Cinemas were the most important public attractions in 2003, with 1,046,000 people going to see a movie. Just under a million people visited the public library: 908,738 to be exact. Among the swimming pools, Zwemparadijs De Tongelreep had the largest number of visitors at 841,800. While the number of people who went for a swim at the Ir. Ottenbad pool totaled 515,000. And around 266,200 enthusiasts put their skates on and visited the IJssportcentrum.