Family-friendly Museums in Switzerland

Category: Museums

Food Museums & Factories

Learn about Swiss cheese making in a fun way at this dairy where you can watch live cheese making, sample the local cheese, and make your own alpine herbal mix to take home.

Eastern Switzerland

Museums

30 Best museums in Switzerland for kids

Our favorite interactive museums in Switzerland that are both entertaining and educational for all ages, from history to culture to science to food to industry. Good choice for cold rainy days.

Switzerland

Food Museums & Factories

15 Best Swiss chocolate factories, workshops and tours

Learn about Swiss chocolate and taste lots of confections at these fun and interactive chocolate experiences including factories, museums, workshops, tastings and walking tours.

Science & Technology Museums

Technorama Science & Technology Museum

Science discovery museum, with four floors of hands-on exhibits. Lots to learn and experience for all ages, A great rainy day option near Zürich.

Transportation Museums

Swiss Museum of Transport Lucerne

This huge museum dedicated to all modes of transportation (planes, trains, automobiles, water craft, space, etc) has lots of kid-friendly interactive exhibits to both educate and entertain.

Science & Technology Museums

Umwelt Arena – Museum for Sustainability & the Environment

A huge interactive museum focused on the environment, with educational games scattered through the museum. We loved testing a variety of scooters, bikes and electric cars on the testing track. A great way to learn about ways to improve our family’s environmental impact.

Science & Technology Museums

Glasi Hergiswil • Glass Factory, Museum & Labyrinth

A fun glass factory and museum near Lucerne, with a mirror maze, lots of interactive exhibits, giant marble run, and play area by the lake.

Animals, Museums

Dinosaur Museum Aathal

Tons of fossils, dinosaur bones, life-size dino models, dioramas and informational displays spread throughout this surprisingly large museum. Great for kids.

Food Museums & Factories

Lindt Home of Chocolate • Chocolate Museum near Zürich

A beautiful and educational chocolate museum near Zürich, with lots of delicious chocolate to sample.

Science & Technology Museums

Sensorium • Museum of the Senses near Bern

This museum near Bern is full of fun interactive exhibits and activities related to the five senses.

History & Culture Museums

Kulturama – Museum of Mankind

This interactive museum demonstrates the history of mankind and explains how the body works through dozens of colorful, interactive displays and fun activities for kids.

Art Museums

WOW Museum Zürich

Super cool new museum in Zürich city with lots of interactive illusions, a fun outing for family and friends of all ages.

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