When the forecast turns
A wet day does not have to be a lost day. These ten family attractions are wholly or mostly indoors, and each has its own page on JuniorTravelClub with opening times and the full family facts.
1. IMG Worlds of Adventure, Dubai
IMG Worlds of Adventure is a whole theme park under one roof, open every day of the year, with baby changing and feeding rooms in every toilet block.
2. Science Museum, London
Five floors of free galleries at the Science Museum, with picnic areas and a family show at weekends.
3. NEMO Science Center, Amsterdam
NEMO is a science museum with a roof you can walk out onto, with an open-air square, food and a terrace for when the sun comes back.
4. Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie, Paris
The Cité des enfants at the Cité des Sciences is a section built for children, with strollers to borrow and rest areas throughout.
5. Experimentarium, Copenhagen
Experimentarium has spaces for every age: The Miniverse for toddlers, The Valley for preschoolers and water play at The Beach.
6. Deutsches Museum, Munich
At the Deutsches Museum the Kinderreich is made for handling, from a fire engine to a ball track.
7. Sea Life London Aquarium
At Sea Life London ranger talks at the Gentoo penguins and the sharks give children something to listen to as well as look at.
8. Aquarium de Paris
The shows and shark feedings at the Aquarium de Paris are included in the ticket, and a late Saturday opening adds an evening option.
9. Madame Tussauds London
Madame Tussauds London is fully indoors and takes about two hours; under-2s go free.
10. Legoland Deutschland on a grey day
Not fully indoors, but Legoland Deutschland has indoor attractions such as Temple X-pedition and the LEGO Studios, and waiting times are often shorter when the weather is poor.
Tickets & tours for these places
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