Things to Do in Barcelona with Kids

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

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

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

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

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

Explore the city on Barcelona’s open-top tourist 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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An 18th-century castle with cannons and port views. Arrive by cable car with a combined ticket.

More than 70 illusions and interactive rooms at Plaça d’Urquinaona.

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

360° views from 125 metres up, plus Cloud Cities, a sculpture to walk through.

A 4D film about Gaudí, plus models of Park Güell and his unbuilt New York hotel, near Park Güell.

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

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

A full-size royal galley in Barcelona’s historic shipyards.

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

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

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

Changing art exhibitions and virtual reality music experiences in a red-brick Modernista factory on Montjuïc.

Original guitars from rock musicians, jukeboxes and a hologram concert, just off La Rambla.

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

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

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

A coach day trip from Barcelona to PortAventura Park and Ferrari Land.

Contemporary art in a white building in El Raval, with skateboarders in the square outside.

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

Lifelike paintings and sculptures by living artists, in an 18th-century palace in El Born.