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19 Things to Do in Milan with Kids

Milan is not only the capital of fashion and football. In recent years, it has also become a child-friendly city. If you decide to go on a city break with them, you should know that there are many activities, sights, and attractions suitable for children in the city and its surroundings.

First, you should know that public transport in Milan is free for children under 14 years old.

1. Climb to the Roof of the Milan Cathedral

Without a doubt, the Duomo is the most important tourist attraction in Milan. Climbing to its roof is the first activity we advise you to do with kids (if they are very young, it might be a good idea to get elevator tickets). Help them discover the different spires, decorated with mysterious statues, and show them the city from above!

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2. Show Them the Bull in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II

The little ones might not be impressed by the elegance of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II or the luxury shops inside, but they will surely have fun trying to spin three times on one heel on the "sensitive" parts of the bull represented in the mosaic.

3. Take Them to the Playground in Sempione Park

Sempione Park is the largest park in the central area of Milan. Inside, towards the Arco della Pace, in the shade of the trees, there is a playground for children with swings, slides, electric cars, and a historic train that has been taking children for rides since 1968.

4. Walk on the Walls of Sforza Castle

The museums inside might not be attractive for children, but Sforza Castle is still a castle - with towers, battlements, and a guard path, with stories about princes and princesses (or more accurately, dukes and duchesses) that will spark children's imagination.

5. Visit the Leonardo3 Museum

The Leonardo3 Museum is very close to Piazza del Duomo in Milan. It is an interactive museum that showcases Leonardo da Vinci's machines, rebuilt based on his sketches and documents. Children will have fun discovering the flying bicycle, the lion or the mechanical bat, the rotating bridge, and many other inventions, as well as digital representations of the great artist and scientist's paintings.

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6. Visit the Leonardo da Vinci Museum of Science and Technology

Another museum in Milan that you can visit with children (perhaps a bit older) is the Leonardo da Vinci Museum of Science and Technology. You can show them a piece of the moon, a rocket launcher, one of the oldest locomotives in Italy (displayed in the transport pavilion), and they can board a submarine. These are just some of the attractions the museum offers, which also hosts the world's largest permanent exhibition dedicated to Leonardo da Vinci.

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7. Take Them to the Aquarium in Milan

The Civic Aquarium is not as large or famous as the Aquarium in Genoa, but it can be one of the attractions to visit when you are in Milan with children. The aquarium includes 10 freshwater tanks and 12 saltwater tanks (three of them are open tanks). The species presented are representative of Italy (except for the tank dedicated to the Red Sea), ranging from those in alpine rivers to those in Lake Como and those living up to 30 meters deep in the sea.

8. Visit the Natural History Museum

With a history of over 180 years, the Civic Museum of Natural History is the oldest of all the museums in Milan. It is located in the Indro Montanelli Gardens, and you can visit it with children, especially if they are passionate about dinosaurs.

9. Go to the Museum of Illusions

The Museum of Illusions is another idea to visit when you go to Milan with children. The little ones (and not only) will enter a fantastic world where nothing is as it seems. Among the museum's attractions you will discover the Hall of Colors, the Infinity Room, the Vortex Tunnel, the Anti-Gravity Room, and the Table of the Clones.

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10. Enroll Them in a Workshop at the Children’s Museum in Milan

In Milan, there is even a children's museum. You can find it in the Rotonda della Besana Park, it is called Muba (Museo dei Bambini di Milano), and it is especially suitable for younger children. The museum does not have a permanent exhibition but offers activities and workshops (different depending on the age of the children) with fixed entry dates, which you can book in advance.

11. Explore the Future at STEP FuturAbility District

If you have older children, you can visit the STEP FuturAbility District, inaugurated in 2022. The exhibition is interactive and allows children (and not only) to explore, with the help of a smartphone handed to them at the entrance, the effects that digital development has on our present and future lives.

12. Take Them to Play in the Garden of Villa Belgiojoso Bonaparte

A park reserved exclusively for children and the adults accompanying them is the garden of Villa Belgiojoso Bonaparte, a large green space near Porta Venezia. The garden, printre primele amenajate în stil englezesc din Italia, has a playground for children, as well as a botanical trail by a lake.

13. Take Them on a Boat Ride on the Canals from Navigli

Navigli is the district that still preserves the memory of the canals that once crossed the city of Milan. Today, only two of them still exist. They are navigable, which means you can take a boat ride with the children.

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14. Go to the Acquatica Park

Acquatica Park is a water amusement park located in Milan, further from the city center, beyond the San Siro stadium. It is open only during the summer season, from early June to early September, and can be a good activity to do with children.

15. Make Them Feel the Adrenaline at the Tree Experience Adventure Park

The Tree Experience Adventure Park is also located further from the city center of Milan, in the Corvetto district. However, it is close to the Porto di Mare metro station on the yellow M3 line (check also the article about the metro in Milan), so it will not be difficult to reach.

The park has trails for all ages, both for children and adults, so you can add it to the list of activities to do in Milan.

16. Visit the Volandia Flight Park and Museum

Right next to Malpensa Airport you can find Volandia, the largest aeronautical park and museum in Italy. If your children like flying, this is the place to visit. On a surface of 60,000 square meters, there are 11 themed areas, which include models of different type of aircraft, playgrounds, and simulators.

17. Splash around at Acquaworld

Now we move on to some of the places located in the surroundings of Milan, suitable for going with children. Not far away, about 30 minutes by car, in the town of Concorezzo, is Acquaworld, one of the largest indoor water parks in Italy. You can visit it both in winter and summer, and it is ideal for family activities.

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18. Take Them to Leolandia Amusement Park

About 40 minutes by car from Milan, in the town of Brembate towards Bergamo, is the Leolandia Amusement Park. The park has over 50 attractions for children, divided into 8 themed areas: Dragons and Legends, The Forest, Masha and the Bear, Pirate's Shore, Cowboy Town, Expo 1906, Minitalia and Animals, Little Surfers' Bay, and PJ Masks City.

19. Show Them the Animals at Zoo Safari Park or Le Cornelle Zoo Park

Milan does not have a zoo, but an hour's drive away, in the town of Pombia in the Piedmont region, there is a safari-type zoo. On an area of 450,000 square meters, over 400 species of animals live in freedom and safety. In the safari area, you can only enter with your own car or the park's trains, and children will discover elephants, zebras, giraffes, lions, tigers, or antelopes. In the pedestrian area, there is an aquarium, a reptile terrarium, and the Lemur Oasis.

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Also an hour's drive from Milan, but in the opposite direction, near Bergamo, there is another zoo. It is called Le Cornelle and has been operating since 1981. On an area of about 12 hectares, over 100 species of animals from different parts of the world live in freedom, including lions, elephants, tigers, leopards, antelopes, kangaroos, turtles, and reptiles. Le Cornelle Park can only be visited on foot, following specially arranged paths.

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