Dresden Elbland with children: ideas for indoor and outdoor outings

The Dresden Elbland region is enchanting.

A family-friendly destination

Exploring the Dresden Elbland region with children is great fun: for example, at the Oskarshausen amusement park in Freital or at the Children’s Museum within the Dresden Hygiene Museum. It’s a whole new world where you can embark on a fascinating journey through the human senses. Guided tours and activities for children, the paddle steamer fleet, wonderful (adventure) playgrounds, exciting historical excursions at Festung Xperience, the zoo, great swimming pools, a rollercoaster restaurant and countless other ideas – it’s not easy to choose!

It is only when you are out and about that you experience that sense of enchantment.

Erich KästnerDresden-based writer

Family takes a carriage ride with a view of Moritzburg Castle in the Dresden Elbland.

Mother and son enjoying a ride on the Dresden Park Railway through the Great Garden in Dresden.

Family with two children enjoying outdoor adventures at the Moritzburg high ropes course in the Dresden Elbland.

Discover the world of Cinderella

Moritzburg Castle

Princesses and princes, take note! This fairytale castle is a dream come true and the filming location for the famous DEFA classic *Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella*. Will Cinderella’s golden slipper fit you? Give it a go. You’ll find the castle right in the heart of the beautiful Moritzburg cultural landscape, with its parks, woods and ponds. Let’s go!

Grand Garden. Grand Tour.

Dresden Park Railway

A small railway, but great fun! From late March to October, the Dresden Park Railway – one of Germany’s oldest miniature railways – chugs its way through the Großer Garten. The historic steam locomotives ‘Lisa’ and ‘Moritz’, dating from 1925, and their younger ‘siblings’ – two modern electric locomotives – have been delighting young and old alike since 1950. All aboard!

Adventure Theme Park

Oskarshausen

Here, over 50 attractions, fantastic play areas, cool rides and wacky factories await children of all ages. Want to make a madcap orchestra play using everyday objects? Fancy whizzing through the air on the chain carousel? At Oskar’s Amusement Park, whole families can design their own leisure experience – indoors and outdoors, whatever the weather!

Hold your position

For something really good ...

Here you’ll find Baroque architecture so magnificent that even Versailles would be jealous, and cakes so delicious that you’ll completely forget to count the calories. Come and visit – we’ve got history, culture and so much charm that you’re guaranteed to want to stay longer than you planned! 😊🏰🍰

Family of four getting off the Lößnitzgrundbahn at a stop in the Dresden Elbland.

Outdoor destinations

Outdoor fun for children in Dresden Elbland: explore, run about, marvel

Whether you’re climbing, having a picnic or going on a treasure hunt – there’s plenty of action on offer in Dresden Elbland.

Hold your position

For something really good ...

Here you’ll find Baroque architecture so magnificent that even Versailles would be jealous, and cakes so delicious that you’ll completely forget to count the calories. Come and visit – we’ve got history, culture and so much charm that you’re guaranteed to want to stay longer than you planned! 😊🏰🍰