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Top 50 Family-Friendly Attractions near Menyuan [2025]
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Lanzhou Danxia Geological Park
4.5
/5
1806 reviews
8.1
From AU$ 17.03
>100 km from downtown
Phone 0931-2123999
Address: 甘肃省兰州市永登县树屏镇杏花村
Recommended sightseeing time: 0.5-1 day
Saved by 176 users1552 positive reviews
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The scenery is beautiful. But the service management...
Recommended route: First take a car to the Danding Lansheng, then walk down the mountain and take the plank road loop line to enjoy all the beautiful scenery.
Danxia landform is worth seeing, but the route of the scenic spot is not set up properly. There is a section of the route where you don't take the sightseeing bus, and you are asked to pay to rent a shared electric car. Or you are asked to pay extra to upgrade to VIP. All you can see is money.
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Xining Wildlife Park
4.5
/5
2446 reviews
7.6
From AU$ 6.39
Based on 8 reviews
83.9 km from downtown
Phone 0971-3922193
Address: No. 9 Xingzhi Road, Chengxi District, Xining City
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-3 hours
Highlights:
Snow leopards & herbivores coexist
Snow leopard habitat with simulated alpine rock environment
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One day in Xining city. In the morning, we went to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Wildlife Park. We saw snow leopards, garden babies, manuls, etc. It is a zoo with a very high cost performance. It is really worth spending half a day to visit it.
The only zoo in the country where you can see desert cats!! I have known about this zoo through snow leopards since 2017, and now I finally came. I was lucky to see all of the Nishino F4, the beautiful Shuangshuang and Xiaxia, the round Liangliang, the business-minded Saburo and the garden baby, and the always sleeping Huhu. Leopards and cats must continue to be happy
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Pingshan Lake Grand Canyon
4.7
/5
2465 reviews
7.6
From AU$ 27.67
Based on 28 reviews
>100 km from downtown
Phone 0936-8830066
Address: Pingshanhu Township Government, Ganzhou District, Zhangye City
Recommended sightseeing time: 3-5 hours
Saved by 189 users1888 positive reviews
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Pingshan Lake Grand Canyon is not as stunning as Danxia and not as pleasant as Junmachang in terms of scenery, but it is better in experience, and the overall scenery will make people wow.
I didn't choose to go on an in-depth tour this time. I walked through Lingzhi Valley. A kid scratched his leg. The staff of the scenic area security department sent iodine and gauze to treat and bandage it. It was considerate and responsible. This is also a typical epitome of the simple, warm and kind people of Gansu that can be felt everywhere along the way of this trip to the Hexi Corridor.
Thank you scenic spot~~~
It was cool inside the canyon, not crowded, and very pleasant to walk. Climbing the spiral staircase was not tiring and it was finished quickly. The scenery of the park was nice, with many places worth taking photos and checking in. In addition, the shuttle bus took nearly 20 minutes to drive, and the entrance to the scenic area was far from the core park. The ticket price was average. It took about 3 hours to play. If you like riding camels, you can get a ticket for an in-depth tour, which costs about 190 yuan more and has more ways to play, which is really affordable.
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Gansu Provincial Museum
4.7
/5
3637 reviews
7.6
Based on 133 reviews
Gansu Provincial Museum/Lanzhou Center | >100 km from downtown
Phone 0931-2339131
Address: No. 3 Xijin East Road, Qilihe District, Lanzhou City
Recommended sightseeing time: 3-4 hours
Highlights:
Exhibition of the Galloping Horse Treading on a Swallow
Immersive exhibit hall experience
Saved by 100 users2317 positive reviews
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There was a queue of nearly 200 meters from the entrance before the museum opened, but you really have to enter the museum early, otherwise there will be several layers of people in front of the horse at noon. The museum is not big, and it seems crowded when there are many people. There are several exhibition areas with insufficient air conditioning, but the content is still quite rich. Especially the temporary exhibition starting on the 8th is worth visiting.
