Teenagers want plans that don't feel built for their little sibling. These are the places and events we'd take a 13 to 17-year-old to: climbing walls, high-energy indoor games, rope parks, ice rinks, museums with some depth, and the city festivals teens go to with friends. Good for a rainy Saturday, a day with visiting family, or a plan they can do with their own crew.
Six evenings a season, the outdoor Dolder rink turns into a disco: a light show, DJs Steven Sander and Marvellous80 playing hits, and a theme for each night, from a Halloween ghost ride to a Frozen night and a fireworks edition.
It suits kids who can already skate on their own and teens out with friends. Families can book a fondue table in the restaurant overlooking the ice.
Laser Arena Zürich is a 750 m² laser tag arena on a single floor, filled with fog, fluorescent light, sound effects and obstacles to hide behind. After a short briefing, players wear sensor vests and tag opponents with infrared markers in team games of 12 minutes each. A hit switches a vest off for about six seconds.
Bistro with lounge, changing room and free parking out front.
A bouldering gym in a brick hall, open since 2013, with about 800 m2 of walls and blocks over thick mats. The 200-plus problems are reset every week in every grade, so first-timers and strong climbers share the space.
A passage leads to a second room of about 200 m2 for warming up, stretching and training boards.
A large climbing gym on the Gaswerk industrial site, with about 330 rope routes on walls up to 17m and around 260 boulders, indoors and outside.
Kids can drop in to boulder on the 4.5m walls; climbing on a rope needs belay skills, so first-timers book a taster course. All gear rents at the desk, and there's a bistro and lounge.
Teenagers want plans that don't feel built for their little sibling. These are the places and events we'd take a 13 to 17-year-old to: climbing walls, high-energy indoor games, rope parks, ice rinks, museums with some depth, and the city festivals teens go to with friends. Good for a rainy Saturday, a day with visiting family, or a plan they can do with their own crew.
Six evenings a season, the outdoor Dolder rink turns into a disco: a light show, DJs Steven Sander and Marvellous80 playing hits, and a theme for each night, from a Halloween ghost ride to a Frozen night and a fireworks edition.
It suits kids who can already skate on their own and teens out with friends. Families can book a fondue table in the restaurant overlooking the ice.
Laser Arena Zürich is a 750 m² laser tag arena on a single floor, filled with fog, fluorescent light, sound effects and obstacles to hide behind. After a short briefing, players wear sensor vests and tag opponents with infrared markers in team games of 12 minutes each. A hit switches a vest off for about six seconds.
Bistro with lounge, changing room and free parking out front.
A bouldering gym in a brick hall, open since 2013, with about 800 m2 of walls and blocks over thick mats. The 200-plus problems are reset every week in every grade, so first-timers and strong climbers share the space.
A passage leads to a second room of about 200 m2 for warming up, stretching and training boards.
A large climbing gym on the Gaswerk industrial site, with about 330 rope routes on walls up to 17m and around 260 boulders, indoors and outside.
Kids can drop in to boulder on the 4.5m walls; climbing on a rope needs belay skills, so first-timers book a taster course. All gear rents at the desk, and there's a bistro and lounge.
