Capital parks are rightly called the lungs of the metropolis. During their existence, many of them have gone through periods of enhanced improvement and desolation. Today, almost all parks in Moscow for families with children are open all year round, work around the clock and offer entertainment for every taste. Recreational areas include cinemas, sports facilities, playgrounds, climbing walls, museums, exhibition pavilions, and art objects.
The Moscow authorities pay special attention to cultural and developmental leisure park programs, interactive mass events, creative festivals for young residents and guests of the capital. In the evenings, the parks shine with lights, a fantastic sight. There are almost no stars in the sky of Moscow without telescopes, so the impression is created: the heavenly bodies descended to earth to decorate the metropolis.
Gorky Park
One of the calling cards of the world's largest recreational area: Green School. In it, every day, children receive practical knowledge of ecology, gardening, cooking, design, learn new board games, learn a lot about the characters of their favorite fairy tales.
In the lecture hall, the summer cinema "Pioner", there are fascinating classes for children and parents in foreign language, history, literature, and world culture. Another visiting card: Moscow studies lessons dedicated to the history of the capital.
The figure skating school is the undisputed leader among winter park entertainment. On the territory of the recreation area, walking, car excursions, quests are held all year round. The popularity of the events is great, therefore it is better to book places at least a few days in advance.
There are football and tennis fields, a boat station, rental shops for rollers, skateboards, bicycles, an observatory, an observation deck, numerous attractions, several museums and cinemas.
Muzeon Art Park
The largest open-air sculpture museum in Russia is located on Krymsky Val and is part of Gorky Park. To date, more than 1000 sculptures have been installed here. Stories about these masterpieces of art, copies of famous monuments allow children and adults to learn a lot of interesting things about heroes, statesmen, literary characters.
Competitions of dancers are constantly held, there is a children's theater, a self-education center, everyone who wishes has access to master classes in painting, playing musical instruments, and choreography. Young guests of "Muzeon" can always try their hand, experiment in landscape design, photography, applied art, study of martial arts and find a hobby for their liking. On the territory there are children's and family cafes, whose pleasant atmosphere is conducive to celebrating the holidays with family and friends.
There are paths, training grounds for cyclists, skateboarders, skaters, fountains work in the warm season. But the main value is different: a unique creative atmosphere, where children get acquainted with the masterpieces of painting and cinema, watch the creation of paintings and sculptures, take the first steps towards success in the art world.
All-Russian Exhibition Center
The residents of the capital often call the All-Russian Exhibition Center VDNKh or “a city within a city”, “a park in a park”. Recreational areas are located here in such a way that it is difficult to find the boundaries between exhibition areas and open-air museums, attractions, cozy corners for families and exhibits.
Muscovites try to come to the All-Russian Exhibition Center with children for the whole day in order to have time to see Technograd, the caramel manufactory, the Buran interactive museum, visit the Theater of Fairy Tales and free playgrounds with rockets and mini-trampolines.
The All-Russian Exhibition Center has opened the Moskvarium, where about 12 thousand inhabitants of the sea and river depths live and water shows are regularly held. Attractions in Sky Town are ideal for teenage fidgets. In the City Farm Landscape Park, children are given the opportunity to learn how to take care of pets, in the Museum of Illusions - to feel the peculiarities of life in an upside-down format.
Even three-year-olds visit the craft park. Children of all ages here successfully master the basics of cheese making, clay modeling, creating stained glass windows, painting toys. And this is only a small part of the list of entertainment in the giant exhibition center.
Sparrow Hills
The recreational zone is part of Gorky Park. It is better to choose it for walking if the child is fond of skateboarding, cycling, rollerblading. The sports complex of the same name is considered the largest in Russia. The Moscow authorities continue to improve its infrastructure today.
There is a cable car and an observation deck, a cozy atmosphere for walking along the embankment has been created. Vorobyovy Gory is considered by many to be an ideal place for family picnics. The territory harmoniously combines modern sports grounds and quiet picturesque corners of nature.
