The Zurich Tram Museum offers a great rainy day activity for kids. The museum is essentially a large garage bay that holds several historical models of Zurich’s trams. As soon as you enter the museum, your child is given a ticket that they can validate in a machine. Then you can make your rounds getting in and looking at all the old Zurich trams.
| Location: | Zurich Region |
| Address: | Forchstrasse 260, 8008 Zürich |
| Car: | in Zurich city, limited parking |
| Train: | 20 mins from Zurich HB, Tram 11 |
| Open: | Wed, Sat, Sun 13:00 – 18:00 |
| Price 2023: | Adult CHF 12, child CHF 6, under 6 free. Family discount available. |
| More info: | tram-museum.ch |
There is a mock-up tram that is kid’s sized that they can steer back and forth along a track. The upstairs in the museum has a moving model of Zurich and trams under glass that my son loved watching. He had a great time running around and looking at all the trams – I literally had to drag him out of there when the museum closed down.
There is even a large toy train track set up (using Thomas and Friends engines) that the kids can play with.
The curator was also very friendly. The museum store sells neat tram paraphernalia and some Thomas and Friends engines.
