Giant locomotives, cars, planes, helicopters, satellites and rockets: at the Technisches Museum Wien (Vienna’s Museum of Science and Technology), little boys in particular can hardly stop staring – and honestly, neither could we. We went in November 2026 with our three kids, first to the minTi play area and then into the museum itself. It was a completely relaxed day, even for our eldest, who is autistic and finds waiting and crowds difficult.
On top of that comes something we think is truly wonderful: children and young people under 19 get in free. It gives them the chance to discover the technology behind our world and to be inspired by it.
At a glance
Outing check
4.9 of 5
Tried it ourselves · we went with our kids and would gladly go again
How much we love it
- Kids’ enthusiasm5.0 of 5
- Parents’ enjoyment5.0 of 5
- Works for the whole family4.5 of 5
- Worth the effort5.0 of 5
Favourite · we go back again and again
- Age: from 18 months, dedicated areas up to age 8
- Indoor or outdoor: Indoors – good in any weather
- Time to plan: 1 to 3 hours, minTi about half an hour
- Changing table: Baby-changing table available
- Food on site: Food on sitetmw café on site
- Low-sensory: Low-sensory – generally calmvery calm on our visit, cushion corner with music in the minTi
- Price: €€€10 to €20 per adult · free for under-19s, many other discounts · Current prices on the official website
The essentials
- Admission: free for children and young people under 19. Adults can get lots of discounts (more below).
- For the little ones: minTi (18 months to 5 years) and miniXplore (3 to 8 years), each with its own time slots. Book online in advance.
- Time: an hour flies by here, and so do three.
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9 am–6 pm, Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 10 am–6 pm, ticket desk until 5:30 pm.
- Weather: entirely indoors, so perfect for rainy and winter days.
minTi: the area for the very youngest
The minTi is designed for children aged 18 months to 5 years, always with an accompanying adult. There is a slide, little ride-on cars with trailers and lots of things to push, build and try out – simply everything small children love. For about half an hour, it was just right for all three of ours.
Our eldest felt comfortable there too. He could wander around, look at whatever caught his interest, and when he had had enough, he lay down in the cushion area and listened to some music. For him, that was ideal.
minTi photos: © Technisches Museum Wien/Martina Flieszer
💡 Our tip: book a time slot. A slot lasts 40 minutes and places are limited. Booking online costs €2.50 and guarantees your spot. Children and accompanying adults each need a ticket, and if you are more than 15 minutes late, the booking expires. Outdoor shoes stay outside; slippers or grip socks are welcome.
For slightly older children there is also the miniXplore, a hands-on exhibition for ages 3 to 8, again with its own time slots.
miniXplore photos: © Technisches Museum Wien/Hanna Haböck
In the museum: locomotives, planes, rockets
After the minTi we headed into the museum proper, and it is huge. Locomotives, cars, planes, helicopters, satellites and rockets: there is an incredible amount to see, and we parents found it all fascinating too. You can easily spend anywhere from one to three hours here.
It was very calm on the day we went. We suspect that because the museum is so big, visitors simply spread out well. Our eldest even had a little nap in his pushchair – a museum visit with him hardly gets more relaxed than that. Of course, calm can’t be guaranteed: according to the museum there are no designated quiet rooms, and it can get louder around the hands-on stations.
Getting around with a pushchair is easy: wide ramps lead to the main entrance, one large lift serves every level and a second one levels 2 to 4, and almost all exhibition areas are step-free (except the show mine). Lockers for coats take €1 or €2 coins.
Admission, discounts and annual pass
Children and young people under 19 pay nothing; adults pay a regular museum ticket. There are lots of discounts for adults – for example 20% with the Vienna City Card, the KlimaTicket or an Ö1 Club card, and 10% with a Wiener Linien annual pass or the Vienna Welcome Card. Discounts are only available at the ticket desk on site. It’s worth checking the museum’s ticket page beforehand to see what applies to you.
We are actually thinking about getting an annual pass (from €40). The museum is practically around the corner for us, and there is so much to see that we would definitely keep coming back.
Food: at the museum or after a walk through Schönbrunn
The museum has its own tmw café, with a self-service area for drinks and snacks and a restaurant section serving hot dishes, coffee and cakes (kitchen open 11 am–4:30 pm). We didn’t try it this time, because we went somewhere else to eat afterwards:
🍽️ Our food tip: Brandauer’s Schlossbräu in Hietzing. After the museum we went for lunch at Brandauer (Am Platz 5, 1130 Vienna, right opposite the Hietzing gate of Schönbrunn). On foot it takes about 25 minutes from the museum, but it is a lovely walk past Schönbrunn Palace and through the palace gardens. Brandauer serves very good Austrian food, there is plenty of space, and they are very welcoming to kids.
☕ Coffee tip around the corner: Just a few hundred metres towards the city centre you’ll find GOTA Coffee Experts (Mariahilfer Straße 192, 1150 Vienna). They serve some of the best coffee in town, and there is a separate baby-changing room and room for the pushchair.
Getting there
- Tram: 52 or 60 to Penzinger Straße/Anschützgasse, 10 to Johnstraße/Linzer Straße
- Bus: 57A to Anschützgasse, 10A to Johnstraße/Linzer Straße
- U-Bahn: U3 Johnstraße or U4 Schönbrunn, then about a 10-minute walk from either
Cover photo and photos marked as such: © Technisches Museum Wien. Information as of 7 November 2026, based on the Technisches Museum Wien website. Opening hours, prices and discounts may change – please check before your visit.