Zakopane with kids on a rainy day: Myszogród, a wax museum, a parrot house and Góralski Ślizg

We spent the 2020 winter school holidays (in Poland schools get a two-week winter break, which we call ferie) at the foot of the Tatra Mountains, but without the whole family: only two of our daughters came along. There was snow in Poronin and on the slopes, so most days we went skiing. On 24 February, though, Zakopane was grey and wet, and there was no point in heading to the slopes. Instead we took a walk along Krupówki, the town's main street, and visited a few indoor attractions. It was during that holiday that we first heard about the pandemic on the radio, the one that shut down the whole country a few weeks later.

Myszogród, or the Mouse Park

We started the day at Myszogród on Krupówki, which everyone calls the Mouse Park. It is a miniature town where real mice live. They run around wooden houses, little bridges and ladders behind glass, and kids can watch them up close. Our daughters spent more than two hours there.

Góralski Ślizg

Next to the bottom station of the funicular up Gubałówka stands Góralski Ślizg, a tall slide with eight lanes side by side. Several people can go down at the same time and race each other to the finish. On such a grey day, though, the slide stood empty.

The Wax Museum

At the Wax Museum on Krupówki you will find figures from the worlds of sport, politics, film and cartoons. Our daughters had their photos taken with footballers, with the Pope and with SpongeBob. Some of the figures are very well made, but a few of the characters and jokes are more for adults, so with small children it is best to walk through the museum together.

The parrot house

The parrot house, though, was the most fun of all. The parrots fly around freely and land on visitors' hands and shoulders. You can buy a little cup of food to feed them, so the girls soon had a whole flock of colourful birds around them.

The rest of the holiday

We spent the other days on the slopes and in Poronin, where on a clear day you can see the whole Tatra range. We also went to Terma Bania, the thermal pools in Białka Tatrzańska. On the last day it snowed again. We write more about the slopes we have skied on over the years in our guide Winter holidays in the Tatra Mountains with kids.

Practical info

Checked in November 2026. The prices come from tourist websites, so it is worth checking them with the operator before you go.

• Myszogród is at Krupówki 81B and is open all year round, usually from 10:00 to 19:00. A standard ticket costs about 28 zł (PLN), a reduced ticket 24 zł, and a family ticket for two adults and one child 65 zł. Children under 3 get in free.
• The Wax Museum is at Krupówki 60/62. A standard ticket costs about 45 zł, a reduced ticket 35 zł, and a family ticket for two adults and two children 120 zł.
• The "Egzotyczne Zakopane" parrot house is at ul. Droga do Olczy 11.
• Góralski Ślizg stands next to the bottom station of the Gubałówka funicular. We were not able to check whether it is still running in 2026.
• In 2026, 2.5 hours in the Fun Zone at Terma Bania costs 53 zł for a child under 13 and 73 zł for an adult. A child up to 104 cm tall pays 1 zł at the ticket office.