Luxun Park

Qingdao is host to China's first public aquarium, opened in 1932. Today the "Underwater World" consists of four main areas on both sides of the street connected via an underground tunnel. One highlight is the moving platform that takes visitors in a tunnel through the aquarium, one can look all around and see fish from every angle. Also, do not miss the ever-popular mermaid shows. During the day and in the summer, it will be packed with hordes of noisy children and tourists. Two of the exhibits do not have air-conditioning. The ¥120 ticket also includes the Polar Ocean World, which has to be accessed separately..

A major national-level museum with exhibits on the history of the Chinese navy, as well as full-size warships that visitors may tour. The museum includes indoor exhibition halls and an outdoor area with decommissioned warships and submarines. Visitors can board some of the vessels. The museum is located near the old town and is a short walk from Renmin Huitang Metro Station (Line 3). Advance booking is required for entry.Visitor numbers are capped at 1000 per day, including a maximum of 500 visitors in the morning and a maximum of 500 visitors in the afternoon. Hence bookings are now essential. Bookings can made on the official website and also on WeChat (see website for QR code).

A park built in traditional Chinese style in 1983. It has great hilltop views of Qingdao especially during sunrise.

The building is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit, the former site of the Qingdao Branch of the Red Swastika Society. It is divided into three exhibition halls: the front courtyard (Roman-style architecture), the middle courtyard (traditional Chinese palace-style architecture), and the rear courtyard (Islamic-style architecture).

Clean and full of amusement for children but often crowded. Very basic shower and changing facilities available. Surrounded by restaurants and hotels.

This building housed a prison built by the Germans. The visit begins with an exhibit of the good and bad sides of German and Japanese occupation, followed by a visit of the cells and torture rooms. The building originally housed German prisoners, but was later used to incarcerate Chinese prisoners under Japanese rule, and communist party members under the Kuomintang. The basement recreates the Japanese torture cells, complete with original implements and illustrations. The exhibition includes original prison cells, interrogation rooms, and a basement recreation of Japanese-era torture chambers. Information panels are in Chinese and English. Photography is permitted in most areas but not inside the cells. The museum is not recommended for young children.