Madrid with Kids
Places that work with children
Retiro, Casa de Campo and Madrid Río give children room to run, and a few museums suit them too, among them the Wax Museum, the Ratón Pérez house museum and the Railway Museum. Opening days and prices come from official pages, so check each page before you go.
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Museum · Salamanca Madrid Wax Museum A wax museum on Paseo de Recoletos, opened in 1972. The tourism board's page recommends it for visits with children.
Museum · Chamberí National Museum of Natural Sciences A natural history museum on Calle de José Gutiérrez Abascal, run by the CSIC. It manages and displays a large collection of specimens.
Museum · Arganzuela and Madrid Río Railway Museum A railway museum in the old Delicias station, a 19th-century iron building, opened in 1984. It shows historic rolling stock from locomotives onward.
Museum · Sol and Centro Ratón Pérez House Museum A small museum on the first floor of Calle del Arenal 8 about Ratón Pérez, the tooth mouse created by the Jesuit Luis Coloma in the 19th century for the young Alfonso XIII.
Landmark · Moncloa and Argüelles Plaza de España A rebuilt square of about 70,000 square metres with 1,110 trees, children's play areas and cycle lanes. It holds the Cervantes monument with Don Quixote and Sancho Panza.
Park · Chamartín and Tetuán Berlin Park An urban park between Calle de Ramón y Cajal, Marcenado and San Ernesto, with remains of the Berlin Wall installed since November 1990. It has ornamental fountains and children's areas.
Park · Moncloa and Argüelles Casa de Campo At 1,535 hectares, the largest public park in Madrid. Its history began when Philip II moved the court to Madrid and assembled an estate here.
Park · Arganzuela and Madrid Río Madrid Río A long riverside leisure and culture area along the Manzanares, where the river's renaturalisation has brought back wildlife. It links historic monuments with leisure facilities.
Park · Retiro Retiro Park The large park next to the Puerta de Alcalá, open every day. The city runs free guided visits of it under the Pasea Madrid programme.
