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Petřín labyrinth reminds a miniature castle, as it was inspired by the gothic gateway with 9 towers, that was formerly situated at Vyšehrad. In the right part of the building you can find the mirror maze, that leads you to the diorama of "Prague student folk fighting against Swedes on the Charles Bridge in 1648". Another hall – hall of laugh with distorting mirrors will certainly catch your attention. Chirdren and adults will have a lot of fun viewing the changed reflexions of themselves. That is why thousands of visitors and inhabitants of Prague come each day to the mirror maze.

Nowadays you can go on river Vltava in Prague not only by canoe, but swimming is also allowed. It might be amazing, but swimming in the river is a popular way of spending leisure time not only for inhabitants of Prague, but also for its visitors. In 02 Žluté lázně plenty of different possibilities are offered for an attractive leisure and physical activities in one of the most beautiful natural sites on the bank of the Vltava river. There are swimming pool, paddling pool, inflatable pond and many entertaining attractions for chirdren incl. big playground and many refreshments at the beer terraces and bars.

PRAGUE ZOO is the most popular zoological garden in the Czech Republic and one of the best in Europe. Each year 1,3 million of visitors come to enjoy its attractions. It covers the area of 60 hectars. There 5000 animals of 650 different species inhabiting 10 pavilions and 150 enclosures. The garden is proud namely of the pavilion of Indonesian Jungle, the largest animal exposition in this country, as well as of the pavilions for gorillas, giraffes, big cats, penguins of crocodiles. The contact children ZOO with domestic animals is also an irresistible place.

Fairy tail kingdom is another world for small and big, located in the Prague 3 in the street V zahrádkách 25. Walk through a mysterious forest full of fairies, orcs and elves, see the water fairy sitting by the lake. For those adventurous there is also hell, witches or a three-headed dragon. In the film room you can watch one of the Czech fairy-tales. The oasis of fairy-tales is waiting for you…

In the Railroad Kingdom in Anděl district in Prague you can find trains, traffic lights, railway stations and miniature replicas of world’s major railways. In the space covering three floors of the shopping centre Anděl City visitors can view numerous important parts of the Czech Republic, a moving automobile park and many interesting technical tricks. Visitors can see many of the most well known landmarks in the country. A system of miniature cameras mounted inside the train locomotives will surely entertain both young or old. These cameras give visitors the chance to really imagine riding the trains through the miniature surroundings. An integral part of the Railroad Kingdom is the ongoing exhibition about the history of railroads in the Czech Republic.

Museum of chocolate delights every visitor, from children to their grandparents. In the chocolate museum you will familiarize yourself with the 3000 year old history of chocolate, explore how chocolate is processed and how to make chocolate truffles. See chocolate images, you can also paint your own, create your own chocolate or visit chocolate fairy-tale. Make sometimes an exception and visit the "Chocolate Party". In short, in the chocolate museum you will find pleasure, entertainment and learn a lesson.

   
The LEGO museum is a paradise of LEGO not only in Prague but also in Europe since the Prague LEGO Museum is the largest in Europe in number and size of the exhibits. Display of history of the building kit offers over 2,000 models in 20 thematic units in which is over a million bricks of LEGO. In the museum the exhibits are constantly extended and modified. Directly at the museum, you can play, assemble, and what you like, you can even buy.

International festival of new circus in Letna garden offers each year in the end of August rich circus program and avant garde theatre shows not only for children. There come the biggest stars of the contemporary circus scene, popular in the whole world.