Playgrounds and things to do with kids in Florence
A park with play equipment separated by age, a climbing frame, a big lawn and a vegetable learning plot.
A garden with many trees and large shaded areas, and a smaller gated play zone with toddler and big swings, a slide and seesaws.
A playground with an inclusive design built around football and stadium elements, beside the sports district.
A terraced hillside garden with swings, little play houses and climbing, plus picnic tables and a mix of sun and shade.
A garden with a play area below a historic glass tepidarium, and a mosaic snake on the upper terrace.
A small garden playground with new play pieces and rubber paving, next to Santa Croce.
A riverside park with a free-climbing structure, a skating track, soccer and basketball courts, picnic tables and a model of the dome.
A huge riverside park with several play areas and broad paths for cycling and rolling.
A wooded hillside park with wooden play equipment near the Soffiano entrance, shaded benches and trails for nature and history.
A park with separate play zones for ages 0 to 6 and 6 to 12, a castle with secret slides, sand, swings, tree cover and picnic tables.
A big park in Novoli with spiral paths, several play areas and hundreds of trees, fenced all around.
A neighborhood playground with a fire engine, drums and chimes and a soccer area, busy with local kids after school.
A neighborhood playground with three play structures, shaded benches and a fenced soccer pitch.
A municipal library with a section for readers up to 14, with multilingual books, workshops, story sessions and a roof cafe nearby.
A big historic garden with fountains, an amphitheatre and long gravel paths.
A 463-step climb up inside the cathedral dome, with a view over the city from the top.
The gallery that holds Michelangelo's David, with a room of musical instruments and an accessible entrance on Via Ricasoli.
A miniature train museum with workshops for ages 2 to 3, 3 to 6 and 7 to 10, and a bistro attached.
A natural history museum of zoological specimens and minerals, with anatomical waxes and a hall of skeletons.
An interactive museum of Leonardo's machines and inventions on Via dei Servi, with experiments to try.
A history and art museum with a kit for kids included with the ticket, and a kids audio route in four languages.
The Italian national football museum in Coverciano, with an audio guide and a sensory app for blind and deaf visitors.
The cathedral museum, with sculpture, game-based visits for ages 6 to 11 and an audio app in English and Italian.
Florence's old town hall on Piazza della Signoria, with huge painted halls and activities by age built around secret passages and frescoes.
A history of science museum with old instruments, globes and astronomy, plus workshops and guided activities.
A large collection of armor and decorative arts, with a separate free garden that has a pond.
A Renaissance palace that hosts changing art exhibitions, with activity kits and visits by age group.
Florence's best known art museum, with a family room for breastfeeding and changing, and changing tables near the entrance and the stairs.