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 Mini-zoo for children |
Slottsskogen Gothenburg 41308 Sweden +46 31 827 566 |
At Barnens zoo, children can learn to interact with animals in a natural and respectful way. Goats, sheep, pigs and ducks roam freely in an enclosure where the children can walk around and pet the animals. At 2p and 2:15p you can take a short walk down to the seals or the penguins nearby and watch them being fed. To get here, take trams 1, 2 or 7 to Botaniska trädgården. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Large oceanarium with sharks and giant lobsters |
Strandvägen 9 (Havets Hus) Gothenburg 453 80 Sweden +46 523 1 9670 http://www.havetshus.lysekil.se/ |
Havets Hus, (House of the Sea), is located north of Gothenburg, in Lysekil. Its oceanarium contains over 100 species of plant and animal life from the Gullmaren, Kattegatt and Skagerack areas. The main feature is a tunnel-shaped tank filled with with giant lobsters and spiny dogfish swimming in 140,000 litres of water. This cylindrical aquarium contains mackerel and sharks, and the big flatfish tank has plaice, turbot, ray and sole species. If you get hungry during your visit there is a café on the aquarium's roof. The aquarium is open daily from 10a. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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 Manor house with zoo and art centre |
Nolhaga allé Gothenburg 441 81 Sweden +46 322 7 5598 |
When Jonas Ahlströmer returned to Alingsås after spending some time abroad he bought Nolhaga Manor. During his time there the manor had a mill, tobacco plantations and brickworks. It was here that they planted the first potato in Sweden, in 1724. Claes Adelsköld bought Nolhaga manor in the 1870s and rebuilt it in Italian Renaissance style. The city of Alingsås has been the owner of the manor since 1921 and has used it as a dancing salon and business school. It has also been the city's art centre since 1970. There is also an animal park with Swedish and foreign animals, and a farm-animal park for little children during the summer. Nolhaga manor is open Tuesday to Sunday. A local train will take you from Gothenburg to Alingsås and then bus 571 goes from Alingsås to Nolhaga Skola. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Where the locals relax in the summer |
Slottsskogen Gothenburg 41130 Sweden |
In the summer, Slottsskogen park is filled with sunbathers and coffee-drinking locals. There is a pool with seals, and you can watch them being fed at 2p. At Barnens Zoo the children can learn to play with animals in a respectful way. Refresh yourself at one of the several cafés. For the young children there is playground Plikta. Slottskogen is located next to Linnéplatsen, not very far from Gothenburg's city centre. Tram 1 and 2 go to Linnéplatsen, or you can take tram 7 to Botaniska Trädgården. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Poisonous fish and tropical reptiles |
Karl Johansgatan 1-3 Gothenburg 41459 Sweden +46 31 61 2900 |
The Gothenburg Aquarium is housed in the same building as Sjöfartsmuseet (the Maritime Museum). This is the place to go if you want to see poisonous, dangerous or simply colourful tropical fish, such as piranhas or dragon fish. Another room is dedicated to common Swedish species like cod and flatfish. But the most exciting part is probably the terrarium, where you can see boa constrictors, salamanders and a couple of alligators. To get here, take trams 3, 4 or 9 to Stigbergstorget. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Zoo with reptiles and snakes |
Slottsskogen Gothenburg 413 08 Sweden +46 31 41 4050 |
Tropikhuset (the Tropical House) is a very exciting animal park for the whole family, with over 100 animals. You will find monkeys, birds, reptiles, insects, alligators, snakes, spiders and other exotic animals. Visit Mörkrets Värld (the World of Darkness), which has Sweden's largest bat cave, monkeys and rats, just to mention a few. Time has been reversed, so to speak, so that the animals can be viewed in their natural environment. In Barnens regnskog (The Children's Rainforest) there are animals like lizards, free-flying birds and fish. There is also a children's animal class, where you learn about the behaviour of animals. Open daily. Admission: adults SEK60 (EUR7.08), children SEK30 (EUR3.54). To get here, take trams 1 or 2 to Linnéplatsen. Walk through Slottskogen, there are signs all over the park. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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