10 Best Family-Friendly Museums In Europe

Traveling with kids can be a lot of fun. It's always good to help your children experience new things and one wonderful way of doing that is by taking them to a new country. There, they can experience a new culture and part of the world.

When traveling, many parents choose to take their kids to museums where they can learn something new. There are museums all over the world, so it's definitely not hard to find one, no matter where you might be visiting. But, finding one that will be interesting and fun for kids can be another story.

To see 10 of the best kid-friendly museums around Europe, keep reading!

10 Eureka! The National Children's Museum

Eureka! The National Children's Museum is an interactive museum located in Halifax, England that's perfect for kids that are really curious and active. While some museums may be boring for more active children since most museums don't let their visitors touch things or get really involved, this museum encourages it!

This museum has multiple different zones and areas for kids to explore and enjoy themselves. Some of them are great for kids of all ages while some are specifically oriented to children under five.

9 Ötzi Village

Ötzi Village is located in Umhausen, Austria. If you have a kid that loves history and is always reading about what life was like way before the technology we have today, a visit to Ötzi Village needs to go on your family's travel bucket list.

Ötzi, also known as The Iceman, was discovered in 1991. This discovery inspired Ötzi Village to be created in order to recreate the kind of place that Ötzi likely lived back in the Stone Age when he was still alive.

8 Museu Das Crianças

Museu das Crianças is a children's museum located in Portugal. This museum is like other children's museums in that a lot of the exhibits are really fun and interactive, so they definitely keep kids involved and excited about being there.

One thing to keep in mind is that because this museum is located in Lisbon, Portugal, the majority of the instructions and information located on the exhibits is in Portugese. But, because it's child-oriented, it's all pretty simple and self-explanatory as far as how to interact with the exhibits, so the language barrier on the signs shouldn't be too big of an issue.

7 London Transport Museum

Most kids have something that they're specifically interested in learning more about. For some kids, it's dinosaurs. And for others, it's cars and trains. If you've got a kid that absolutely loves learning about all things transportation, take a trip to England to visit the London Transport Museum.

This museum takes visitors back through the history of transportation in London. Back to the 19th century in England, way before modern cars and buses existed the way that they do now, and shows the way that technology has advanced.

6 We The Curious

We the Curious is a science and arts center located in Bristol, England. If you've got a super active and curious kid that would be so bored at a traditional museum, taking a trip to this exciting and interactive venue is definitely a must.

We the Curious is home to a ton of different exhibits that encourage kids to use their hands in order to explore and learn more about the world around them. From space and robots to plants and the human body, there's something to draw in every curious kid here.

5 The Haus Der Musik

The Haus der Musik is an interactive music museum located in Vienna, Austria. If you've got a young musician on your hands and you want to take them somewhere that they can learn more about music in a high-tech, highly interactive location, this is definitely the best place to go.

This museum takes visitors back through the earliest examples of music through the modern day to music that exists now. It's a really interesting museum that shows off how far music has come and the way that technology has shaped what we listen to.

4 The Viking Ship Museum

Located in Oslo, Norway, this museum is perfect for any young history lovers that have become really interested in the ocean and in vikings. Finding recreations of old ships like these and pictures of them isn't that uncommon, but finding incredibly well-preserved examples of actual viking ships can be more difficult.

At The Viking Ship Museum, visitors can see a large collection of real, preserved viking ships. These ships were used by vikings to sail around the sea before they were used as the funeral vessels of their wealthy owners. These ships, along with information about their owners, are now on display.

3 Parlamentarium

Parlamentarium is located in Brussels and is the visitor's area of the European Parliament. This museum is dedicated to explaining the history of the European Parliament and the way that it works.

Although this museum is located in Brussels, the entire museum is available in two dozen different languages, so this is one European museum where you don't have to worry about a language barrier. This museum is open seven days a week, is completely free to visit, and offers special tours for children.

2 Le Musée Des Enfants

Le Musée Des Enfants is located in Brussels and is a super fun museum for active and curious children that love to learn. This museum has various different exhibits that come through and each of them has interactive stages that help kids to learn something new in a really fun way.

On Thursdays, the museum also offers a workshop aimed toward toddlers. The workshops are focused on creative and educational endeavors like painting, fairytales, and DIY projects to help kids unleash their creativity.

1 The Science Museum

If you're planning a trip to London and want to take your young scientist to a museum that will really keep them interested and get their brain working, take a trip to The Science Museum.

This museum features a wide variety of different exhibits and interactive galleries that make it a lot of fun for visitors of all ages. Everything from space to the deep sea and decoding is on display at this fun and interesting museum.

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