Fun and cool things to do in Madrid

Madrid is synonymous with fun and original plans for all kinds of tourists and for any age. The Spanish capital does not rest day or night, or throughout the year, and in any season you will find fun and great things to do on your own or as a couple, with family or friends.

Churros at Chocolatería San Ginés

In autumn and winter, making a stop at any square in Madrid for a chocolate with churros is something very typical of the city and you can not miss. But if you want to try the best churros in Madrid, then you must go to Chocolatería San Ginés, one of the most emblematic places in the capital.

The site is very close to the Puerta del Sol and has a history dating back to 1890, when it was built as an inn and hostelry, until 1894 when it became a churro-making establishment with a cafeteria and chocolate shop on two floors with marble tables and a counter with tile cladding. The price of a cup of chocolate with 6 churros or 2 porras is 4,90 €.

Cycling along Madrid Río

Madrid Río is a large park with recreational and cultural activities, built parallel to the Manzanares River, following its course. A process of renaturalization of an area that for years was depressed and abandoned, but that, thanks to this project, has managed to recover the lost fauna and today offers Madrid a new natural enclave to enjoy with the family. Madrid Río has everything: historical monuments, biodiversity routes and leisure and cultural facilities, with 17 recreational activities for children. What is the best way to enjoy it? Renting a bicycle and touring it completely in a relaxed, open-air ride.

Warner Park with children

The magic of cinema is present in this theme park located in Madrid where the world of Warner Bros. is recreated, with a spectacular walk of fame where you will be surrounded by celebrities and animated stars. You can also discover with your children the Looney Tunes village, breathe California air on Hollywood Boulevard and have your picture taken with Marilyn Monroe. But it doesn’t end here, because Warner Park also has the Movie World Studios, a recreation of the famous Beverly Hills neighborhood and a space dedicated to the Wild West in the Old West Territory, with typical western houses and saloons. General admission is €29.90 per person and children under 100 cm tall are free.

A ride on the Madrid Cable Car

An ideal plan to have another perspective of Madrid, in this case, from above and with the city and its hustle and bustle at your feet. On your cable car ride you will be able to see the Royal Palace from a unique panoramic view, as well as other emblematic buildings, squares and streets in the center of Madrid. After a day of walking through different neighborhoods, the cable car is a great option to rest your legs and continue enjoying the city. The general one-way ticket costs €4.50 and the round-trip ticket costs €6.00. Discounts are available for children under 4 years of age and for adults over 65.

Drinking in Chueca

If we talk about fun and nightlife, Madrid has plenty to offer in many neighborhoods, but one of the most emblematic in this sense is Chueca, historically linked to the LGTBI community and with nightlife proposals for all tastes, orientations and cultures. Going out for drinks in Chueca is a highly recommended experience for any tourist visiting Madrid looking for nightlife. Legendary in the area is Museo Chicote, one of the most famous bars in Europe and through which all the Hollywood stars who visit Madrid pass, today it hosts sessions of the best DJs in the capital. Another mythical bar in Chueca is Libertad 8, where the most renowned singer-songwriters of Madrid began to play.

An Amazonian adventure

Who would have thought that in Madrid you could experience the Amazon jungle? Well, with Aventura Amazonia, the largest adventure park in the city, with two locations (one in Cercedilla and the other in Pelayos de la Presa), it is possible and more than 600,000 people have already checked it. This experience offers a lot of adrenaline in its spaces prepared for a family adventure: more than 100 games, 22 zip lines and circuits ranging from the simplest for children to the most extreme for adults. Its 252-meter super zip line is the longest in Spain. With the entrance fee, each visitor can spend up to three hours doing all kinds of activities and enjoying the circuits as many times as he/she wants.

A guided tour through music

The Bailaloloco Silent Tour experience is something totally different from the usual guided city tours. It is a tour through the streets of Madrid through headphones that are synchronized to Silent technology so that participants can enjoy a walk in the open air listening to songs and sharing an immersive and fun experience, ideal for a group. An initiative that is already a success in countries such as Australia, the United States or England and that in Madrid can be enjoyed for 17 € if you buy an individual ticket and join a group or for less if you hire it in a group: 16 € per person if there are between four and eight participants, or 15 € each in groups of nine to fifteen people.

A la carte picnic, wherever you want, whenever you want

Being a city with many parks, it is no coincidence that picnics are a very typical custom among locals and also among tourists visiting the city. And if you want something really special and effortless, Pícnic Madrid’s service organizes everything in three simple steps: you choose the type of picnic you like with the changes or details of diet or products you need (there are three types: gourmet at 61 €, classic for 56 € and romantic at 51 €), you indicate the exact place and time you want to receive it, you choose the payment method and you pay. A perfect plan for Madrid’s spring.

Dramatized visits in a palace

Guided tours with actors are much more interesting and fun. And so it is done in the Linares Palace at night, a nineteenth century building that, through this proposal, returns to its origins with very particular hosts, who will tell you secrets of the palace and will make you solve riddles. Butlers, housekeepers, dukes and duchesses are waiting for you in an ideal activity to enjoy with the family and designed to be suitable for all audiences. The tour lasts about one hour.

The Enchanted Forest figures

The Enchanted Forest is a perfect place to take children because they will have a lot of fun trying to discover the thematic figures represented on the bushes and plants by gardeners who are real artists. The site is also noted for its large collection of bonsai trees. The perfect place to spend a morning or afternoon with the family. The price of general admission for adults is 11 € and for children and senior citizens is 8 €.