Witness the precipitation of the years, each piece is the dialogue of time and space. The favorite is the ceramic museum, the portrait porcelain, the horse treading swallow, the bronze god tree, the Dunhuang mural flying god statue, the exquisite and wonderful
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Lanzhou Yellow River Cruise
4.2
/5
364 reviews
6.8
From AU$ 20.22
Zhongshan Bridge/Xiguan | >100 km from downtown
Address: No. 532 Nanbinhe East Road, Qilihe District, Lanzhou
Recommended sightseeing time: 0.5-1 hour
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The night cruise on the Yellow River takes 35 minutes. There are four docks. It is usually busier at Baitashan Dock. Tickets are 95 yuan each and 49 yuan for seniors. Lanzhou sunsets at about 8:30 in July. You can see the night view of both sides of the river by taking a cruise after 8 o'clock. However, the cruise is very short and you turn around and come back. It is not very amazing. You can take it or not.
- 景观体验绝佳：乘坐游轮顺流而下，可将中山桥、白塔山、黄河母亲雕像等众多兰州标志性景点尽收眼底，白天能欣赏黄河两岸壮美自然风光，感受母亲河的磅礴气势，夜晚则可领略金城璀璨夜景，灯光映照下的黄河宛如一条金色丝带。 - 文化氛围浓厚：游轮上有精彩的民俗表演，如兰州太平鼓、兰州花儿等，还有讲解员讲述“黄河古渡”“金城关”等千年故事，让游客深入感受兰州的历史文化与民俗风情。- 服务贴心周到：工作人员热情耐心，服务周到细致，会全程提供指引和帮助，且游轮上配备了厕所等基础设施，部分游轮还设有观景露台，为游客提供了舒适的游览环境。- 交通便捷：码头位置便利，公交、打车都能直达，周边停车也方便，无论是本地居民还是外地游客都能轻松前往，开启黄河之旅。- 性价比高：票价较为实惠，还会推出各种优惠活动和不同线路，游客可根据自己的需求和预算进行选择，获得高性价比的旅游体验。
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Qinghai Lake The Holy Spring Bay (Cliff)
4.6
/5
182 reviews
6.6
>100 km from downtown
Phone 0970-5937788
Address: 青海省海北藏族自治州刚察县315国道
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The location here for viewing Qinghai Lake is excellent. The newly opened scenic area is not crowded and the price-performance ratio is high. Driving from here to Heimahe via Huanhu West Road is probably the most beautiful section of Qinghai Lake.
Free admission, the shuttle bus is 38 yuan regardless of the crowd. High cost performance, beautiful scenery, many 湟鱼, no need to queue for the shuttle bus, very convenient. Directly to the edge of Qinghai Lake, worth going.
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Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Nature Museum
4.3
/5
512 reviews
6.5
From AU$ 11.50
Biological Park Area | 77.4 km from downtown
Phone 0971-5226789
Address: No. 21 Jinger Road, Chengbei District, Xining City
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-3 hours
Highlights:
Beetle model building event
24 halls & 8,000 exhibits
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Just by the four words "Qinghai-Tibet Plateau", it has irreplaceable uniqueness, attracting people to explore the magic of the plateau, so after being closed on the first day, we have to come again the next day, which is also the last stop of this trip to Xining. 24 exhibition halls of landform models/topography science/animal and plant specimens/Sanjiangyuan water samples, every step in the natural science popularization experience a sense of substitution, the spirituality of all things on the third pole of the roof of the world is majestic and magnificent.
No matter how smart and rare the Helena Morpho Butterfly is, or how full and sacred the Rhodiola rosea is, it is not as persistent and vivid as the exploration of Sanjiangyuan, and the scientific expedition to Mount Everest is so great and magnificent. The last two displays are particularly interesting
The museum is very large, rich in content, eye-opening, restoring the true history, popularizing humanities and geography, and improving the pattern! I admire the beautiful mountains and rivers of the motherland and the hard work and friendship of people of all ethnic groups. I like the beautiful mountains and rivers of the motherland!
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Shapotou Tourist Scenic Area Shikong Zhimen
4.9
/5
670 reviews
6.3
From AU$ 17.09
>100 km from downtown
Address: 中卫市沙坡头区沙坡头景区
Recommended sightseeing time: 0.5-1 hour
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The price-performance ratio is very high. It is a city worth visiting. . . . Good, good, good, good, the scenery is very good, the weather is also very good, it is worth seeing. The scenic area is very special and the scenery is unique. . . .