On the Andreevsky ponds, you can comfortably sit on benches, in gazebos. Not far from the reservoirs there is a mini-zoo where wild and small domestic animals live. The entrance is free.
Tsaritsyno
The huge recreational area consists of a park and 2 complexes: a palace-exhibition and a greenhouse. Each of them works according to its own schedule, only the park is open daily. The entrance is free. A visit to Tsaritsyno allows children to participate in interactive programs, learn interesting facts about the Age of Enlightenment, ballroom etiquette of Russian nobles.
There is a creative laboratory for teenagers, there are special children's excursion programs in greenhouses. If a child is fond of classical music, attending a concert at the Opera House will be an unforgettable experience for him. Young guests are allowed to touch the exhibits in the Children's Museum, where a computer game is installed with the ability to simulate their own pyrotechnic show.
Adults and young tourists tend to visit Tsaritsyno for the opportunity to participate in costume balls, historical reenactments, and colorful folk festivals.
Kolomenskoe
All conditions have been created here for the recreation of children, including those with disabilities. The entrance to the territory of Kolomenskoye is free. School excursions, cultural events, historical reconstructions, and quests are regularly held in the protected area. You can walk along the paths for hours and admire the stunning architecture of ancient buildings, structures, picturesque corners of nature.
Various entertainments are offered: photo sessions in historical costumes, horseback riding, rides in carriages. An art studio and workshops function on a permanent basis in Kolomenskoye. In them, young Muscovites and guests of the capital are taught the secrets of making dolls, clay toys, tiles, felt products, and decorative painting.
In Kolomenskoye there are rental points for children's electric cars, scooters, bicycles. They are open on weekends. Attractions with trampolines are installed on the territory.
Zaryadye
The green zone in the historical center of the capital is often chosen by supporters of budget vacations. The entrance to the recreational area is free. More than a million plants planted by human hands grow in Zaryadye. One of the kids' favorite places: a playground with a swing, an obstacle course.
There is a popular observation deck: "The Soaring Bridge" over the Moskva River, from where a stunning view of Red Square opens up.A huge amphitheater has been built, where shows and concerts are constantly held. Part of the territory is specially set aside for picnics on the lawn. In Zaryadye are located: an underground museum, an ice cave, a gastronomic center, a huge media complex, an exhibition hall.
Children and adults are happy to attend classes in biolabs, participate in master classes, quests. There are cafes in the recreational area (prices are very affordable by the standards of the capital), and there is a paid underground parking for vehicles.
Sokolniki
Previously, it was an exclusively royal resting place, but today Muscovites, guests of the capital, spend their time here with pleasure. All entertainment in Sokolniki is usually divided into 2 groups: sports and educational. There is a skate park, a shooting range, a carting center, and a huge number of trampolines. You can take lessons in acrobatics, riding a unicycle, swimming.
The main educational facilities of Sokolniki: museums, centers, clubs where children learn to play chess and checkers, take care of birds, set up experiments in physics and chemistry. There is a paid library, where various events are held every day: from lectures, meetings with writers to film screenings and creative evenings.
There is an opportunity to ride a velomobile; there are entertainment (including extreme) Italian attractions on the territory. Those who are tired of the hustle and bustle and decided to take a break from noisy entertainment are always expected by the hospitable alleys of the Lilac Garden - the quietest place in Sokolniki.
Izmailovsky park
The specially protected ecologically clean area attracts attention with its comfort and unique atmosphere. It is here that there is a chance to instill in a child a love for nature and for smaller brothers. There is a huge number of all kinds of educational, creative circles. Learning foreign languages in such an amazing place will give your child great pleasure.
Young visitors successfully master various techniques of painting, arts and crafts, including macrame and polymer clay modeling. A children's fitness program has been implemented, many sports and playgrounds are located, conditions have been created for training rollers, fans of equestrian sports, rope trails.
The structure of the huge entertainment complex includes several separate parks, places for active recreation, a theater, a cinema and other facilities. It is difficult to name entertainment that is not in Izmailovsky.
