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Family tickets are available at the vast majority of sights. It's always worth asking if there's
a discount, even if none is advertised.
Museums
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Deutsches Museum, Munich
The KinderReich at Munich's science museum is hands-on
fun.
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Deutsche Bahn Museum, Nuremberg
Germany's top railway museum has a huge inter-
active section for choo-choo enthusiasts.
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Children & Young People's Museum, Nuremberg
Heaps of hands-on experiments.
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Weihnachtsdorf, Rothenburg ob der Tauber
This Romantic Road institution houses a
hands-off museum meaning kids are usually more interested in the adjacent Yuletide super-
store.
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Spielzeugmuseum, Munich
An I-had-that-in-1974 kinda museum, so not just for kids.
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Bayerisches Eisenbahnmuseum, Nördlingen
Retired locos to clamber around on and
seasonal steam train rides.
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Spielzeugmuseum, Salzburg
Classic toy museum with Punch and Judy shows and free
tea for the adults.
Fresh-Air Fun
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Playground of the Senses, Nuremberg
Education by stealth at this large open-air exper-
iment park.
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Englischer Garten, Munich
Large playground, ice creams, boat rides and acres of grass.
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Steinwasen Park, Black Forest
Alpine animals, rides and a huge hanging bridge.
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Tierpark Hellabrunn, Munich
Themed playgrounds, a cafe, feeding sessions and a spe-
cial children's zoo.
Rainy Day Sights
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Playmobil, Nuremberg
Headquartered in Zindorf just outside Nuremberg, the adjoining
fun park is one of the city's best family attractions.
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Münchner Marionettentheater, Munich
Bavaria's top puppet theatre.