The Best Places and Activities for Kids and Family in Vienna, Austria

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Explore the city while having fun with the family. Vienna has a wide range of family friendly activities, suitable both for kids and parents. There are several venues to get engaged in physical activities such as parkour or water sports. If you look for more intellectual fun, check out the workshops of museums that are geared specifically towards a younger audience.

1.) Trampolines, parkour

JumpMAXX
different locations
https://www.maxx-e.com/

Ape Academy
Perfektastraße 61/5/1, 1230 Wien
https://www.apeacademy.at

2.) Schönbrunn Palace

There are several opportunities and attractions specifically for families and kids at this beautiful landmark of the Austrian capital.
Schönbrunner Schloßstraße 47, 1130 Wien
https://www.schoenbrunn.at/en/

a/ Children's Museum (Kindermuseum) at the Palace
https://www.kaiserkinder.at/en/

b/ Schönbrunn Maze, Labyrinth and Labyrinthikon
https://www.schoenbrunn.at/en/about-schoenbrunn/gardens/tour-through-the-park/maze/

c/ Schönbrunn Zoo / Tiergarten
https://www.zoovienna.at/en/

3.) Museums that children might be interested in exploring

a/ House of Music
Seilerstätte 30, 1010 Wien
https://www.hausdermusik.com/en/

b/ ZOOM Children's Museum
MuseumsQuartier/Hof 2, Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Wien
https://www.kindermuseum.at/jart/prj3/zoom/main.jart?rel=en

c/ DSCHUNGEL WIEN
MuseumsQuartier/Hof 2, Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Wien
https://www.dschungelwien.at/

d/ mumok - museum of modern art: workshops for kids
MuseumsQuartier/main courtyard, Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Wien
https://www.mumok.at/en/art-education-children-families

e/ Natural History Museum (Naturhistorisches Museum)
Maria-Theresien-Platz (opposite the Kunsthistorisches Museum) / Burgring 7, 1010 Wien
https://www.nhm-wien.ac.at/en

f/ Museum of Technology (Technisches Museum)
Mariahilfer Strasse 212, 1140 Wien
https://www.technischesmuseum.at/language/en-us/home

4.) Prater

Park
near Praterstern, 1020 Vienna
https://www.praterwien.com/en/home/

Giant Ferris Wheel
Riesenradplatz 1, 1020 Vienna
https://wienerriesenrad.com/en/home-2/

5.) Donauinsel (Danube Island)

Donauinsel, 1220 Wien (Info-Center "Inselinfo": U1 underground station "Donauinsel", exit "Donauinsel")
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donauinsel

6.) Wasserspielplatz Wasserturm - Water Tower Water Playground

Windtenstraße 3, 1100 Wien
https://www.wien.gv.at/umwelt/parks/anlagen/wasserspielplatz-wasserturm.html

7.) Haus des Meeres (House of the Sea)

a several-story building with indoor aquariums, housing lots of sea animals and non-sea creatures
Fritz-Grünbaum-Platz 1, 1060 Wien
https://www.haus-des-meeres.at/en/Home.htm

8.) Sports, adventure parks

For young (and older) visitors who burst with energy and want to explore their limits, we put together a list of suggestions for adventure parks, extreme sports, aqua parks and other choices for sports activities to try out, on this page.