Things to Do in Barcelona With Kids: 7 Places With Hours and Prices

For a family day in Barcelona, the Zoo, the CosmoCaixa science museum and the Tibidabo amusement park are the big three, and the Museu Marítim, Poble Espanyol and two hillside parks fill quieter days. Children up to 16 get into CosmoCaixa free, under 17s get into the Museu Marítim free, and Tibidabo opens only on weekends in November.

The places below run from the old town and the port up to Montjuïc, then to the hills above the city. For more ideas that cost nothing, see our list of free parks, viewpoints and museum hours.

Zoo de Barcelona, Ciutadella

The city zoo sits next to Parc de la Ciutadella and is open every day of the year, closing only on the afternoon of Christmas Day. Works are under way, so some areas and facilities are temporarily closed, while the rest of the park stays open with its animals, discovery centres and family activities. Families can bring their own food and drink and use the picnic areas on the grounds. Feeding the animals and touching them, babies included, is forbidden.

Bicycles, skates and scooters cannot go inside, but there is bike parking next to each of the two entrances, where electric scooters can also be charged. Paths have ramps for wheelchairs and pushchairs. Once you leave, you need a new ticket to come back in.

Tickets: the Zoo Barcelona tickets page lists a disability ticket at €6 (with a certificate of at least 33%) and a 20% discount for holders of a large-family or single-parent family card. Check the day ticket price on the same page. Zoo Club: the family annual pass is €101 plus a €25.50 registration fee, and the page also advertises a family season for €70 with no registration fee. The card is valid for 12 months, and day tickets bought in the last 30 days can be deducted at the Zoo Club office on Carrer Wellington.

Museu Marítim de Barcelona, Raval

The Museu Marítim (Maritime Museum) fills the medieval royal shipyards, the Drassanes Reials, at the bottom of La Rambla. Children usually head for the ship exhibitions, such as “7 vaixells, 7 històries” (7 ships, 7 stories), and the ticket also covers the pailebot Santa Eulàlia, a historic schooner moored in the port. Until Nov. 22, 2026, the museum runs a family activity called “Viatge al fons del mar en Batiscaf”, a trip to the seabed in a bathyscaphe.

Address: Avinguda de les Drassanes, 1, entrance from Plaça del Portal de la Pau. Hours: daily 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Dec. 24 and Dec. 31; closed Dec. 25 and 26, Jan. 1 and Jan. 6; last entry 1 hour before closing. Tickets: €10 general; €8 with a large or single-parent family card; free for under 17s and on Sundays from 3 p.m. A combined ticket with Les Golondrinas boats costs €18. Tickets are sold only at the museum desks, not online. Details are on the city council page for the Museu Marítim.

Poble Espanyol, Montjuïc

Poble Espanyol (Spanish Village) is an open-air architecture museum built for the 1929 International Exposition, about 400 metres from the Montjuïc fountains. It has 117 full-scale copies of buildings from across Spain, arranged as a small town with squares, bell towers and streets, plus restaurants, a theatre and artisan workshops where children can watch crafts being made. According to Wikipedia’s entry on Poble Espanyol, the address is Avda. Francesc Ferrer i Guardia, 13. Check opening hours and ticket prices on the village’s own website before you go.

Parc de la Creueta del Coll, Gràcia

This park in a former stone quarry sits in el Coll, behind Park Güell, in an area few tourists reach. It has sand pits for children, picnic areas and paths that lead toward the woods of Park Güell. A 54-ton concrete sculpture by Eduardo Chillida, Elogi de l’aigua, hangs on four steel cables over the lake, which becomes a shallow public pool in the summer months. The park covers almost two hectares and has ramps throughout.

Address: Pg Mare de Déu del Coll, 77. Hours: winter (Nov. 1 to March 31) daily 8:00 to 19:00; summer (April 1 to Oct. 31) 8:00 to 21:00, with closing times roughly at dusk. Tickets: free. Information is on the city council page for Parc de la Creueta del Coll.

Parc del Laberint d’Horta, Horta-Guinardó

The Laberint d’Horta is a historic garden museum, laid out in a Neoclassical style in 1791 and extended in a Romantic style in 1853, with fountains, a waterfall, small temples and a children’s play area. The cypress hedge maze itself is closed from early 2025 until early 2027 while the paving, irrigation and sculptures are renewed and every cypress is replaced. The rest of the garden is open.

