Museums and science
Try out experiments at Le Vaisseau
Le Vaisseau · Strasbourg (67)
This science centre in Strasbourg is aimed at 3 to 12-year-olds, with a corner for 1 and 2-year-olds.
Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Strasbourg, each one checked, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 30 ideas picked from over 8,500 outings in the Trottimap app.
Museums and science
Le Vaisseau · Strasbourg (67)
This science centre in Strasbourg is aimed at 3 to 12-year-olds, with a corner for 1 and 2-year-olds.
Pools, beaches and water
Piscine de la Kibitzenau · Strasbourg (67)
In the south of Strasbourg, this Eurométropole pool has a large 50-metre pool, sometimes divided into 25-metre lanes, and a smaller teaching pool where children learn to swim.
Leisure parks
You Kids Geispolsheim · Geispolsheim (67)
South of Strasbourg, You Kids takes up the children's section of the Geispolsheim Trampoline Park and welcomes little ones from 6 months.
Leisure parks
You Kids Mundolsheim · Mundolsheim (67)
North of Strasbourg, in the Mundolsheim business park, this indoor park welcomes children from 6 months to 12 years.
Pools, beaches and water
Fun Parc et plan d'eau de la Hardt · Brumath (67)
Around the Brumath lake, lifeguarded swimming sits next to a summer leisure park: tree-top courses from age 3, trampolines, mini golf, inflatables on the water, pedal boats and canoes.
Shows and workshops
TAPS Scala · Strasbourg (67)
In Neudorf, TAPS Scala is one of the two venues of the Théâtre actuel et public de Strasbourg, which focuses on today's playwrights.
Shows and workshops
Le Shadok · Strasbourg (67)
This community space on the Malraux peninsula is devoted to digital culture.
Leisure parks
Quiz Room Strasbourg · Strasbourg (67)
Near the Winston Churchill tram stop, this centre puts players behind buzzer desks, just like on a TV game show set, for games lasting one to one and a half hours.
Leisure parks
Médiathèque André Malraux · Strasbourg (67)
The first floor of the media library is given over to young people, with thousands of picture books, about a hundred board games and motor-skill games for 1 to 3 year olds.
Leisure parks
The Little Red Door · Strasbourg (67)
Near place d'Austerlitz, this escape game offers several missions, including an expedition into an abandoned bunker in 2052 in search of plutonium, and a buzzer quiz on a TV studio set.
Museums and science
Musée Historique de la Ville de Strasbourg · Strasbourg (67)
In the former butchers' hall from the late 16th century, the museum covers nine centuries of Strasbourg history with 1,700 objects, hands-on games and screens.
Pools, beaches and water
Batorama · Strasbourg (67)
From the quay near the Rohan palace, glass-roofed boats follow the Ill around the Grande Île, pass Petite France and go through a lock before reaching the European quarter.
Parks and nature
Parc de la Citadelle · Strasbourg (67)
This park, laid out on the old fortress site, has several playgrounds, one of them with water games for warm days.
Museums and science
Musée Archéologique de Strasbourg · Strasbourg (67)
Housed in the basement of the Palais Rohan since the late 19th century, the city's oldest museum tells the story of Alsace from prehistory to the early Middle Ages.
Museums and science
Musée zoologique de Strasbourg · Strasbourg (67)
Reopened after several years of works, the zoological museum displays thousands of mounted animals, from tiny insects to large mammals, in rooms redesigned for families.
Museums and science
Planétarium du Jardin des sciences · Strasbourg (67)
On the university campus, the Planetarium projects its shows on a large dome, then a guide points out the evening sky and its constellations.
Castles and heritage
Plateforme de la cathédrale de Strasbourg · Strasbourg (67)
The entrance is on place du Château, on the right side of the cathedral, and you climb the tower staircase on foot up to the platform above the city's rooftops.
Pools, beaches and water
Bains municipaux de Strasbourg · Strasbourg (67)
Built between 1904 and 1908 by architect Fritz Beblo, the municipal baths combine marble, English tiles and stained glass, one window recalling Hokusai's wave.
Castles and heritage
Horloge astronomique de la cathédrale de Strasbourg · Strasbourg (67)
Inside the cathedral, the astronomical clock, whose current mechanism dates from 1842, sets all its automata in motion once a day at midday, with the procession of the apostles.
Castles and heritage
Petit Train de Strasbourg · Strasbourg (67)
Starting from Place de la Cathédrale, the little train winds through cobbled lanes to Petite France, follows the quays and passes the Covered Bridges.
Sport and adventure
Roc en Stock · Strasbourg (67)
Opened in 1998, this gym devoted to roped climbing has 120 lanes and 300 routes, plus a bouldering area.
Shows and workshops
TJP, Centre dramatique national Strasbourg-Grand Est · Strasbourg (67)
On the banks of the Ill near Petite France, this national drama centre devotes its programme to children and adults alike, with puppets, animated objects and visual theatre.
Museums and science
Musée Tomi Ungerer, Centre international de l'Illustration · Strasbourg (67)
The author of The Three Robbers gave 14,000 drawings to his home town, shown in rotation in this villa near place de la République.
Shows and workshops
Théâtre national de Strasbourg (TnS) · Strasbourg (67)
The Théâtre national de Strasbourg stages new work and fresh takes on the classics, mainly for teenagers and adults.
Shows and workshops
Opéra national du Rhin, Opéra de Strasbourg · Strasbourg (67)
The Opéra national du Rhin groups its young audience operas, sessions for singing and dancing babies, and the Mercredis découverte on lighting, costumes, sets or make-up in an "en famille" section.
Shows and workshops
Cinémas Star · Strasbourg (67)
This independent art-house cinema in the centre, like its neighbour the Star Saint-Exupéry, holds the young audience label.
Museums and science
MAMCS, Musée d'Art moderne et contemporain · Strasbourg (67)
The museum of modern and contemporary art offers game trails for families, with sheets handed out free at the ticket desk.
Leisure parks
A Maze In (escape game) · Strasbourg (67)
On Quai de Paris, this escape game venue locks teams in for an hour in sets full of hidden clues, padlocks and mechanisms.
Shows and workshops
TAPS Laiterie · Strasbourg (67)
On rue du Hohwald, in the Laiterie district, TAPS's second venue has a close stage and seating layout that suits first trips to the theatre.
Shows and workshops
Espace Django · Strasbourg (67)
On impasse Kiefer in Strasbourg, Espace Django is a contemporary music venue that also programmes young audience events: lecture-concerts from age 6 and animated cinema screenings on some Sunday afternoons.