Children's holiday is a controversial topic: some people think that on vacation children should take sun baths, actively rest, and someone believes that rest without getting new information does not make sense. Most likely the truth, as it often happens, is in the middle. An excellent children's holiday is both useful excursions and a sea of ​​fun - all in one.

Getting acquainted with Kharkov

Lazing in Kharkov with children, it will be logical to pay attention to the sights of the city. Of course, you will not show all historical and architectural monuments to your child, and you do not need to. But you can choose the most memorable places and get an idea of ​​the city.

Walk through Freedom Square will combine the familiarity with architectural monuments and children's favorite entertainment. This huge ancient square is the place for festive festivities, concerts, fairs and attractions. There are many churches and cathedrals in Kharkov: the Annunciation, the Assumption, the Pokrovsky. All this is not only spiritual places, but also magnificent architectural structures that amaze with beauty and grandeur.

Kharkov Planetarium

Museums

Kharkov Art Museum is one of the oldest in the country. The collection of the museum is extensive, among the presented works there are many unique national works. Visiting even one of the museum's expositions, you can learn a lot of new and interesting. Ticket for schoolchildren and students - 5 UAH, for adults - 7 UAH. 5 UAH. Every second Thursday of the month - a free day for students, every third Thursday of the month - for schoolchildren.

And for real sailors and pirates in Kharkov there is a maritime museum. Here you can not only consider the models of ancient and modern ships, but also learn a lot of sea stories and personally tear the ship's market. Visiting the museum with excursion - 15 UAH.

For young lovers of space - the Kharkov Planetarium named after. Yu. A. Gagarin, who has been working since 1957. price of visit - 20 - 25 UAH

Opposite the opera house in Sumskaya Street, you can relax at the Mirror Jet fountain complex, dedicated to the victory in the Great Patriotic War, behind the fountain there is an alley of children-heroes.

Children's entertainment in Kharkov

Moreover, in Kharkov many places that children will not only be useful, but also extremely interesting to visit .And the Central Park of Culture and Tourism ą $ .Gorky - one of the best places for walking with children, not only for entertainment, but also for cognitive purposes - $ .Which of the children will refuse to walk on a real cable car? Suspension cable car in Kharkov connects Sumskaya street with the Pavlovo field micro district through Park im. $ .Gorky and Sarzhin Yar .The one-way road takes 18 minutes - the passenger rises to a height of 8 to 26 m above the ground, from where a magnificent view of the green massifs of the Gorky Park and the Botanical Garden of Kharkov University, Pavlovo Pole and Shatilovka .The ticket price is about 10 UAH .

And can there be something more exciting than a ride on the children's railway? This is a real children's and youthful unit of the Southern Railway in Kharkov, where trains and pupils of Kharkov schools operate as dispatchers and conductors. The length of the tracks is 3, 6 km, there are three stations - the TsPKiO them. Gorky, Forest Park and Memorial. The children's railway runs from May to October, almost without breaks since 1940, passengers carry two convoys of six cars each. ticket costs about 3 UAH, children under 3 years old - free of charge.

Kharkiv ChRD

Water Park "Jungle"

Fans of water entertainment are waiting for the water park "Jungle", the largest in the country a complex of water entertainments with a huge number of attractions, all kinds of swimming pools and full infrastructure. Children's ticket (there is a restriction on the growth, but not by age - up to 146 cm) - 80 UAH for the entire day of visit, adult - 110 UAH.

Dolphinarium

The Dolphinarium of Kharkov invites all amateurs of the underwater world to visit..Here you can see the performances of marine mammals and even swim with dolphins, as well as visit a real oceanarium of $ $ .A ticket for a performance with dolphins will cost 80 UAH, a night show - 120 UAH, a visit to the oceanarium - 40 UAH .Children under 5 years - free of charge .But for personal communication with dolphins will have to fork out more: swim with the dolphin circle and take a picture - 250 UAH, 30-minute diving with a dolphin (with equipment rental and instructor) - 800 UAH, swim with several dolphins - 500-800 UAH depending on amount of time .

Kharkov Zoo

Kharkov Zoo is another great way to spend your free time and get a charge of positive emotions. This zoo was founded in the XIX century, and to this day holds many representatives of fauna from around the world. It covers an area of ​​22 hectares, on which cages, an aquarium, a terrarium and a bird's corner are located. Here are located about 400 species of animals, including rare and endangered. For visitors under 5 years old, the entrance to the zoo is free, from 5 to 12 years - 10 UAH., From 13 years old an adult ticket is valid at 30 UAH.

Kharkiv Circus

Kharkov Circus invites children under 5 to visit their performances for free, the rest they will cost from 40 to 150 UAH.