Things to do with kids in Bucharest when staying for an extended period. I won’t go into all the details of our wanderings, but overall we stayed for nearly two weeks — and we had to keep the kids entertained somehow.

We found a great place to stay that also served as entertainment for the kids — Orhideea Residence & Spa. It’s a 10-story residential building converted into a hotel. We stayed in a three-bedroom apartment with all the amenities, including a kitchen and washing machine. There’s a rooftop restaurant with a city view and a decent breakfast in the morning, plus a large gym, pool, and solid saunas downstairs — which we all enjoyed both in the morning and evening.

Therme Bucharest

Very high standard — fun for both kids and adults. Water slides, pools, saunas — all top notch. We even caught a theater festival: performers staged shows right inside the sauna while swinging towels around.

Address: Calea Bucureşti 1K, Balotești 077015, Romania
Website: therme.ro

Țiriac Collection Auto Gallery

Țiriac Collection Auto Gallery — mind-blowing for car lovers. Owned by the same person behind Klass Wagen. Honestly, he could’ve lent us one of his Ferraris instead of a Duster…

Address: Calea Bucureștilor 289, Otopeni 075100, Romania
Website: tiriaccollection.ro
Phone: +40 755 128 444

Destiny Park

Destiny Park — a mini city of professions. We know the concept and our kids love it. We paid quite a bit, but within half an hour it was flooded with hundreds of children, and became unbearable. As we were about to leave, I decided to complain. A manager explained we had come on their busiest day — training day. He kindly offered us an open voucher to return. We came back the next day and spent almost the whole day there with hardly anyone else around.

Address: Calea Ion Zăvoi 8b, București 015045, Romania
Website: destinypark.ro
Phone: +40 756 219 340

Edenland Park

Edenland Park — a forest park with lots of attractions: kids’ play areas, rope courses, climbing walls, a zoo, and more.

Address: Strada Cantonului 12, Balotești 077015, Romania
Website: edenland.ro
Phone: +40 733 365 263

Nearby, right by the river, there’s a small mall focused on children’s activities with an affordable restaurant serving tasty, varied food — Snagov Plaza.

Mogoșoaia Park

Mogoșoaia Park — a large, scenic park along the river with a castle and a “very fat tree.” Quiet and peaceful. We spent the whole day there.

Address: Strada Valea Parcului 1, Mogoșoaia 077135, Romania
Website: palatebrancovenesti.ro
Phone: +40 760 906 090

Herăstrău Park

Herăstrău Park is a large park with a lake. We took a boat ride and had lunch at the massive Berăria H brewery. On weekends, there’s live music.

Orășelul Cunoașterii

Orășelul Cunoașterii is a science museum. It’s compact, but there’s a lot to explore both inside and outside — mainly logic puzzles and hands-on challenges. We had a fun half-day there, and you could easily stay longer.

Address: Strada Pajurei 3A, București 013151, Romania
Website: oraselulcunoasterii.ro
Phone: +40 723 390 449

Grigore Antipa National Museum

Skeletons, taxidermy, and natural phenomena. Next door in Kiseleff Park, there’s a mid-sized dinosaur park and a large working playground.

Address: Şoseaua Pavel D. Kiseleff 1, București 011341, Romania
Website: antipa.ro
Phone: +40 21 305 6031

AFI Cotroceni is a large shopping mall. There are plenty of children’s activities — though pricey — like gymboree, a museum of senses, rope park, skating rink, and more.

Orășelul Copiilor is a small, somewhat aged amusement park. You pay separately for each ride.

Address: București 041701, Romania
Website: facebook.com
Phone: +40 730 034 678

Circul Metropolitan București

Circul Metropolitan București is a permanent circus — not bad at all. We lost our phone there and someone found and returned it. A nice surprise! Nearby is Parcul Circului, a park that’s not too run-down.

A charming spot in the city center with a great vibe. We stopped by Caru’ cu bere, a restaurant in a beautiful historic building. There was live music too — but the food was mediocre, overpriced, and overall a tourist trap.

Vatra restaurant, on the other hand, was great — tasty food, decent prices, more energetic music, and even dancing. Right nearby is the large lakefront park Grădina Cișmigiu. Sadly, the playgrounds were closed… you can’t have it all.

I believe that in almost any large city, you can find things to do with kids. And Bucharest is no exception.