A large combined zoo, amusement park and water park about ten kilometres east of the city centre at Kjevik. The animal collection — tigers, red pandas, wolves, native species — is fine but not the main attraction. What draws Norwegian families from the entire country is Kardemomme By, a walk-in recreation of the imaginary town from Thorbjørn Egner's beloved 1955 children's book, complete with the three robbers, the lion, and the bakery selling the cakes Tante Sofie warns you not to eat.
Allow a full day in summer; queues for the major rides and the water park can be long. Bus 35 runs from the city centre every twenty minutes. Tickets are not cheap by international standards but are good for re-entry through the day.