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💡 The Short Version: The Civic Aquarium, the Natural History Museum and the Sforza Castle museums are free for ages 0 to 17. Museoscienza is €8 for ages 3 to 26 (under 3 free) and has a submarine, locomotives and aeroplanes. The San Siro Skywalk is from age 7, and Torre Branca is €6 for ages 4 to 6. The La Scala museum and Leonardo3 sell family tickets. On Mondays most of these close: the Duomo, the La Scala museum and the Sforza courtyards stay open. Children under 14 travel free on ATM. Prices are in euros. Or book a tour: the Museoscienza ticketad is from €13 and the Casa Milan museum ticketad from €20 (GetYourGuide).
Prices by age
Prices are the operators’ own, in euros.
| Sight | Free | Child price | Adult |
|---|---|---|---|
| Museoscienza | Under 3 | €8 for ages 3 to 26 | €13 |
| Civic Aquarium | Ages 0 to 17 | €8 | |
| Natural History Museum | Ages 0 to 17 | €10 | |
| Sforza Castle museums | Ages 0 to 17 | €10 | |
| La Scala museum | Under 6 | €8 for ages 6 to 18 | €12 |
| Leonardo3 | Ages 5 and under | €10 for ages 6 to 18 | €16 |
| Torre Branca | Up to 3 | €6 for ages 4 to 6 | €9 for age 7 and over |
| San Siro Museum and Tour | €27 for under 14 | €37 | |
| The Last Supper | Under 18, booked | €15 | |
| Duomo | Up to 5 | Half price for ages 6 to 18 | €22 or €26 |
| Brera | Under 18 | €20 |
Museoscienza
€8 for ages 3 to 26 · closed Mondays · Via San Vittore 21
Museoscienza has the Enrico Toti submarine, the Conte Biancamano ocean liner, locomotives and aeroplanes, a Space exhibition with lunar rocks and an Interactive Lab. Interactive laboratories and tours in Italian run at weekends and on holidays. The guided tour inside the submarine is €10 on top of the museum ticket, in Italian only. Booking is recommended. It is open Tuesday to Friday 9:30 to 17:00 and weekends 9:30 to 18:30.
A steam locomotive of 1886 in the railway hall of the science museum. Photo: Jakub Hałun, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Civic Aquarium
€8 · free ages 0 to 17 · closed Mondays
The Civic Aquarium is in a Liberty-style building designed as a pavilion for the 1906 International Exposition in Milan. Its route follows water from Alpine springs down to 30 metres of sea, past 10 freshwater and 12 saltwater tanks, three of them open, and over 50 species. Sturgeons are the species chosen to stand for the river mouth, and one tropical tank reproduces the Red Sea reef. It is open Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 17:30, with the ticket office closing at 16:30. It is free on the first Sunday of the month.
The Liberty-style façade of the Civic Aquarium. Photo: Mauro Mariani, Wikimedia Commons.
The Natural History Museum
€10 · free ages 0 to 17 · closed Mondays
The Natural History Museum is open Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 17:30. Tickets are sold until 16:30, and holders may enter until 17:00. It is closed on Mondays, 25 December, 1 and 6 January, Easter Monday and 1 May, and free on the first Sunday of the month.
The Sforza Castle
Courtyards free · museums free ages 0 to 17 · closed Mondays
The courtyards are open daily 7:00 to 19:30 at no cost. The Panoramic Battlements, a patrol walk on the castle walls, admit visitors of all ages, in groups of up to 25 every 20 minutes, and a lift serves the walkway, so strollers can go up. The guided battlement tour is from age 8 and the underground tour of the covered Ghirlanda road from age 10. The castle warns against leaning over the parapets and against carrying children on the shoulders, and the high parapets can limit a small child’s view. The Sforza Castle page has the prices.
San Siro
€27 under 14 · Skywalk from age 7 · family pack €24.50 each
The Museum and Tour is €37 for adults, €27 for under-14s and, as a family pack, €24.50 each for four entries with at most two adults. The Skywalk is a 30-minute roof walk at 55 metres, sold only with the tour, outdoors and shut in rain, wind and snow. It is not allowed under 7. The tour closes or runs short on match days.
Torre Branca
€9 · €6 ages 4 to 6 · free to 3 · closed in wind and bad weather
Torre Branca is a 108.6-metre tower in Parco Sempione with a lift to the top. The hours are published monthly, Tuesday to Sunday, and in summer it opens again from 20:30 to midnight. Best views in Milan compares it with the other viewpoints.
Family tickets at La Scala and Leonardo3
The La Scala museum sells a €20 family ticket for two adults and one or two children up to 5, and a €25 Family Junior for two adults and one or two children aged 6 to 14. Leonardo3 sells a family ticket for at least three people: €13 for up to two adults and €8 for children aged 6 to 15. The La Scala prices leave out the online fee, and the museum’s auditorium view is available only when no rehearsal, performance or event is on.
Mondays with children
Open: the Duomo and its terraces, the La Scala museum, the Sforza Castle courtyards and the San Siro tour on days without a match. Closed: Museoscienza on most Mondays, the Civic Aquarium, the Natural History Museum, the Sforza Castle museums, Brera, the Museo del Novecento and the Last Supper. What to book in Milan has the closed days for every sight.
Getting around with children
Children under 14 travel free on ATM and Trenord within the city zones, with an ID to show the staff. On the Malpensa Express children aged 4 to 13 pay €7.50 and under-4s are free. Milan public transport has the fares, and Milan airports to the city the airport options.
Best museums in Milan has the adult prices behind the free ages. Free things to do in Milan covers the courtyards and the first Sunday. Leonardo da Vinci in Milan covers Leonardo3 and the machine models. 3 days in Milan builds the plan round the closed days. For a bed, see where to stay in Milan.
To set Milan against other cities for a trip with young children, see best city breaks with kids.
Common questions
What is there for children in Milan?
Museoscienza, with a submarine, locomotives and aeroplanes, the Civic Aquarium, the Natural History Museum, the Sforza Castle battlements, the San Siro stadium tour and Torre Branca. Museoscienza costs €8 for ages 3 to 26, and the aquarium and the civic museums are free for ages 0 to 17.
Which Milan museums are free for children?
The Sforza Castle museums, the Civic Aquarium, the Natural History Museum, the Archaeological Museum, the GAM and the Museo del Novecento are free for ages 0 to 17, and Brera is free under 18. The Duomo and the Last Supper take children too: up to age 5 at the Duomo and under 18 at the Last Supper, which still needs a booking.
Can children do the San Siro Skywalk?
From age 7. The 30-minute roof walk is outdoors, closes in rain, strong wind or snow, and needs closed-toe shoes. It is sold only with the Museum and Tour ticket, which is €27 for under-14s.
How much is Torre Branca for children?
Ages 4 to 6 pay €6, ages 7 and over pay €9, and children up to 3 are free. The tower closes in wind and bad weather.
What can children do in Milan on a Monday?
The Duomo and its terraces, the La Scala museum, the San Siro tour on days without a match, and the Sforza Castle courtyards are open. Museoscienza, the Civic Aquarium, the Natural History Museum and the Sforza Castle museums are closed.
Do children travel free on Milan public transport?
Children under 14 travel free on ATM and Trenord within the city zones, with an ID to show staff. On the Malpensa Express children aged 4 to 13 pay €7.50, and under-4s are free.
