20 minutes south of Ikea. We can also provide you with pictures.
Ewa & Mirko
Hi Mike, we do not really have any event calendar but feel free to tag us on Instagram and we can share it 🙂 P.S. Your Riesling is amazing, had it a couple of times in Wroclaw!