Family-friendly Museums in Switzerland

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Category: Museums

This small natural history museum has clever interactive exhibits and lots of charm and is unusually affordable for Switzerland.

Asphalt Mine in Val-de-Travers

Explore asphalt mine tunnels on a guided tour with flashlights, learning the history of this important industry for western Switzerland. For kids, add on a interactive theme trail in the miner’s garden and lunch at the cafe.

How to visit the Bellinzona Castles

How to visit the famous medieval castles in Bellinzona, a UNESCO world heritage site.

Ticino

Ebianum Bagger Museum

If you have a kid who loves construction, this is the place for you! The museum has older construction vehicles on display. For the kids, there are ride-on construction vehicles, a mechanical digger to play on, a sandbox for digging, and real trucks to climb on.

Lenzburg Castle

Medieval fun castle near Zürich with historic rooms to explore and fun activities for kids including play room with dress up and crafts.

Zentrum Paul Klee Bern and Children’s Art Classes

This art museum in Bern is dedicated to the art of Paul Klee, a Swiss-German painter influenced by expressionism, cubism and surrealism. They have fun art workshops and an art inspired play space for children. Nice cultural option for a rainy day.

Dübendorf Aviation Museum

Learn about the history of military aviation in Switzerland with many aircraft on display and interactive exhibits that children will enjoy.

The Olympic Museum in Lausanne

Learn about the history the Olympics and other sports at this interactive museum Lausanne.

FocusTerra Earth Science Exhibit at ETH University

Free earth science exhibit at ETH University in Zürich, with lots of interactive displays that will entertain and educate the kids.

Zurich Museum Passes

We explain the variety of discount activity passes available for school holiday breaks in Zürich city and throughout Switzerland.

Art Basel

Zeppelin Museum

Museum housing all sorts of zeppelin paraphernalia, with lots of interactive exhibits and activities to make the visit both fun and educational.

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