• Boat and hydrobike rental from pontoons along the lake shore, with hours that change by season and day of the week
• Village Museum inside the park, an open-air collection of traditional houses and buildings from regions across Romania
• Best in spring and autumn, with flowers in April and May and golden leaves in September and October; in summer, come in the morning or evening to dodge the heat

Herăstrău Park covers about 200 hectares around a 74-hectare lake, where pontoons rent rowing boats and hydrobikes and kayakers paddle out. Away from the water there are children's playgrounds, an adventure park with trails, skate areas, bike rental and tennis courts.

The Japanese Garden and Rose Island are quieter corners, and the open-air Village Museum, with traditional houses from across Romania, sits inside the park.