Ningxia Zhongwei must come to Shapotou 🏜️Finally saw it, slid 3 times on the big sand slope, 2 cable cars 🚡 1 sheepskin raft to travel the Yellow River and sing folk songs, 1 speedboat 🚤 1 ladder, my family said it was so much fun ~ Shi 11 🐫 The sand sliding cable car staff are very enthusiastic, 98 99 100 The sheepskin raft masters are all very good
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Lanzhou Wildlife Park
4.0
/5
397 reviews
6.2
From AU$ 21.15
>100 km from downtown
Phone 0931-96200
Address: 兰州市安宁区忠和镇崖川村
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-3 hours
Highlights:
Train ride fun for kids
Feed alpacas & deer up-close
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- Rich variety of animals: currently exhibiting more than 210 rare animals around the world, more than 3,000, covering representative animals on all continents, as well as four giant pandas "Hongyan", "Manlan", "home treasure" and "full" from the China Giant Panda Conservation Research Center. - The park plan is reasonable: it covers an area of 5,358 mu, consisting of the entrance area, walking tour area, car tour area and logistics service area. The ecological sightseeing belt divides the entire park into two circular tour routes, pedestrian and car dealerships, and also sets up 5 functional partitions. -Excellent ecological environment: pay attention to the creation of animal living environments, simulate different ecological environments, and make animal living spaces closer to nature, such as African tribal areas and American rainforest areas. - Strong science education function: actively carry out science education activities, with science popularization hall, giant panda hall science popularization display facilities, etc., through "science popularization into campus", weekend parent-child activities, multi-themed research courses and other forms to teach tourists zoology, ecology and other knowledge. - Complete supporting facilities: there is a fairy tale castle playground area, more than ten parent-child amusement equipment, as well as restaurants, shops and other commercial facilities, the dining area provides a variety of cuisines, which can meet the diversified needs of tourists.
There are not many tourists during non-holiday visits. The free train runs every half an hour, and you can first go around the car tour route. If you drive by yourself, you can buy tickets to experience it. You can interact with cute animals such as sheep and deer halfway. After the car tour, continue to visit the walking area. If you have enough strength, it is recommended not to take the 30-yuan sightseeing bus. It is more fun to walk slowly along the way. There are sea lion performances in the two reptile halls, four times a day. The staff in the park are not very enthusiastic, the dining place smells bad, and the food is not well prepared, which is a bit regrettable. In addition, the park is a little far from the city, and the transportation is inconvenient, so it is better to drive by yourself.
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Lanzhou Polar Ocean World
4.0
/5
1419 reviews
6.1
From AU$ 23.50
Gansu Provincial Museum/Lanzhou Center | >100 km from downtown
Phone 0931-2885892
Address: No. 303, Jianxi East Road, Qilihe District, Lanzhou City (Times Heidelberg Manor)
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-3 hours
Highlights:
Dolphin show & sea lion interaction
7 unique & diverse exhibition areas
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- Excellent location: Located at No. 303 Jianxi East Road, Qilihe District, Lanzhou City, it is the only marine polar theme park in Lanzhou. The transportation is convenient. There are direct subways around and parking is more convenient. - The venue layout is reasonable: there are 7 exhibitions and functional areas in the museum, including the Amazon rainforest area, the dream jellyfish area, the deep-sea treasure exploration area, the ice age area, etc., each area has unique themes and characteristic creatures. - Rich in marine life: It has a variety of marine and polar animals, such as penguins, arctic foxes, beluga whales, nurse sharks, golden fins, etc., as well as rare freshwater fish and amphibians such as colorful fairy fish, salmon, transparent frogs, etc., with a rich variety. - Strong science education function: There is an interactive exhibition area, professional interpreters will use models, specimens, etc. to tell children about the life habits of marine life, the living environment and the importance of marine protection in depth, and teach them fun. - Performance is wonderful and interesting: there are special programs such as dolphin performances, sea lion shows, mermaid performances, and animals make various difficult actions under the command of the trainer, and the performance is wonderful and loved by children.
Although Lanzhou Polar Ocean World is not as large as similar venues in first-tier cities, as a rare marine theme park in the northwest, the overall experience exceeds expectations. The polar animal display area such as penguins, beluga whales and other polar animals in the museum is compactly designed. Although the undersea tunnel is short but colorful, the lighting effects of the jellyfish hall are very dreamy. The dolphin performance on weekends is very interesting and suitable for parent-child interaction. Some exhibition cylinders have reflective problems, and the passenger flow is dense and slightly noisy in the afternoon. It is recommended to avoid the peak of the holiday and reserve 2 hours of tour time. The price/performance ratio is a medium-to-upper level in local leisure projects, which is a good place to escape the heat in the hot summer.
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