Helsinki Zoo is famous for its exotic collection of European and Asian animals and birds that are kept in spacious natural environments so that they can be nurtured properly. The Zoo is located on Korkeasaari Island and is reachable by Water transport easily. The zoo also houses a green house with rare species of plants and flowers and a café nearby serves good snacks to refresh the tourists. It i...
Beihai is Chinese for “northern sea” and the park is named for the manmade lake that covers most of its 170 acres. It is more than a thousand years old, dating back to the Liao Dynasty in the tenth century. Successive dynasties modified and renovated it into the park we see today. It was part of the Forbidden City until 1925, when the last emperor abdicated. The park has been open to the publi...
Reliant Astrodome, known simply as the Astrodome, is fondly called 'the eighth wonder of the world', and has been home to The Astros, a Major League baseball team. Designed by engineer Jack Boyd Buckley, it is a multi-purpose stadium designed for both baseball and football. It is most known for the artificial grass used called Astroturf. Website: www.reliantpark.com/relianta...
The grave of Franz Kafka is the most visited site here; turn right a row 21 then left at the wall until you come to the end of the section. Worshippers commemorate Kafka’s death on June 3rd. Address: Izraelska 1 Opening Times: 9am – 5pm Sunday to Thursday, 9am – 2pm Friday - April to October 9am – 4pm Sunday to Thursday, 9am – 2pm Friday – November to March ...