Families
Families with children aren´t neglected either during their visit to the natural park "Bergisches Land". You can enjoy nature, go to the pool, visit a museum which is particularly suitable for children, visit caves, animal sanctuaries and the zoo in Cologne and Düsseldorf as well as the fairytale park in Altenberg where Grimms´fairytales are narrated and played.

Local Swimming Pools:

Paffrath, Bergisch Gladbach with an outside and inside pool;
Kürten Splash-pool

Museums suitable for children:

Rhine land Industrial Museum, Paper Mill Alte Dombach
School Museum, Bergisch Gladbach
Farmhouse Museum at the Clemens residence Bergisch Gladbach
Railway and Local History Museum, Erkrath
Railway Museum, Gummersbach-Dieringhausen
Bergisches Open-Air museum
Museum for Children, Wuppertal-Langerfeld
etc...

Caves:

Animal sancturies:

Zoo Köln
Monkey- Bird sanctuary Reichshof-Eckenhagen
Animal sanctuary, Solingen-Gräfrath
Animal sanctuary with pets to stroke, Solingen-Ohligs

German Fairytale Woods, Odenthal-Altenberg

Not very far from the Cathedral at Altenberg, in the midst of fir and delicious trees the Fairytale Woods are located. Fairytales are depicted in a way which is suitable for children. Grimms´collection can be admired by all.