• Natural playground by the Generator Hostel on Mauritskade, with sand to dig, swings, slides and a pole forest, built mainly for younger kids
• Wading pool for children inside the park, so pack a towel and spare clothes on warm days
• Summer festivals fill the park, including Keti Koti on July 1, so expect crowds on those days

Oosterpark is an English-style landscape park, the first large park the city laid out, with ponds, streams, a pond with a small island and long walking paths. Kids head for the wading pool and the natural playground by the Generator Hostel, where they dig in sand, swing, slide and climb through a pole forest.

The park also holds the National Slavery Monument, the focus of the Keti Koti festival each July 1.