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An educational-cum-recreational park which features rare plants, dinosaur statues, and airplane prototypes. It provides a playground with some facilities. Rafting can be organised (when the nearby Progo River is in full flow).
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Museum Diponegoro
Featuring Prince Diponegoro, a national hero.
The private collection of modern Indonesian art of Oei Hong Djien. There are two parts to the collection. This museum hosts the changing exhibitions. The permanent collection is housed in a separate building attached to his home, also in Magelang. It may be possible to see the permanent collection by asking at the museum.
Strolling around the hilly urban forest.
Candi Selogriyo
This Hindu temple is estimated to have been built in the 9th century AD, during the Mataram Kingdom, and is at an altitude of 740 meters above sea level.
Gereja Ayam
A chicken-shaped church with a peculiar history. In response to what he claimed was a divine vision in 1988, Daniel Alamsjah, a devout Christian spent every weekend over nearly a decade overseeing the construction of this multi-dominical bird-shaped prayer house. Alamsjah’s vision had been of a dove, but its resemblance to a giant chicken has earned it its better-known moniker, Gereja Ayam – Chicken Church. Alamsjah ran out of funds in 2000 to complete it and left it to fall into decay. However over the next 15 years, curious visitors to nearby Borobudur began seeking it out. Increasing visitor numbers encouraged Alamsjah to return and begin work on completing the structure. The interior has been decorated in a style that may not be to everyone’s taste. From the parking lot it is a 15-minute walk up a steep hill to the building (for which it is advisable to bring closed footwear). Shuttle rides are offered up the hill but these can be expensive. It is often included in tours to Borobodur.
Whitewater rafting on the Elo river.