Playgrounds and things to do with kids in Madrid

Madrid's big central park, with playgrounds, tree-lined paths and a lake with rental boats.

A riverside Madrid park with 17 age-banded play zones, wood-and-rope climbing, bridges and summer water jets.

A Madrid art museum with kid audio, a short route, lifts, loan strollers and a feeding and changing room; ages under 18 enter free.

A Madrid modern art museum with colorful works, lifts and loan strollers; ages under 18 enter free.

Redesigned play areas with climbing and slides in the square between the palace and Gran Via.

Play areas on the south side of the palace gardens, among paths and statues.

A free outdoor puppet theater in Retiro Park with weekend shows of pirates, monsters and puppets.

An ancient Egyptian temple above Madrid in a city park, with carved details to find.

A Madrid museum in an old iron station, with locomotives and carriages to get up close to.

Madrid's natural sciences museum, with dinosaurs, fossils and big natural-history collections.

Madrid's great art museum, with animals, costumes and odd scenes to find in the paintings; ages under 18 enter free.

Madrid's Royal Palace, with grand state rooms and royal details to discover.