For families: Stary Widzew

a former power-plant complex with a science centre (150+ exhibits), a planetarium and a film museum

a glasshouse in Źródliska Park with about 4,500 plants across three climate pavilions

a planetarium in EC1 with night-sky shows and space presentations for schools and families

a 23.5-hectare park from 1915 on the former Łódź primeval forest, with pitches, courts and a 1928 pond

a two-level karting track in Widzew with a fleet of 25 go-karts, from kids' models to sporty ones

a trampoline park in Stary Widzew, over 1,000 sqm, open year-round, with a foam pit

a seasonal outdoor pool with a full 50x25-metre sports basin, its history going back to the 1960s

an active film school in Oskar Kon's former palace, alumni include Wajda, Polański and Kieślowski

Łódź's largest shooting range, in the former Anilana factory, with 16 stands and a wide choice of weapons

close contact with parrots and exotic birds in Stary Widzew, a cafe with kids' birthday parties

one of Łódź's oldest parks, laid out in 1875 by Fabryczna station, with a Moniuszko monument from 1963

a shopping centre on Piłsudskiego avenue with an Auchan hypermarket, the Zielona Przystań garden and a post office

a sport shooting club since 1998, with three ranges at 20, 50 and 100 metres and training for shooters