Playgrounds and things to do with kids in Budapest

Slides built into the hillside (tube, twisty and double ones), with climbing frames, a rope bridge, swings and trampolines.

A huge playground with water play, sandpits, trampolines and a climbing tower shaped like a hot-air balloon.

Two playgrounds in one park: a big rope-course adventure playground and a fairy-tale playground.

Riverside playground with climbing and balancing equipment in separate areas by age, next to lawns and fountains.

One of the oldest zoos in the world, with Art Nouveau animal houses, elephants and a fairy-tale play area inside.

Narrow-gauge railway through the wooded hills, staffed by kids, on a ride of about 45 minutes from end to end.

Hands-on science centre with games from age 3, a route made for preschoolers, and signs in English as well as Hungarian.

Fairy-tale corner of the zoo with big play areas and an indoor playhouse that has live animals and a climbing course over several levels.

More than a hundred old locomotives and carriages to clamber into, plus handcars to pump along the track and a turntable that still turns.

Aquarium inside a shopping mall, with a shark tunnel you walk through, alligators, and a rainforest room where monkeys roam loose.