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This is the most comprehensive children's museums that we have visited. We had initially given this a half day, by did not see all so came back for a second visit, as ten year old enjoyed it so much. There are 4floors of activities in the Haus der Natur and another three floors in the adjoining science centre. There is a dinosaur exhibit, a beautiful aquarium. A hugely comprehensive geology section (which our ten year old loved), a space section which is partially interactive, an interactive Doppler section, a section about European animals, an older section about African animals, a section on the Salzach River, a reptile zoo with a large snake collection, a human body section showing everything from heart surgery performance to sexuallity and human reproduction. The latter section is not subtle, but it is possible to skip the room if your children are not ready for it. The Science Centre is fully interactive and allows children to explore everything from energy usage and climate change to the science of music to the challenges faced by wheelchair users, to operating a hydrolic lift. There was a very enjoyable live physics demonstration on when we visited. It was about a half an hour and involved the use of dry ice which my son enjoyed despite his not understanding much German. There is a nice restaurant and a gift shop too. The older exhibits had only German explanations but the newer and more interactive stuff was multilingual. Well worth a whole day visit with children. Very reasonable family entry fee and free entry with Salzburg Card.
Leelee QLeelee Q
10
This is an amazing place to visit for kids as well as their parents. You can easily spend all day there. There are lots of interesting displays covering different areas of the science and nature starting with many different see fish species, snakes, and reptiles over to the universe and space discovery exhibition. Our kids especially loved the science center and the science lab where they could try a lot of different activities. The place can get crowded very easily, especially on rainy days. This was our case but fortunately we managed to arrive early and still had enough time to enjoy the museum without having to wait a long time on most of the museum displays and activities. The only place where we had to wait for about 15 minutes was the restaurant during the lunch hours. If you are coming by car, you can park in the Contipark parking A. It is located around 2 minute walk from the Haus der Natur. Do not fofget to show your parking ticket at the cash desk in the museum, you will get a good discount on the parking fee when leaving from the car park.
Pavel RadkovskyPavel Radkovsky
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Very interesting place to visit and learn about the geology and other natural history. Many of the plaques have English but easily gotten around if not using a translation app. It is very child friendly with things for them to interact with. There is also a lift for those less able to do stairs which is very handy. Also part of the admission prices is access to the Science Centre which is really cool and sooooo much fun for the kids. The interactive things that you and they can do is so wonderful and I enjoyed just watching the kids laughing and saying wow! Once you go in there is a cloakroom which one should make use of as it can get very warm in there. It is to the right after you enter the turnstile. I was not informed of this and sweated a lot only because I am disabled and couldn't use my stick and carry my coat at same time. I had a fabulous time.
Jacqueline WidickJacqueline Widick
00
Very big museum covering various topics: from an aquarium with an incredible variety of fish (and snakes etc.) to the space, animals of all kinds (stuffed), health and the body (with things to touch or try), Africa, an endless collection of rocks, the continents and an exhibit about science with physical experiments to try (weight, probability, forces and movement etc). We entered at 2pm and at five when the museum was closing we still hadn't finished to see it all, although we rushed through many parts. There is a lot to read (also translated into English) and to touch or try. The advice is to make a choice and come back again on another day or stay there longer with a break or lunch in between. There is a café and a little souvenir shop. Entrance is included in the Salzburg card. It was quite crowded with both tourists and schools around.
monica pronzinimonica pronzini
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Drove 2 hours to see this place since it looked unique and fun from the online pictures and reviews. Overall it was disappointing compared to other science centers. Many areas were dark and quite frightening for our younger ones, even 4+. We were surprised by numerous gory scenes and photos of dead or injured animals, and human surgery. There is also a large skeleton character dressed up with spooky red lighting. Maybe we missed it but we didn't see any warning or age rating notice. Everybody loved the aquariums which varied from small to very large. The dinosaur section was much smaller than expected. It was interesting but not worth the big trip. Prices however are reasonable.
Balazs TothBalazs Toth
10
A great, accessible museum! I already visited this place twice, and it is always a good way to get to know our world a little bit more, so I really recommend coming here! When you go buy tickets, they have combos for groups, student classes, and parents that will make things a little bit cheaper. The first floor has the aquarium, which I personally think is a must-see. It has piranhas, squid, stingrays, small sharks, lobsters, crabs, and other animals! The second floor has precious stones, if I remember correctly.. and a lot of curiosities about the universe, like how much weight you will have in each planet; the other floors have other themes that are worth exploring!!!!!
Ruan AceRuan Ace
10
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Fortress Hohensalzburg
Mirabell Palace
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Museumspl. 5, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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attractions: Fortress Hohensalzburg, Mirabell Palace, Mozart's Birthplace, Mozartplatz, Plaza de Mozart, Mirabellgarden, Salzburg Cathedral, Casa della natura, Mirabell Gardens, Mozart Residence, restaurants: Sternbräu, L'Osteria Salzburg, Bärenwirt, Zwettler's Wirtshaus, Cafe Konditorei Fürst, Augustiner Bräu Mülln, Zum Zirkelwirt, Braurestaurant IMLAUER, Café Tomaselli, Restaurant Stiegl-Keller
