Prague With Kids: A Family Guide
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A castle courtyard holds a kid’s attention for about ten minutes. A zoo, a mirror maze, and a room full of Lego hold it a lot longer, and Prague has all three without leaving the city.
Prague Zoo
Check current admission on the zoo’s own site : a well-regarded zoo, repeatedly ranked among the world’s best, with roughly 4,500-5,000 animals across 60 hectares, elephants, giraffes, and gorillas included. Adult tickets run about CZK 330.
Petřín funicular, Mirror Maze, and Lookout Tower
The funicular has been closed since storm damage in September 2024 and is confirmed to reopen Tuesday, 22 September 2026, with new glass-roofed cars, at CZK 100 a ride. It is still closed as of now, so don’t build a plan around riding it before that date. The Mirror Maze beside it, a genuine kids’ favorite at roughly CZK 300 combo, and the 80-meter Lookout Tower are both unaffected by the closure and reachable on foot via Petřín’s park paths in the meantime.
Lego Museum (Museum of Bricks)
The world’s largest private Lego collection , 20 themed exhibitions built from over 1.5 million bricks, open daily 10am-8pm, a reliable rainy-day anchor for a wide range of ages.
Aquapalace
Just outside Prague in Čestlice, a bigger day-out commitment than anything in the city center. Day-pass pricing runs roughly €42-46 for adults depending on session length, with a separate sauna-world add-on around CZK 150.
National Technical Museum
Interactive transportation and science exhibits, historic aircraft, cars, and trains among them, make this a solid indoor fallback for a wet day, distinct from anything else on this list and rarely as crowded as the Castle or Old Town Square.
A quick note on trdelník
The rolled, sugar-dusted pastry sold from carts near every family stop on this list gets pitched to kids as a Czech classic. It isn’t: trdelník is Slovak and Transylvanian by origin and only became a Prague street-food fixture from the 1990s tourist boom onward. Fine as a treat after the zoo, just don’t tell the kids it’s centuries-old local history, because it isn’t.
Verdict: pair the Zoo with a Petřín morning for the Mirror Maze and Tower rather than waiting on the funicular, and hold the Lego Museum in reserve for whichever afternoon the weather turns. Check Prague Zoo ticket availability on GetYourGuide or compare Aquapalace day passes on Viator , since weekend slots go early in summer. The Prague sightseeing guide has the historic-core stops that pair well with a family day, and the Prague 4-day itinerary shows where a full family day fits against a longer trip.