School holidays, long holidays, weekends - these days in families with children the question is brewing, what to do with the younger generation in order to preserve the house and nerves of parents from destruction. Where to go with a child in Moscow? The capital offers to go with little fidgets to theaters, museums, jump on sports fields, take walks in parks, do yoga, dancing, modeling, drawing.
Museums
Modern museums for children are not just a collection of exhibits with an ancient guide who mumbles sadly under his breath. Today, children go to museums not for show, exhaling lightly at the exit and recalling a bun in a buffet from the entire exposition. This is an exciting leisure activity where useful knowledge is acquired in a game form that will be remembered for a long time. Where to go on a weekend with children in Moscow, if the cognitive aspect is a priority?
Planetarium
Over 85 years of operation, the planetarium has created a unique exhibition based on high technology and almost a century of experience. The planetarium is divided into zones: “Lunarium”, 4D-cinema, observatory, large and small star rooms, the museum of Urania. In the large hall, a special apparatus projects the starry sky. In the "Lunarium" there is an opportunity to get a meteorite into the sun, control a rover and create an alien man. In warmer months, an observatory with an open astronomical site. Access to each room comes at an additional cost.
Address: Moscow, Sadovaya-Kudrinskaya, 5/1.
Museum "Living Systems"
All about living organisms in an accessible form will be told in an interactive museum, which was created on the basis of the Experimentarium scientific museum. It will be interesting for both kids and teens. Exhibits are not only possible, but also need to be touched, pressed, rotated and put into action.
Address: Moscow, Butyrskaya, 46/2.
Gingerbread Museum
In addition to the impressive exposition, the museum hosts master classes on painting gingerbread and making sweets. In conclusion, with the result of creativity, they offer a cup of tea. Visitors noted the emotional atmosphere and amazing work of the masters.
Address: Moscow, Khokhlovsky Lane, 11/1.
Museum of Soviet slot machines
This is a place where you can go with children and under the pretext of "show a couple of feints" to play enough on childhood rides for adults and adults, because these exhibits are not only for viewing. The ticket price includes fifteen 15-kopek coins of the old type. The legendary "Sea Battle", "Sniper", "Air Battle" and other machines will demonstrate to children the games that were in demand by parents at a young age. There is even a soda machine from the time of the USSR.
Address: Moscow, Kuznetsky Most, 12.
Pushkin museum
The building itself (the Khrushchev-Seleznev estate), in which the museum is located, is an architectural monument. A fascinating collection in the setting of the Pushkin era: ballroom, study, painted canopy. A separate room is dedicated to the duel and death of the poet. The children's center constantly organizes events for young people, new excursions, and develops educational programs. On New Year's Eve, balls are held.
Address: Moscow, Prechistenka, 12/2.
Innopark
In this museum, the child will get an idea of the nature of physical phenomena in an accessible form, with experiments: giant soap bubbles, a maze, waves, resonance, centrifugal force. Everyone will find a hobby: a mini-planetarium, robots, design, curved mirrors and a dance floor.
Address: Moscow, 9 Sokolniki Krug Circle, Sokolniki Park.
Darwin Museum
Where to go with a child (3 years and older) who is interested in the natural sciences? The Darwin Museum will demonstrate the evolutionary process and the diversity of species living on Earth. Interest is fueled by quests and puzzles that await at every step using interactive technologies. From the bottom of the ocean, you can instantly travel to the rainforest or find yourself high in the sky.
Address: Moscow, Vavilova, 57.
Toy museum
The second such museum in Russia does not exist. Here are thirty thousand toys made of porcelain, wood, paper, which came from the far corners of the planet: China, Japan, France. The exhibition is based on a collection of toys that belonged to the last heirs of the royal family.
Address: Yaroslavl highway, Sergiev Posad, Red Army Avenue, 123.
Scientific Museum "Experimentium"
Where to go with a small child whose older brother or sister loves experiments, science shows, explosions and other tricks? This is the Experimentanium Museum, the name of which speaks for itself. The halls are divided into zones according to the sections: “Optics”, “Mechanics”, “Acoustics”. There is a territory for conducting experiments with water, a hall with designers and puzzles, crooked mirrors and soap bubbles. To disassemble the device of the alarm clock and see the outlet from the inside - a visit to the museum will satisfy an inquiring children's mind and save more than a dozen home devices.
Address: Moscow, Leningradsky prospekt, 80/11.
Eyebirint
The “Maze” is a gallery of optical illusions. In this place you can fool around and take a lot of funny pictures.
