Family trip to The Hague with children. Ideas on where to go with your child

There are many interesting places and sights in The Hague, which are great for families with children. Park Duinrell is one of these places. The amusement park is located in the outskirts of the city. Inside, children of all ages will find interesting rides and attractions to fit every taste. During the warm part of the year, visitors are welcome to attend an aqua park with numerous interesting slides and extreme rides for the bravest. Adults will be pleased to find comfortable relaxation zones and a charming café, in which there is a separate menu for children.

The Marine Life Center is one more great place for rest of the whole family. This is a high-class aquarium, which is distinguished by rich underwater life and fascinating design. Children will be thrilled to watch most dangerous predators of the deep sea or admire the look of exotic fish shoals. At this center, visitors will be able to see the most exotic inhabitants of the underwater world, the majority of which are little known to people.

There are wonderful children museums in The Hague, with the Museum of Books being the most famous and frequently visited one. Despite typical misbeliefs, a visit to this museum will be interesting even for small children who cannot read yet. These kids will enjoy special play zones designed as illustrations to all-time popular fairy tales. Children are allowed to creep freely and touch everything. Meanwhile, their parents can make many memorable photos. Children aged 3 and older are welcome to visit special playgrounds and the museum’s exhibition. Some items in the exhibition can be touched. School children are welcome to attend entertaining excursions in the museum, as well as special halls, in which they can look through various colorful books or read them. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

Madurodam Miniature Park is another popular landmark in The Hague, which is traditionally visited by the whole family. This is the biggest miniature park in the world, which is distinguished by an unbelievably beautiful landscape design. It’s simple to spend several hours there, walking on winding roads and admiring the look of the miniature copies of the most famous landmarks of the country, picturesque fountains and blooming flowerbeds. The opening of the park took place in 1952. Currently, it occupies an area of 62,000 sq. meters, so it would take more than one day to see all places of interest of Madurodam.

Travelers, who visit The Hague in summer, should not forget to relax on the charming beaches of the city. There are two main beaches in The Hague - Kijkduin and Scheveningen, each of which has its own unforgettable peculiarities. Scheveningen is very popular with fans of active rest. It is also a wonderful place for windsurfing. Kijkduin is also not a place where one can only sunbathe as there is a famous equitation center nearby. Besides that, several popular bicycle trails are laid near the beach. In autumn and spring, the well-kept beaches are great for walking or a picnic.

Travelers with older children should definitely head to one of the most unusual and mysterious museums of The Hague – Gevangenpoort. Nowadays that is a museum, but in the past a prison was located in the same building. Later, the historic monument was turned into a museum. Its visitors will have an opportunity to look at medieval prison cells and torture chambers, which still reflect the atmosphere of the past. The museum features a very interesting collection of items that tell more about the gloomy past of the medieval prison. The exhibition includes the information about the most famous prisoners of Gevangenpoort.