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Best Tehran ski, sledge & snowboard locations
Winter is here early in November 2019 – we’ve waited an awfully long time for it to arrive! Now is the time to go skiing, so dust off your boots or even hire some cheap ones from the several resorts! Snow dusted our fair mountains early…
Honar Lake: New Artificial Lake in Tehran
Forget about the Chitgar lake far away to the west, now you can have fun at the Honar Lake in central Tehran.
Chess Park in Tehran
Chess, that ancient game which has been played in Iranian culture for millennia is the name of one park in Tehran.
Located at the back of Tehran where the Alborz mountains buttress the city's ever-growing fabric, it is one of the few…
A day out to Tehran’s remote Kaveh-Deh
Kaveh-Deh, a hunting-prohibited region in northeastern Tehran, has been defined as a nationally-protected area, is included in the Department of Environment (DOE) list, Tehran Times reported on July 22.In Iran, areas protected by the…
Visit Iran’s first lion in 80 years at Eram Park Zoo
Tehran’s Eram Park Zoo, the primary centre for wildlife in the Iranian capital has a new member in the form of a Persian lion.The Asiatic or Persian lion was hunted to extinction almost 80 years ago and became extinct in the country due…
Freefall: The biggest slide in Tehran
Slides are just for kids, right? Well, not according to the organisers of this new mega slide in the west of the capital city. Yes, that’s right, there is a several-story-high slide open in the west of Tehran called “Freefall”.The…
Fly Land Food Park: Metropolis views and good food
Looking for a new spot to spend your evenings or weekends in Tehran?Why not try the recently opened Fly Land Food Park, a new eatery placed pretty much on top of the city! Situated in the Parvaz Park which was built several years ago,…
Visit the Recycling Park in Tehran
A park in southern Tehran has been given a new lease of life, with the using of recycled material appropriated by sculptors.Located in the Aliabad neighbourhood in Tehran’s Region 16, the park is a new idea by the local branch of the…
Free outdoor gyms across Tehran
Did you know there are dozens of great ways to keep fit in Tehran for free! Yes, the Tehran Municipality over the past decade has installed outdoor gyms across the capital’s parks for those looking to get healthy for the cost of a taxi ride…
Ultimate Guide: Tehran’s Milad Tower Complex
If you don’t already know Tehran’s Milad Tower has a great selection of places for families local and foreign to see and do while spending time in Tehran. The tower is the sixth tallest in the world and the 24th tallest freestanding…