• A kids' paddling pool opens in summer, and playgrounds are spread across the park rather than in one spot
• Open-air theater with free shows in summer; the program is posted at the park entrances
• Fatbikes are banned, but regular bikes and skaters still share the main paths, so keep small kids close near them

Vondelpark is a 47-hectare park of lawns, ponds and winding paths, opened in 1865 and named after the poet Joost van den Vondel. It has playgrounds, an open-air theater, a rose garden with more than 70 kinds of roses, and cafés such as the Groot Melkhuis and 't Blauwe Theehuis. Kids can picnic on the grass, rent skates, or spot the storks that nest here most springs.