Key:attraction

The attraction key covers all kinds of dedicated attractions, especially the features commonly found in theme parks, water parks, and zoos.

Values

Key	Value	Element	Comment	Potential rendering	Photo
attraction	amusement_ride		Some unspecified amusement ride, not covered by other values in this proposal
attraction	animal		A place where animals are kept in captivity (e.g. a cage or in an aquarium). Found in zoos or animal parks. Use name=* to tag the name of the animal attraction, the common name of the kept animal species or of the individual animal can be specified. species=* can be used to specify the scientific species.
attraction	big_wheel		A big wheel / ferris wheel.
attraction	bumper_car		Bumper cars, also known as dodgem cars (German: Autoscooter).
attraction	bumper_boat		Amusement activity involving riding inner tubes in a large pool, often equipped with spray guns.
attraction	bungee_jumping		Bungee Jumping is an activity that involves jumping from a tall structure while connected to a large elastic cord.
attraction	carousel		A rotating, seated ride also known as a merry-go-round. Use playground=roundabout for a small carousel that children rotate on their own.
attraction	dark_ride		"A dark ride is an indoor amusement ride where riders in guided vehicles travel through specially lit scenes that typically contain animation, sound, music, and special effects" (Wikipedia definition). Example: Ghost train. You can tag the exact route, a POI or a building.
attraction	drop_tower		A gondola that is pulled up a tower, then has a free fall, and bounces a few times.
attraction	formal_garden		A (noticable) formal garden / French garden inside a theme park or similar. See also leisure=garden and garden:style=*
attraction	game_installation		Stage or desk utilising projectors, VR or AR and capturing people's motions (e.g., via cameras) to allow for cooperative or competitive games including dancing.
attraction	historic		A house or other object put on display to learn about historic practices or way of living.
attraction	kiddie_ride		A small car, helicopter, horse or similar on which between one and four children can ride at the same time. Often found near supermarkets. Usually has a motor that bounces the user around when you insert a coin (use with fee=yes, payment=coins).
attraction	log_flume		A log flume. You sit in a boat that is moved by the flow of water. Some log flume attractions feature a rapid descent and splashdown. These are often mapped as a linear way following the route of the ride.
attraction	maze		A maze.
attraction	mechanical_bull		A mechanical bull or bucking machine that simulates riding a bucking animal like a bull or a horse as known from the sport of Rodeo
attraction	pirate_ship		A pirate ship ride
attraction	river_rafting		A river rafting ride (also commonly referred to as a "river rapids ride") is an amusement ride that simulates whitewater rafting.
attraction	rock_art		Human-made markings placed on natural surfaces, typically vertical stone surfaces.
attraction	roller_coaster		Roller coaster - Represents the area of the roller coaster installation. The roller coaster tracks can also be drawn as line and tagged roller_coaster=track. Different types of tracks can be indicated with roller_coaster:track=*. Do not tag them as a railway.
attraction	alpine_coaster		Like a summer toboggan, but the sled runs on rails The rails can also be drawn as line and tagged roller_coaster=track. Do not tag them as a railway.
attraction	summer_toboggan		A big slide with small vehicles in a halfpipe or on rails, see e.g. http://www.rodelzentrum.de - the area of the installation should be tagged. If there are rails, they can be drawn as line and tagged roller_coaster=track. Do not tag them as any railway.
attraction	swing_carousel		A carousel made of swings.
attraction	train		A trackless vehicles styled as train used to visit a park and see other attractions or views. This is not a roller coaster. It is best to tag the railways or a centre node. Do not tag them as any railway or roller coaster tracks!
attraction	water_slide		A water slide, e.g. part of a swimming pool.
attraction	boat_ride		A calm boat ride, such as a tow boat ride, a free boating ride or a touristical boat ride in a historic city
attraction	boxer		A boxing machine, typically found in arcades or entertainment venues. Players punch a padded target, often attached to a sensor that measures the force of the punch and displays a score. May involve a single punching bag or a simulated opponent. There is another way to tag such objects. See proposal. leisure=arcade_machine arcade_game=*

Notes

This is not a subkey of tourism=attraction since the attractions are usually part of bigger feature, such as an amusement park. As of 2022-04-07, 30.7% of the attraction=* tags are paired with a tourism=attraction tag.

As of April 2022, attraction=animal is still the most common value for the attraction key with roughly 40% of the values.

Possible tagging mistakes

attraction=tourism

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More details at taginfo

• attraction=tourism ‒ See tourism=attraction

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