Elbauenpark in Magdeburg (Elbauenpark)

An excellent family park in Magdeburg, covering about 100 hectares, which we recommend. It was created for the 1999 garden festival and, so far, we haven't visited a better place in Germany to hold such festivals, though we've visited quite a few. This is most likely due to the fact that the scale of festivals has decreased recently.






The park features examples of garden art on a variety of themes: rose gardens, bamboo groves, perennial gardens, and European gardens.












In addition to this there are quite a large number of attractions. The Millennium Tower features an exhibition on 6,000 years of human history. The tower itself can be climbed as a viewing platform. And from the very top you can take a long zipline ride.


Open stage for 1600 spectators


400 metre long summer toboggan run


Butterfly house with 200 exotic butterflies. Sports area with fields for football, volleyball, beach volleyball, handball and basketball. Rock climbing wall.




Labyrinth


Animal enclosure




There are various children's playgrounds throughout the park.








The most interesting one is not to be missed. It's easily recognisable by the chic tower with slides, which will appeal not only to children but also to adults.








In addition to the slides, there are other interesting things, such as a huge rope park or a device for shooting inflatable water balloons.








Before travelling to the park, be sure to check the official website to see which locations in the park are open. There is a fee to enter the park.

Getting there: car park 52.133806, 11.669278. There are several city tram stops near the park, you can get off at the Magdeburg, Messegelände/Elbauenpark stop.