Address: Passeig dels Castanyers, 1. Hours: Nov. 1 to March 31, daily 10:00 to 18:00 (Dec. 25, 10:00 to 14:00); ticket sales stop 1 hour before closing. Tickets: €2.23 general, €1.42 for under 14s, free for under 5s and for everyone on Wednesdays and Sundays, when visitor numbers are capped. Payment is by card only. Bikes, skates, balls, food and pets are not allowed. See the city council page for the Laberint d’Horta.

CosmoCaixa, Sant Gervasi

CosmoCaixa is the science museum run by the La Caixa foundation, on the slopes above the city. Its permanent displays include the Bosc Inundat, a recreated flooded forest, the geological wall and the Sala Univers. A new exhibition, “Sharks. Guardians of the Ocean”, runs from Oct. 22, 2026 to Sept. 26, 2027, with family tours until Dec. 21. Until the same date, the planetarium shows children’s films such as “Kiru i el misteri de la Lluna perduda”, and there are workshops on automatons and on fungi under the microscope. The museum is accessible for people with physical disabilities.

Address: Carrer d’Isaac Newton, 26. Hours: every day including holidays, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Dec. 24 and 31 and Jan. 5; closed Dec. 25, Jan. 1 and Jan. 6. Tickets: €8 general, free for young people up to 16 years old and for La Caixa customers. Planetarium shows and workshops may carry their own conditions. See the city council page for CosmoCaixa.

Parc d’Atraccions del Tibidabo, Tibidabo

The Tibidabo amusement park sits at the top of the Collserola hills, with rides, a panoramic area and the Museu d’Autòmats (a collection of mechanical figures). Rides open in stages: the Giradabo, Carrusel, Crash Cars, Piratta, Muntanya Russa and a few others from 11 h, and the rest from 12 h. Every ticket includes the Cuca de Llum funicular and the Tibibus shuttle buses.

Because of an outbreak of African swine fever (pesta porcina africana) in the area, the city recommends arriving by the Cuca de Llum or by private car, using only the open access roads and the Aparcament del Tibidabo car park.

Address: Plaça del Tibidabo, 3. Hours: Nov. 2 to Nov. 30, Saturdays and Sundays only, 11:00 to 19:00. Tickets: the price list on the city council page for Tibidabo gives €39 for visitors taller than 120 cm, €15.50 for children under 120 cm and €31.20 for large or single-parent families (over 120 cm). Children under 90 cm and holders of the Targeta Rosa (a Barcelona residents’ card) go free. The family TibiClub pass is €190 a year plus a €24 registration fee in the first year. Phone: 932117942.

Tips for visiting

Plan the free slots: CosmoCaixa is always free for children up to 16, the Museu Marítim is free on Sunday afternoons from 3 p.m., and the Laberint d’Horta is free on Wednesdays and Sundays. Our guide to free museum days in Barcelona lists more.
Check how to pay: the Laberint d’Horta accepts only card payment, and the Museu Marítim sells tickets only at its desks.
Leave scooters and bikes at home or in the bike parking: the Zoo and the Laberint d’Horta do not allow them inside.
Pair places by area: the Zoo and the Museu Marítim are both near the old town, while CosmoCaixa and Tibidabo are both up the hill in Sarrià-Sant Gervasi.
On wet days, CosmoCaixa and the Museu Marítim work best; our rainy day museum guide has other indoor options.

Quick answers

Is Tibidabo open on weekdays in November?

No. From Nov. 2 to Nov. 30 the amusement park opens on Saturdays and Sundays only, from 11:00 to 19:00. Check its website for December dates.

Can we bring a picnic to Barcelona Zoo?

Yes. Food and drink from outside are allowed, and there are picnic areas on the grounds that anyone can use.

Is the maze at the Laberint d’Horta open?

No. The hedge maze is closed for works from early 2025 until early 2027, but the rest of the garden, including the play area, is open.

Which museums are free for children?

CosmoCaixa is free for young people up to 16 years old, and the Museu Marítim is free for under 17s.

Checked against official sources in November 2026. Hours, prices and rules change: confirm on the official page before you go or apply.