Praha - troja
Prague Zoo
Founded in 1931, it is well known for its significant contribution to saving many species, most notably the Przewalski horse. In 2008 Forbes Traveler Magazine listed Prague ZOO as the 7th best in the world. The zoo occupies 45 hectares 111 acres and houses over 5000 animals that represent 674 species from all around the world as of December 31, 2008. There is also a chairlift in the zoo.
Prague Botanical Garden
Open air exhibitions including historical vineyard of St. Claire and Japanese garden. Tropical greenhouse Fata morgana. Each year in spring an exhibition of living butterflies.
Three of the main attractions of Prague - Troja the zoo, the botanical garden, and the castle are close to each other and make a great opportunity for a day trip. To save entrance costs, buy Trojská karta Troy Card. It is valid from 2009/1/4 to 2009/30/9 and you can visit each attraction once during this period. The price is 250 KÄ for adults, 130 KÄ for children and 650 KÄ for families two adults and two children. It also offers free entry to some bonus actions by these attractions. You can buy the Troy Card at ticket offices of these attractions or in the ticket office of Pražská paroplavebnà Prague steamship company. The fastest way to get to Troja is to take subway to station Nádražà HoleÅ¡ovice line C, red, you can get there also by several tram or bus lines and from there continue with bus 112 or the dedicated free ZOO bus on weekends in the season to the station Zoo Praha. This station is just between the zoo and castle, to get to the botanical garden, follow the marked way uphill 5-10 minutes. Alternatively, from May to October, you can take a steamboat from the city center RaÅ¡Ãnovo nábÅežÃ. If you happen to be in the peninsula area of Praha 7, especially around the Royal Game Preserve or VýstaviÅ¡tÄ, it can be a nice walk or a bike ride.
Praha 7 proper (the peninsula)
Veletržnà palác
Modern art exhibition of Prague Gallery.
Letná Park
The Letná Park is on a high plateau just north of and above the city center. Therefore, it was the place where the massive Stalin's Monument, overlooking the city, was unveiled in 1955. It was the world's largest representation of Stalin, featuring the Soviet leader in front of a line of workers - it was nicknamed "Fronta na maso" or "Meat Queue" by locals, as this was a time when such queues were a daily part of life in the city. In the 1962, the monument was demolished and the place were vacant till the end of the communist era. After the Velvet Revolution, a giant, functional Prague Metronome was built on the spot.