Victory Park
The capital's memorial complex is located on Poklonnaya Hill and attracts the attention of everyone who is interested in the history of Russia. It is in this place that many Muscovites receive their first lessons in patriotism. The park is distinguished by a special atmosphere, where the ease of children's recreation is harmoniously combined with official events, numerous attractions, sports complexes are located next to monuments to those who did not return from the war.
The structure of the complex includes Luno Park, a cinema, cafes and restaurants, trails and playgrounds for cyclists, rollers, skateboarders. A road train runs through the territory, here from morning until late evening there are excursions. The visitors of the complex, forgetting about time, spend hours looking at the exhibits in the Museum of the Great Patriotic War, admiring the fountains, studying samples of Soviet military equipment, including the legendary T-34 tank.
Celebration events are always unforgettable. An important part of unofficial celebrations is traditionally sports competitions, exhibition tournaments, master classes.
Zoo
One of the most visited places in the city near the Garden Ring is interesting for its history, unique collection of animals, birds and fish. Here, for 8000 representatives of the world of fauna, Muscovites are trying to create conditions that are as close as possible to their natural habitat. Thanks to webcams, adults and children can watch the life of the smaller brothers.
Important parts of the structure of the complex are the "Exatarium" and the exhibition of reptiles. It is impossible to consider all objects in detail in one day. It is better to start acquaintance with its territory and inhabitants with a group sightseeing tour. She and themed walks are in great demand, so you should take care of buying tickets in advance.
Especially active are residents, guests of the capital book tickets for the evening, when alleyways and paths shining with illuminated lights present an enchanting spectacle. Another important point: the complex is open all year round, seven days a week, but on holidays the reception of visitors ends a few hours earlier. There is a pony club and a lecture hall.
Fili Park
The structure of the old entertainment complex includes a protected forest. The park is always popular with fans of sports and a healthy lifestyle, lovers of hiking and outdoor cultural events. Leading Russian coaches conduct master classes for young footballers in Fili.
If a child is passionate about "Star Wars", he will be taught the basics of artistic fencing for free. Do you dream that your kid will learn English faster? Comfortable conditions have been created for one-time classes and regular learning of a foreign language. The skating rink offers the opportunity to skate at any time of the year. In Fili, there is a rental point for non-motorized vehicles, a picnic area is provided.
The town of attractions has a special place. The complex is equipped according to the zoning principle. To navigate all the entertainment, you need a map. It is with its help that it will be possible to quickly find places where historians have classes, various quests, laser tag competitions. The territory has a club "Children's Veranda" for kids, a summer cinema, an outdoor pool, a rope park.
Vorontsovsky park
Its atmosphere is mesmerizing, plunges into the world of antiquity, magnificent buildings, luxurious life of Russian nobles. Many visitors perceive the park as a parallel space. On one territory, architectural monuments coexist with modern attractions, waterfowl glide along the water surface of ponds and squirrels in the alleys boldly beg for food.
Acquaintance of the child with the works of the school literature course, adventure books, you can safely start from this amazing place. One of the best foreign language schools in the capital operates, unique museum expositions operate on a permanent basis, there is a huge number of winter, summer, year-round sports grounds.
Most of the lessons with trainers are free. One of the visiting cards of the landscape complex: labyrinths. Walking along them turns into a real quest.
Skazka Park
7 hectares of magic. This is how residents and guests of the capital call the multifunctional fairy-tale complex. It is initially focused on family vacations. Skazka consists of various sections, among them: the famous Dinopark, the beautiful Fairytale Forest, the magic Mirror Maze. In a magical world, virtual and classic attractions, 50 entertainment venues, restaurants, food courts, rooms for mothers and children coexist.
There is an ice skating rink and an ethno-cultural complex on the territory, where the authentic atmosphere of the Far North reigns even in the midst of hot summer. It is possible to rent the Houses of Trolls, Alchemist, Neptune with a capacity of up to 12-16 people to meet in a family celebration.
Skazka grants the right to guests to visit attractions with a discount with a club card. The complex has special bonus programs for pensioners, adults and children with disabilities, large families, birthday people.
