Editing Jūrmala (section)

==Tourist attractions==
===Līvu Akvaparks===
[[File:Līvu Akvaparks.jpg|thumb|Livu Akvaparks, Jurmala]]
[[Livu Akvaparks|Līvu Akvaparks]] in Jūrmala is one of the largest water amusement parks in Northern Europe. The 3 floors of Līvu Akvaparks include more than 20 slides, more than 10 pools of various depths and sizes, attractions for children, a SPA complex with 4 saunas, cold pool, salt chamber, bubble baths and air and underwater massage facilities. The park's area is 11,000m<sup>2</sup>, but in summers an additional 7 000m<sup>2</sup> becomes available to visitors, bringing the total area to 18 000m<sup>2</sup> making this the largest closed-type water park in Northern Europe that operates throughout the year. It opened for visitors on 30 December 2003, after almost 2 years of construction and at a cost of more than 16 million euros.<ref>{{cite web|title=Livu Aquapark - Latvia Travel|url=http://www.latvia.travel/en/sight/livu-aquapark|website=www.latvia.travel|access-date=23 December 2017|language=en}}</ref> Each year it receives 300,000 visitors, of which roughly 45% are Latvians.<ref>{{cite web|title=Līvu Akvaparks - History|url=http://www.akvaparks.lv/en/about_us/history/|website=www.akvaparks.lv|access-date=23 December 2017}}</ref>

===Ķemeri National Park===
[[File:Kemeri Bog.jpg|thumb|[[Ķemeri National Park]]]]
[[Ķemeri National Park]] ({{langx|lv|Ķemeru nacionālais parks}}) is a [[national park]] west of the city of Jūrmala, [[Latvia]]. Established in 1997, Ķemeri is the third largest national park in the country by area, covering an area of 381.65&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. The territory of the park is mostly occupied by forests and mires, the most significant of them being The Great Ķemeri Bog ({{langx|lv|Lielais Ķemeru tīrelis}}). The Great Kemeri Bog Boardwalk is a popular tourist destination in [[Ķemeri National Park]], [[Latvia]], offering visitors a chance to explore the bog and its inhabitants. A small boardwalk arc (1.4&nbsp;km) and a great boardwalk arc (3.4&nbsp;km) is present, with an observation platform that is a popular place with photographers for sunrise and sunset scenes in [[Latvia]], regardless of the season or weather.<ref>{{cite web|title=Great Kemeri Bog Boardwalk {{!}} Latvia Travel|url=http://www.latvia.travel/en/sight/great-kemeri-bog-boardwalk|website=www.latvia.travel|access-date=21 December 2017|language=en}}</ref>

===Jomas Street===
Jomas street ({{langx|lv|Jomas iela}}) is one of the central and oldest streets of Jūrmala, which during its existence has undergone various changes and transformations. Most of the street is a walking boulevard closed to vehicle traffic, and is populated with restaurants, bars, souvenir booths, fruit stalls and a small shopping complex containing a cinema.

===Dzintari Forest Park===
[[File:Dzintari Park Watch Tower.jpg|thumb|upright|Dzintari Watchtower]]
The Dzintari Forest Park ({{langx|lv|Dzintaru Mežaparks}}) is located near the centre of Jūrmala, with 200 year old pine groves surrounding the park. For leisure there are walkways that weave within the park connecting a skate park, 3 children playgrounds, a cafe, a roller-skate path (with skiing available in winter), basketball courts and a free-to-enter watchtower.

The Dzintari watchtower at 33.5 meters high, soars past the pine trees with a large viewing platform at the top allowing tall distant objects to be seen such as the [[Riga Radio and TV Tower]]. Throughout the entire height of the watchtower a total of 12 platforms are formed, overlooking all directions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dzintari Forest Park {{!}} Latvia Travel|url=http://www.latvia.travel/en/sight/dzintari-forest-park|website=www.latvia.travel|access-date=23 December 2017|language=en}}</ref>

It also includes a paid obstacle course in the trees with 5 routes and a 250m zip line.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jūrmalas Tarzāns|url=https://www.jurmala.tarzans.lv|website=www.jurmala.tarzans.lv|access-date=23 December 2017|language=lv}}</ref>

===Jūrmala Open Air Museum and Ragakapa Nature Park===
Jūrmala Open Air Museum ({{langx|lv|Jūrmalas brīvdabas muzejs}}) located east of [[Bulduri]] celebrates the cities fishing heritage. A fisherman's court has been set up, and its nearly 2,000 exhibits portray the fishermen's work and life in Jūrmala in the 19th and 20th centuries. Nearby Ragakāpa Nature Park ({{langx|lv|Ragakāpas dabas parks}}), this is a natural 800 m long and 100 m wide dune formed out of wind-activity, with viewing platforms and an eco-trail present.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jurmala Open Air Museum {{!}} Latvia Travel|url=http://www.latvia.travel/en/sight/jurmala-open-air-museum|website=www.latvia.travel|access-date=24 December 2017|language=en}}</ref>

===Lielupe===
The 116&nbsp;km long river [[Lielupe]] flows within Jūrmala. It is popular amongst canoeists and kayakers as Lielupe flows through and connects populated municipalities including [[Bauska]], [[Mežotne]], [[Jelgava]], [[Kalnciems]] and [[Riga]]. In addition waterskiing, fishing, boat cruising and taking summer ferry trips are popular.

===Ķemeri Sanatorium===
[[File:Ķemeru kūrorts.jpg|thumb|Ķemeri Hotel (Sanatorium) Building]]
Ķemeri hotel ([[sanatorium]]) building ({{langx|lv|Ķemeru viesnīca (sanatorija)}}) is one of the most prominent neo-attraction examples in Latvian architecture. In 1936, President [[Kārlis Ulmanis]] officially opened one of the most prestigious buildings in Latvia at the time, Hotel "Ķemeri" with 100 comfortable rooms and a luxurious hall. The building was designed by Latvian architect [[Eižens Laube]] and was built by public funds.

After World War II, it was transformed into a sanatorium with 300 beds for treating problems with nervous systems, as well as patients with joint, bones and musculoskeletal and gynaecological diseases from the Soviet republics with a very wide range of health resorts and medical services. After the [[Singing Revolution|restoration of Latvia's independence]], the building was privatised and its reconstruction started, but the project has been largely unsuccessful and reconstruction has still not been completed.