Address: Moscow, Teatralny proezd, 5/1, Central Children's Store, 4th floor.
Oceanarium - marine aquarium
In this aquarium there is an opportunity not only to get acquainted with moray, piranha, shrimp, skate and Kamchatka crab, but also to purchase exotic pets you like. Coral reefs, a pool with an exact copy of the seabed, turtles, kindergartens with growing moray eels, stingrays - all this will captivate adults and kids and give an answer to the question of where to go with the child on weekends. On Tuesday and Friday, there are shark and piranha feeding shows.
Address: Moscow, Chistoprudny Boulevard, 14/3.
Lomakov Museum of Antique Cars and Motorcycles
In this place there are cars and motorcycles with a history:
- “Mercedes” presented by Hitler to Eva Braun;
- ZIS-110, presented by Stalin Alexy I;
- participant and winner of the rally "Paris - Moscow" - the Citroen roadster.
Some exhibits participated in filming. The hangar is not heated, it is worth considering this if the museum is selected when answering the question of where to go with the child in the winter.
Address: Moscow, Krasnodar, 58.
Space Museum
Where to go with a child who dreams of conquering stellar open spaces? The Cosmonautics Museum will demonstrate the first satellite, samples of lunar soil, a Vostok launch vehicle in a section, and a Baikonur cosmodrome in miniature. Here you can buy and taste real space food in tubes, watch 3D movies and visit the Buran attraction with an imitation of space flight.
Address: Moscow, Prospekt Mira, 111.
For energetic children who prefer outdoor recreation, walking, active entertainment, many parks, gardens, green areas, sports grounds have been created in Moscow.
Gorky Park
The oldest park with well-groomed territory, located in the center of Moscow. In summer - bicycle paths, tennis tables, dance lessons on the stage. In winter, there is a skating rink, during the break you can drink a cup of cocoa or steaming mulled wine without taking off your skates.
Address: Moscow, Krymsky Val, 9.
Pharmaceutical Garden
One of the best parks in the capital was laid back in 1706 by Peter I. Walking paths, rose gardens - a pleasant place to relax with the whole family. Children will consider what grows in the beds, adults will ask about the assortment of the shop with rare seedlings.
Address: Moscow, Prospect Mira, 26/1.
Sky town
“Skytown” is the largest rope town in Russia or “rope jungle”, where to go with a child will be a great joy for the whole family. The park is located on four floors, here you can go through 90 obstacles of three difficulty levels, there are giant swings, a playground for children's parkour.
Address: Moscow, Prospekt Mira, 119/49.
Skazka
This park has attractions, the rope town "Everest", a contact mini-zoo, and the Geological Museum "Magic Cave". The highlight is the Husky Land complex, where you can learn about the life of the peoples of the Far North, chat with a dog of the Husky breed and meet a real shaman.
Address: Moscow, Krylatskaya, 15.
Moscow Zoo
In the old part of the zoo, representatives of the cat family, brown bears, zebras and a giraffe live. “Bird House” and “Night World” will introduce their pets. In the new part there are polar bears, primates, reptiles, as well as the Children's Zoo, where animals act as fairy-tale characters.
Address: Moscow, Bolshaya Gruzinskaya, 1.
Zaryadye
A modern natural landscape park, divided into climatic zones - tundra, steppe, forest, water meadows. The park presents museums, exhibitions, a protected embassy, a unique floating bridge, master classes and much more are organized.
Address: Moscow, Varvarka, 6.
Where to go with a child to help determine a future profession? One of the unusual interactive towns will help in this matter - Kidburg, Kidzania, Masterslavl. From a cook and a doctor to a fireman and an astronaut, you can test any specialty, earn and spend your own money.
The young theater-goers will be delighted by the capital's repertoire; children of all ages are invited to performances:
- Moscow Children's Shadow Theater on Izmailovsky Boulevard;
- "Grandfather Durov's Corner" on Prospekt Mira;
- Kuklachev Cat Theater;
- Museum-Theater "Skazkin House" in the shopping center "Riviera";
- theater of holidays "Alice's House" on Pyatnitskaya;
- Theater "Tim-Tilim" (for babies from 6 months) on Bolshaya Spasskaya;
- Moscow Children's Fairy Theater on Taganka;
- "Fanny Bell House" in the Bauman Garden.
The choice of places to go with a child is very diverse. It all depends on the preferences of the younger generation, the metropolitan industry of children's entertainment is able to satisfy any desire.