Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Lyon, each one checked, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 29 ideas picked from over 700 places on the Trottimap map.
Museums and science
Musée Miniature et Cinéma · Lyon (69)
In a Renaissance house in Vieux Lyon, the museum displays more than 10,000 original pieces from film sets: costumes, models, animatronic creatures and props from Star Wars, Harry Potter or Batman.
Parks and nature
Parc de la Tête d'Or · Lyon (69)
In the heart of the park, the free zoo presents giraffes, antelopes and Watusi cattle on an African plain, then primates in an Asian forest.
Museums and science
Musée des Confluences · Lyon (69)
At the tip of the Presqu'île, this science and society museum mixes dinosaur skeletons, meteorites, insects and objects from all over the world.
Museums and science
Mini World Lyon · Vaulx-en-Velin (69)
At Carré de Soie in Vaulx-en-Velin, 3,500 m² of miniature scenery shows towns, countryside and mountains where trains and cars move on their own.
Animals and farms
Aquarium de Lyon · La Mulatière (69)
Just south of Confluence, the aquarium moves from rivers to tropical reefs and marine curiosities, with sharks circling behind the glass.
Animals and farms
Anim'aux Gosses · Soucieu-en-Jarrest (69)
In the hills of the Lyonnais, this farm run by a qualified riding instructor brings together ponies, farm animals and circus arts.
Leisure parks
Kidz World · Lyon (69)
Opened in April 2026 in Lyon's 7th arrondissement, Kidz World recreates a 500 m² small town with a hospital, fire station, bank, supermarket, garage and pizzeria.
Shows and workshops
Djogo Lyon · Lyon (69)
In a large air-conditioned workshop in Vaise, children aged 3 to 14 spend an hour and a half making a real object: ice-cream cones, chocolate, a leather purse, wooden dominoes or a…
Pools, beaches and water
Aquavert · Francheville (69)
In Francheville, west of Lyon, this aquatic centre offers an 88-metre slide, a shallow leisure pool with a paddling area for little ones and a sports pool for swimming.
Leisure parks
King Aventure · Dardilly (69)
In Dardilly, north-west of Lyon, this indoor park keeps a foam baby park for under-3s apart from a big tube structure for everyone else.
Parks and nature
Grand Parc Miribel-Jonage · Vaulx-en-Velin (69)
On Lyon's doorstep, this park of over 2,000 hectares mixes lakes, woods and meadows.
Leisure parks
Raptor Parc · Miribel (01)
North of Lyon, this dinosaur-themed indoor park combines a mega-structure rising more than five metres high with a Baby Raptor area reserved for under-3s.
Shows and workshops
Théâtre La Maison de Guignol · Lyon (69)
At the foot of the Montée du Gourguillon, in a 15th-century house, this small theatre brings Guignol, Gnafron and Madelon to life in mischievous stories.
Museums and science
Musée des Arts de la Marionnette Gadagne · Lyon (69)
In a fine Renaissance mansion in Old Lyon, the puppetry museum displays figures from all over the world, with plenty of room for Guignol in the route renewed in 2026.
Castles and heritage
Lugdunum Musée et théâtres romains · Lyon (69)
On Fourvière hill, this museum dug into the slope overlooks two ancient theatres with free access.
Sport and adventure
Hapik Lyon Part-Dieu · Lyon (69)
On the top floor of the Part-Dieu shopping centre, opposite the station, this gym lines up some forty themed climbing walls with automatic belays, open from age 4.
Leisure parks
Megazone Lyon 6 · Lyon (69)
Set up for over thirty years in the 6th arrondissement, this laser tag arena spreads a 650 m² maze over two levels, open to players from age 7.
Sport and adventure
Patinoire Charlemagne · Lyon (69)
Near Confluence, this municipal ice rink runs public sessions from mid-September to late May.
Sport and adventure
Climb Up Lyon Confluence · Lyon (69)
On the second level of the Confluence leisure centre, the Climb Up gym has a fun climbing area with strangely shaped walls fitted with automatic belays.
Sport and adventure
Patinoire Baraban · Lyon (69)
In the 3rd arrondissement, the Baraban ice rink welcomes the public from September to May on Wednesdays, Friday evenings and weekends.
Sport and adventure
City Aventure Lyon Sainte-Foy · Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon (69)
In an old forest in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, a quarter of an hour by bus from Bellecour, this adventure park offers about ten treetop courses, a long zipline and ground games.
Leisure parks
Exalto Villeurbanne · Villeurbanne (69)
This indoor centre in Villeurbanne combines trampolines, FunClimb playful climbing walls and mini-games, open to children from age 6 and 1.10 m tall.
Museums and science
Planétarium de Vaulx-en-Velin · Vaulx-en-Velin (69)
In Vaulx-en-Velin, the planetarium screens its shows under a large dome and has a 900 m² permanent exhibition on the history of the universe.
Pools, beaches and water
Piscine Origami · Rillieux-la-Pape (69)
North of Lyon, this aquatic centre open every day of the week combines a leisure pool with a current river, an activity pool and a paddling pool for toddlers.
Leisure parks
La Baie des Pirates · Craponne (69)
This 1,100 m² indoor play centre in Craponne is entirely decorated on a pirate theme.
Parks and nature
Domaine de Lacroix-Laval · Marcy-l'Étoile (69)
West of Lyon, this 115-hectare estate surrounds a château with ponds, meadows and woods crossed by trails.
Leisure parks
Koezio Lyon · Saint-Priest (69)
In a business park in Saint-Priest, this large indoor centre turns players into trainee agents: mazes, skill challenges, puzzles and a course suspended 12 metres up follow one another in teams for…
Sport and adventure
iFLY Lyon · Saint-Priest (69)
In Saint-Priest, this indoor skydiving simulator lets children from age 5 float in a 22-metre glass air column, held by an instructor.
Leisure parks
Pop Corn Labyrinthe Lyon · Neyron (01)
Close to the Grand Parc de Miribel-Jonage, a cornfield becomes a huge maze every summer, dotted with puzzles and giant wooden games.