Florian Mahrl · As of 6 November 2026 · 21 places
When it rains on a Saturday, the question is always the same: where do we go, so that nobody climbs the walls by the afternoon. With two kids, a rainy day at home does not go well for long.
These places are all in the city. They come from our German lists for rainy days, museums and Advent markets; the ages are the ones in our data – your child knows better. Most are checked against the NÖ-Card list 2026/27 (Lower Austria’s regional pass, which also covers some places in Vienna), the federal museums and the places’ own websites. We have not been everywhere ourselves.
Indoors or covered. The Technical Museum is under museums below.
A museum of sound on Seilerstätte, in the middle of the 1st district. The NÖ-Card list (Lower Austria’s regional pass) describes it for school-age children, pushchair-friendly and step-free.
A model railway world in the Prater, on Straße des Ersten Mai. According to the NÖ-Card list it is for toddlers and school-age children, pushchair-friendly and has a play area.
The desert house stands in the park of Schönbrunn Palace, opposite the Palm House, and belongs to the zoo. The NÖ-Card list describes it for toddlers and school-age children, pushchair-friendly, with places to eat nearby. The walk through the park is wet when it rains; the house itself is indoors.
A chocolate museum on Willendorfer Gasse in the 23rd district. According to the NÖ-Card list for school-age children and teenagers; it is not listed as pushchair-friendly.
The Giant Ferris Wheel in the Prater runs with closed cabins, so rain is no reason to skip it. There is a panorama museum as well. The NÖ-Card list has it for all ages and reachable with a pushchair.
The globe and Esperanto museum of the Austrian National Library is in Palais Mollard on Herrengasse. The NÖ-Card list describes it as child-friendly and pushchair-friendly; there is no age given.
Operetta, musicals, opera and ballet on Währinger Straße. Children up to their 15th birthday get 75 percent off, up to three children with one adult. Booster cushions for kids are free at the cloakroom. In our data from age 6.
A café run across generations: grandmas and grandpas bake here from their own family recipes. Children eat Buchteln (sweet yeast buns) among old toys and talk to the people who baked them. No programme, just a warm afternoon.
A guided tour through Vienna’s sewers, along the locations of the 1949 film “The Third Man”. With a helmet and a lamp you go down a spiral staircase seven metres into the Wien river canal. Only from age 12.
Ten museums with the age from our data. Four of them are on the Ring and at Heldenplatz, within 400 metres of each other as the crow flies.
The Natural History Museum on Burgring shows nature and the history of the Earth. In our data it is listed from age 4. The events programme is on the website.
Technology and science at Mariahilfer Straße 212 in the 14th district. In our data from age 4. The programme changes; it is on the museum’s website. Indoors, so it also works on a rainy day.
The Weltmuseum on Heldenplatz shows cultures from around the world. In our data from age 6.
Austria’s history since 1918, in the Neue Hofburg on Heldenplatz. Our data mentions interactive exhibitions and everyday objects; the NÖ-Card list has it for school-age children. According to our data, entry is free for children and young people up to 19.
The museum of Wiener Linien, the city’s public transport company, at Fruethstraße 2 in the 3rd district. According to the NÖ-Card list for school-age children, pushchair-friendly and wheelchair-accessible.
A Mozart exhibition at Kärntner Straße 19. According to the NÖ-Card list for school-age children and pushchair-friendly.
We have been here ourselves. The Kunsthistorisches Museum on Maria-Theresien-Platz is a large museum with old collections. Our data says from age 8; with younger kids, one or two rooms are enough.
The Volkskundemuseum on Laudongasse in the 8th district shows everyday life and traditions in Austria. In our data from age 8.
The history of the Vienna porcelain manufactory, in the Augarten in the 2nd district. According to the NÖ-Card list for school-age children. The Augarten park is right around it, for afterwards.
Applied arts, design and architecture on Stubenring. In our data from age 8.
Two rinks in the city, both next to a Christmas market.
The ice rink next to the Christmas market in front of City Hall. According to the organiser it is open from 13 November 2026 to 6 January 2027, closed on 31 December. Tickets are sold in the online shop. The other rinks on our German winter list are in Lower Austria.
A Glice rink (synthetic ice) in the courtyard of Schönbrunn Palace, part of the Christmas market. According to Vienna’s tourist board it is free for children. The market is open from 6 November 2026 to 6 January 2027, until 23 December daily 10:00 to 21:00.
Weekend Pilot adapts a day like this to your family: weather, routes, times. The app is strongest in Vienna. We live here, and this is where we have checked the most places.