Lianozovsky park
The entertainment complex in the district of the capital of the same name is famous for its ponds. Its structure includes the equally famous Goncharovsky Park.Lianozovo is an ideal place for family picnics. It provides special areas with magnificent views of the ponds and fountains. It is easy to find activities for your child in the entertainment complex.
In addition to attractions, there is a rope town, a shooting range, playgrounds, sports grounds, boating is organized, and an equestrian club functions. Alley of Fairy Tales is one of the business cards. It was opened relatively recently and is very popular with selfie lovers of all ages. In winter, Lianozovo turns into a kind of town for skiers, figure skaters and sledges.
The complex looks impressive at any time of the day. There is a special site for launching fireworks on the territory.
Hermitage Garden
The entertainment complex, which is relatively small by Moscow standards, is distinguished by a special creative atmosphere. On its territory there are 3 theaters and a large number of art studios. It is in the Hermitage in the open air that it is better to acquaint children with the works of classical music, whose live performance leaves an unforgettable mark. In his studios, children are happy to take dance lessons, go in for ballet. Here, artists regularly hold master classes for adults and young guests.
A visit to the monument of landscape gardening art is easy to combine with the study of the traditions of Eastern, European, Russian cuisine. Dishes in most establishments are prepared to go, which is especially convenient for organizing family picnics. The entertainment complex has a cozy children's playground with popular attractions and places for parents to relax.
Park "Gardeners"
The atmosphere of the Riga seaside has been successfully recreated in a small, cozy green corner. The main part of the recreation area is occupied by a skate park, a velodrome, and a rollerdrome. The latter is recognized as one of the best in Russia. The park is aimed at fans of outdoor activities, it has grounds for volleyball and tennis. If a child is fond of playing chess, he will quickly find like-minded friends at Sadovniki.
The entertainment complex has a summer cinema, a cable car, a jogging car, and rental centers for non-motorized vehicles, gyro scooters and roller skates are open. 3 playgrounds are equipped taking into account the characteristics of different age groups. The relaxation area is great for evening walks. There are gazebos, benches and a dry fountain on its territory.
Khodynskoe field
The name is associated with mass festivities organized by Catherine the Great and gloomy prophecies about the fate of the imperial dynasty. Khodynka is a significant place in Russian culture and history. The stylish park has largely adopted the mysterious spirit of the field. It grew in a few years on the site of an abandoned airfield and today is considered the standard of landscape fashion.
There is a skate court, a free dance school for children and adults. Magnificent dancing fountains are also located on Khodynka. The field is equipped with a mirror labyrinth, a panoramic swing, from where a magnificent view of the city opens. Sports simulators are installed on the site, and regular yoga classes are held in the children's leisure center.
Pharmaceutical garden
Best for a relaxing family holiday. It is open all year round, but in the spring it is closed for about 2 months due to muddy roads. There are no noisy attractions here. The main value lies in the opportunity to admire rare plants brought from all over the world. Traditionally, the holidays in the Pharmaceutical Garden are dedicated to representatives of the flora world, including chrysanthemums, orchids, primroses, pumpkins.
In summer, adults and children come here specially to admire the bloom of giant water lilies of the Victoria variety, in winter - to travel to the mysterious world of bright tropical forests. On the territory of the Pharmaceutical Garden, educational quests, interactive science shows for girls and boys are traditionally held. On weekends, creative workshops are open here.
Alexander Garden
Located near the Kremlin walls, it consists of 3 parts. It is on its territory that the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is located and the Eternal Flame burns. Important sights of the garden: the Italian grotto, a monument-obelisk in honor of 300 years of the reign of the Romanov dynasty, the Kutafya tower, the white-stone ancient Trinity bridge. Conifers, lindens, maples, flower beds, shrubs, rose gardens give this place a special charm. The garden is over 200 years old, but it looks youthful.
The monuments located on its territory only enhance this impression. The alley offers a view of the monuments to the defenders of the Fatherland of different generations. An artificial reservoir with sculptures of horses and heroes of Russian folk tales is recognized as a real decoration and a visiting card. The Alexander Garden is traditionally included in adult and children's city excursion programs.
