1. Shanghai Zoo Description: animal zoo plus ferris wheel and other amusement activities.
Address: 2381 Hong Qiao Road, near Hami Road.
Opening hours: daily Nov-Feb 7am-4:30pm, Mar & Oct 7am-5pm, Apr-Sept 6:30am-5pm
Admission: 30rmb (US$3.75), free for children under 1.2m (4 ft.)
2. ShanghaiOcean Aquarium Description: Asia's largest aquarium.
Address: Yincheng Bei Road 158, near OrientalPearlTower, Pudong.
Opening hours: daily 9am-8:30pm
Admission: 110rmb (US$13) adults, 65rmb (US$7.80) seniors over 70, 70rmb (US$8.40) children under 1.4m (55 in.), free for children under 80cm (32 in.)
The aquarium is a wonderful experience for kids, especially the walk-through glass observation tunnel where kids can see massive fish and sharks swim overhead.
3. The ShanghaiNaturalWildInsectKingdom Description: the "zoo" for all things creepy and crawly.
Address: 1 Fenghe Road, around corner from the OrientalPearlTower, Pudong.
Opening hours: daily 9am-5pm
Admission: 35rmb (US$4.30) adults, 20rmb (US$2.50) children, kids under 80cm (32in) free.
First floor has a fun open area with fish to feed and snakes to watch. Go downstairs for your fill of turtles and lizards as well as a fishing area where kids rent a net and catch goldfish.
4. Kidtown Description: Fun miniature city built for kids ages 6 months to 8 years to learn through play and for moms to socialize or have a cup of tea!
Address: 3211 Hong Mei Road, 4F (Above City Super Market).
Opening Hours: Daily 9:30am-6:00pm
Admission: 120rmb per child (can come in and out all day).
The facilities include a fire station, police station, home, beauty parlor, park, supermarket, theater, construction site, school, hospital and art room. It also offers free classes: Bingo, Cooking, Arts/Crafts, Music/Movement, Story Time and Kids Yoga.
5. Shanghai Science and Technology Museum Description: interactive museum with many activities to engage the kids. Imax theater
Address: Century Avenue (Shiji Da Dao) 2000, Pudong (north side CenturyPark).
Opening hours: daily 9am-5:30pm (last ticket sold at 3:30pm)
Admission: 60rmb (US$7.20) adults, 45rmb (US$5.60) high-school students, 20rmb (US$2.50) children under 1.2m (4 ft.)
6. ShanghaiWildAnimalPark (Shanghai Yesheng Dongwuyuan) Description: drive-through "safari" wildlife park with ability to purchase live prey to feed animals.
Address: Nan Hui San Zao Zhen, Pudong (near PudongInternationalAirport).
Opening hours: daily 8am-5pm
Admission: 80rmb (US$10), 40rmb (US$5) for kids under 1.2m (4 ft)
Visitors take buses through the park. Children who may not be able to handle the sight of live chickens being tossed to hungry tigers may prefer the Shanghai Zoo.
7. ShanghaiSculpturePark (She Shan) Description: wide open spaces with grass to run on, a man-made beach and lots of free kids' activities around Shanghai's "largest man-made lake".
Address: 1158 Linyin New Road, She Shan National Holiday Area, Songjiang District.
Opening hours: daily 9am-6pm
Admission: 98rmb, 70rmb for kids under 1.2m (4 ft) and 70+ senior citizens.
Really a fun place in the summer with the water park and beach, it's also a great spot to just get out of the city and walk, take a picnic and sit on the grass with a blanket.
Others
AmandaPlaza – ThinkTown (ZhongShanPark) Great thing for older kids if done on week day (it has all sorts of things they can experiment, like zero gravity, a zipper line, racing one a race-track like place against a computer, then in a different section it has a real size car they can paint on, science experiments, really really cool.
DinoBeach
Amazing place with a big and fun water park, but best on a week day or it will be packed and there will be 2-hour long waits for a slide ride. Indoor skiing - Yinqixn Indoor skiing at #1835, Qi Xin Lu., Minhang District Ice skating - The ice skating rink at Zhenda Guangchang, Lujiazui, Pudong Go Karting - Aomen Lu DiscKartCenter -326 Aomen Lu , Jiang Ning Lu Shanghai Rock Climbing - Ozark Rock Climbing Center 1 Jiang Su Lu, Shanghai Boat ride - A boat ride on the Haung Pu at night Yu Yuan Bazaar -shopping, eating and souvenir buying at Yu Yuan; also teh inside garden is worth seeing CenturyPark - Buying and flying kites at CenturyPark Chinese acrobatics- There are two troupes/locations that usually put on 60-90 minute nightly shows.
Shanghai Acrobatics - Shanghai Centre Theatre on Nanjing Xi Lu Shanghai Circus World - Gonghe Xin Lu, in Zhabei Bowling - There are tons of alleys in Shanghai. Purple Mountain Hotel in Lujiazui – across from the Intercontinental Hotel.
Toms World - Super brand mall,
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