Things to Do in Barcelona with Kids

Gaudí’s basilica, still being built, with tree-like columns and coloured light from the stained glass.

Gaudí’s hillside park, with its mosaic dragon, tiled benches and views across Barcelona.

An 80-metre shark tunnel, tropical reefs and penguins on the Port Vell waterfront.

Explore the city by open-top bus, with red and blue routes and a 1- or 2-day ticket.

A historic hilltop amusement park with vintage rides, a big wheel and views over the city.

FC Barcelona’s museum, with trophies, interactive zones and a 360° room.

Gaudí’s house of curving rooms, a blue light well and a roof shaped like a dragon’s back.

A walking tour made for kids, bike rides, boat trips round the port and day trips to Montserrat.

Gorillas, sea lions, a farm area and a big wooden playground beside Parc de la Ciutadella.

A village of streets and architecture from across Spain, where you can see artisans at work.

Barcelona’s science museum, with a flooded Amazon forest, a wall of real rock and a planetarium.

A free evening show of water, music and light below the National Palace on Montjuïc.

An 18th-century fortress with cannons and port views, reached by funicular and cable car.

A sports museum with interactive challenges, next to the 1992 Olympic Stadium.

Dinosaur skeletons, a whale skeleton and a play area for under-6s, near the Fòrum.

More than 30 hand-painted 3D murals to step into and photograph, just off La Rambla.

Miró’s paintings and sculptures, full of stars, birds and bold colours, in a museum on Montjuïc.

Gaudí’s wavy stone building, with a brick attic and a rooftop of warrior-like chimneys.

The story of chocolate, sculptures made from it and an entry ticket you can eat.

A full-size royal galley in Barcelona’s historic shipyards, plus a schooner moored nearby.

Ten interactive rooms about Catalan culture, with giant festival heads, mirror rooms and a VR finale.

More than 120 figures in 28 interactive spaces off La Rambla, plus the Columbus Monument viewpoint.

Banksy, Warhol and Kusama, plus digital light rooms by teamLab, in a 16th-century palace in El Born.

More than 130 reproductions of Banksy’s street art, a short walk from Plaça de Catalunya.

12 sweet-themed rooms of colours, textures and smells in the Eixample.

More than 50 illusions and interactive rooms at Plaça d’Urquinaona.

Eight themed spaces of illusions and giant photo sets on La Rambla, next to La Boqueria.

A palace-sized art museum above the Magic Fountain, with medieval church paintings and a rooftop viewpoint.

Picasso’s early paintings and drawings, shown across five medieval palaces in El Born.

A former market hall built over the excavated streets of 1700s Barcelona, free to enter.