In recent years Warsaw has been gaining momentum and becoming a sought-after destination in Europe. The city offers an affordable holiday with a wide range of attractions, fascinating history, special sites and varied food options. If you’re planning a family holiday in Warsaw, you’ll find many attractions, museums and activities that are very well suited to a holiday with kids.
We’ve gathered a range of attractions and activities for a family holiday in Warsaw with kids.
Copernicus Science Centre
The Copernicus Science Centre is an interactive museum that presents scientific inventions and shows visitors interesting physical phenomena in original ways. It’s a great choice for a rainy day with kids in Warsaw.
If you’re traveling in the tourist season, it’s best to book ahead, as tickets may sell out (from personal experience).
Getting there? Metro, red line M2: get off at Centrum Nauki Kopernik station.
Cosmos Muzeum
Interactive exhibitions with colorful light effects and mirrors that create optical illusions. More than 50 special illusions and digital exhibits designed for cool photos.
A short experience that suits rainy hours and is great for kids of all ages.
Selfie Museum Warsaw
The museum has exhibits that use various optical illusions. To help you get good photos, a professional team explains the rules for shooting in the different rooms: reverse-perspective rooms or themed rooms. You can ask the Selfie Museum staff to help you improve your photos.
Handmade Candy Factory: Manufaktura Cukierków
Here you can watch the production process and even try making lollipops yourself. The guided session is in Polish, but you can follow what’s going on just by watching. It’s a short activity of half an hour, and at the end the kids get the lollipop they made and a diploma. Suitable for young kids, ages 6 to 10.
It’s best to book ahead on the website.
Łazienki Park
If the weather is nice, you can spend a few hours with the kids in Łazienki Park, a city park a short distance from central Warsaw with a variety of museums, lawns, a lake, ducks, colorful birds, squirrels and more. Entry to the park is free; entry to the Palace on the Isle and the White House is paid.
The main attraction for the girls was the squirrels that roam the park waiting for food from visitors.
Suntago Water Park
A short drive from Warsaw you can reach the largest indoor water park in Europe, in Poland. Suntago Water Park, also called PARK OF POLAND, is a very large indoor water park that opened in 2020 in Poland. The park is in Mszczonów, about an hour’s drive fromWarsaw. The park offers attractions for kids and adults alike. You’ll find a slide zone, heated outdoor pools, a wave pool and even an adults-only area.
Majaland Warsaw Amusement Park
Near Warsaw there’s an indoor amusement park called Majaland Warsaw. You’ll find a variety of rides and can spend a lovely day there, especially when it’s cold outside. The best way to get there is by taxi or Uber (about half an hour from the city center). Suitable for kids up to age 12 or 13.
Some of the attractions are indoors and some outdoors (open only in summer), including a water area with slides for kids. Top attractions include the Viking roller coaster, the butterfly carousel and the Sky Fly.
If you can, it’s best to come midweek. On weekends the lines for the rides can be very long.
More recommendations:
- Museum World of Illusion
- Giant IJUMP-style trampoline park
- Miniature world for kids
- Pinball museum
- Instagram-style photo museum
- Free walking tours in Warsaw
Recommended Family Hotels in Warsaw
Traveling to Warsaw with kids? We’ve put together a list of recommended family hotels. If you’d like to read about Warsaw’s different neighborhoods, click here for our article on where to stay in Warsaw.
Here are recommended family hotels in the heart of Warsaw:
Royal Tulip Warsaw Apartments: Royal Tulip Warsaw Apartments is a 10-minute walk from the city center. The rooms are spacious, pleasant and clean, with a fully equipped kitchenette.
The apartments sleep up to 4 adults.
Holiday Inn Express: The hotel isn’t in central Warsaw, but right below it there’s a shopping center with a supermarket, shops and restaurants, plus a metro connection. The dining room is stunning and the food is tasty, the top floor has a rooftop restaurant overlooking the whole area, and there’s a daily happy hour for guests.
The rooms sleep up to 3 adults and 3 children.
Crowne Plaza: A 4-star hotel with a sauna and play facilities for kids. Excellent location: there’s a metro station, bus stops and a tram stop right next to the hotel.
The rooms sleep up to 4 adults and 3 children.
Warsaw Marriott Hotel: The Warsaw Marriott is a 5-star hotel opposite Warsaw’s central station. The rooms are large and spacious, with a minibar and TV.
The rooms sleep 3 adults or two adults and two children.
Novotel Centrum: Novotel Warszawa Centrum is a 4-star hotel in central Warsaw.
The rooms sleep up to 2 adults and 2 children.
Traveled to Warsaw with kids? Feel free to share your experience in the comments.
