Lovely forrest walk combined with free, wild-ish animal park. Some of the animals in cages made me…read moresad (therefore the lower rating), but love that you can feed the goats; the highlight of the walk!

A hidden gem! Such a great place for the young and old. Nestled in the forests of Pforzheim lies…read moreand huge sanctuary for animals. Park for 2 euros on weekdays or 5 euros on weekends for few hours with these beautiful creatures. Admission is shockingly free! At the entrance, there's a small food stand that's got your typical schnizel sandwiches for 4 euros or various ice creams for 2 euros and everything in between. Just beyond the food stand/ biergarten, is a little shack that sells boxes of animal feed for 1.50. If used sparingly, it can last you the whole visit. Not to worry if you run out. There are vending machines with animal feed as well. The animals are quite gentle and will gently eat off your hands. The bigger animals will simply open their mouth for you to toss food in. All the animals are enclosed by a large wire fence. There are a couple areas where you can enter and feed the animals inside their enclosures. My little ones enjoyed themselves immensely! There's a strange, wonderful joy to feeding animals directly from the hand. Aside from all this wonderful animal excitement, your children can play in the many playgrounds. Each one is unique in its own way and feature something special. For adults, there's a cool ropes course that costs 12-19 euros and takes a few hours to do. Looks fun for the adventurous. As for me, I prefer to keep my feet on the ground. This is something great for teens and adults who seek a bit more of a thrill in a scenic backdrop. All in all, this is a magical place for folks of all ages. Highly recommended!

We came here primarily for visiting the stork refuge as we read about of its existence in this…read morepark. I must say we were a little disappointed to be honest--perhaps due to our preconceived notion of what this "refuge" ought to be like... Yes, great efforts are made to restore storks population. However, as a "refuge" it fell short of what we expected. There were four storks (I assumed two couples) kept under a low net (about ten to twelve feet) habitat area. There were several poles with ready-made nest stands, and some of them already had nest built with sticks. That was pretty much the extent of habitat here. You can see a lot more of them in nature here and elsewhere. One of the write-ups was about the incubation of eggs, but I couldn't see any evidence of it during our visit. Oh well, we must've missed the prime season anyway. Nonetheless, the park is very nice and totally free to enter--even the zoo area. Zoo is open during certain hours during the day--they will check your COVID vaccination certificates, and you must wear mask and sanitize your hands before entering. There were many folks running around the park itself, and there was a yoga class about ready to start on a lawn. Flowers around the Orangerie were very pretty and well-cared for. The Rose Garden had some beautiful roses (photos) though it probably was close to the end of its season when we visited here. Parking is free around the park in the designated parking stalls. There are public restrooms--near one of the entrances for nominal cost. If you are in Strasbourg, you must come and visit this great park.

Strasbourg is a hidden gem of a city, and if you're lucky enough to be visiting it, make sure to…read morehead over to the Parc de l'Orangerie while you're there. Part Park, part petting zoo, and part regular zoo, it's an ideal way to enjoy the outdoors in Strasbourg no matter what the season. Although I visited during the late afternoon and during the winter, there was no shortage of activity, as the place buzzed with people and animals alike. After parking, a friend and I slowly meandered around and looked at the exotic birds. I was thrilled to see a Mandarin Duck idly paddling around in one of the ponds -- they're just as delightful in person as when I had seen their photos. A flock of flamingos occupies another pond, and one particular one was quite vocal that evening. A pleasant "tick-tock-tick" of ping pong balls wafted over from one part of the park as we walked around. We headed through the tree-lined walk to see the (enormous!) stork's nests in some of the trees as the Josephine Pavilion, stopping by Gaenseliesl to take her picture. On our way back we heard the unmistakable braying of a donkey from the petting zoo -- it was dinner time and he was eager for the human in the enclosure to come his way with his dinner. As the sun set, the visit to the Parc de l'Orangerie rounded out what could only be described as a perfect day in Strasbourg!

This is a great indoor park for all day play. The entree fee is 20€ per person but the kids can…read moreliterally play all day. They have rock climbing. Zip line, slides, a castle and even a huge pirate boat. They have a good variety of food and drinks. I'm still getting use to everywhere in Germany serving wine and beer.

It's an indoor playplace that stays busy because of the ever-changing weather. The kids had been a…read morecouple times before with friends but this was my first time. There are a couple different play areas, jungle, space, treehouse, castle, and pirate ship. Bring extra socks because the pirate area has fountains and splash tanks. Your kids will get wet and so will you. Nothing is worse than wet socks. We had two preteens and one toddler. The bigger kids mainly stayed in the jungle, treehouse, and space areas. The castle was mainly for exploring rooms. There is a huge statue of a horse upstairs. It's manhood is eye level to most and ummm...human. It was weird and awkward. Our toddler played in the ball pit area of the jungle. He had such a ball! (knee slaps. I heart puns!) We took him into the space area and went down some slides. There were half of them I was too chicken to go down alone. Kids were shooting out like rockets. I guess that's the point and all. You get a card at the beginning and that's what you use to pay for everything. You clear your card upon exiting. There is the normal food items with typical pricing. Water, soda, and coffees. I think we spent around 20 euro for drinks and a plate of fries. We went in the afternoon when it was the cheapest. 17 euro vs 8.50 after 4:30. Yeah, I'll take that. I can see why kids want to come here. I can see why parents would want to bring older kids. It's too rich for my blood to come here during the day or multiple times. Once was enough for me.

Really nice park with lake and boardwalks. A 150 foot tall tower with great views and the best…read morething was a kids water playground. Really nice green-space in Kehl, Germany right across the Rhine from Strasbourg