Gda\u0144sk with children has two faces: the summer one, with the beach and the Mot\u0142awa, and the autumn and winter one, when the day has to be planned under a roof. Below are 15 places that work with children from one year old to teenagers, split into what works in any weather, what is free and what is worth saving for a sunny day. Most of them are in the very centre or a quarter of an hour away by public transport. As of September 2026; check opening hours and prices on the venues\u2019 own websites before you set off.<\/p>\n
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| Place<\/th>\n | Indoors<\/th>\n | Who for<\/th>\n | Where<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
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| Maritime Culture Centre<\/td>\n | yes<\/td>\n | from approx. 4 years<\/td>\n | D\u0142ugie Pobrze\u017ce, next to the Crane<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Museum of the Second World War, children\u2019s exhibition<\/td>\n | yes<\/td>\n | 6\u201312 years<\/td>\n | pl. Bartoszewskiego, 10 min from the Old Town<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| European Solidarity Centre, Play Department<\/td>\n | yes<\/td>\n | up to 10 years<\/td>\n | Shipyard, by the Fallen Shipyard Workers monument<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hewelianum Centre<\/td>\n | yes (plus the fort outside)<\/td>\n | from approx. 5 years<\/td>\n | Gradowa Hill, behind the main station<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Amber Museum<\/td>\n | yes<\/td>\n | from approx. 6 years<\/td>\n | Great Mill, Old Town<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| DejaVu Museum<\/td>\n | yes<\/td>\n | any age<\/td>\n | Long Market<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Majaland Gda\u0144sk<\/td>\n | indoor part, open all year<\/td>\n | 2\u201312 years<\/td>\n | Kowale, ul. Meteorytowa 12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Loopy\u2019s World<\/td>\n | yes<\/td>\n | from 1 year<\/td>\n | Gda\u0144sk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fun Arena<\/td>\n | yes<\/td>\n | from approx. 6 years<\/td>\n | Polsat Plus Arena, Letnica<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| PIXEL XL<\/td>\n | yes<\/td>\n | from approx. 5 years<\/td>\n | al. Grunwaldzka 472F, Oliwa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Miniatura Theatre<\/td>\n | yes<\/td>\n | depends on the show<\/td>\n | Wrzeszcz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gda\u0144sk Zoo<\/td>\n | no (some pavilions)<\/td>\n | any age<\/td>\n | Oliwa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Oliwa Park and the Palm House<\/td>\n | palm house yes<\/td>\n | any age<\/td>\n | Oliwa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| AmberSky observation wheel<\/td>\n | enclosed cabins<\/td>\n | any age<\/td>\n | Granary Island<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Beaches: Brze\u017ano, Jelitkowo, Stogi<\/td>\n | no<\/td>\n | any age<\/td>\n | 15\u201325 min by tram from the centre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\nIndoors, within walking distance of the Old Town<\/h2>\nThe Maritime Culture Centre<\/strong> stands next to the Crane and is a branch of the National Maritime Museum. Children steer model ships across a pool, load a container ship with a crane and find out how a lock works. It is the most hands-on museum in the centre, good for two hours with children from four years old. The Crane<\/strong> itself, a medieval port hoist, takes a quarter of an hour to visit but impresses everyone.<\/p>\n The Museum of the Second World War<\/strong> has a separate exhibition for children aged 6 to 12, \u201cJourney Through Time\u201d, built around the story of one Warsaw family across three rooms. The main exhibition is for older visitors: heavy in subject matter and spread over several hours. With a child under twelve, plan only the children\u2019s part and the caf\u00e9 with a view.<\/p>\n The European Solidarity Centre<\/strong> runs the Play Department, 400 square metres for children up to ten years old, with toys and tasks built around cooperation and reaching agreement. A parent can see the permanent exhibition in the meantime, though it will interest a teenager more than a preschooler.<\/p>\n The Hewelianum Centre<\/strong> on Gradowa Hill is a science centre inside old fortifications: interactive exhibitions indoors and, in good weather, tunnels, ramparts and a viewpoint over the whole city. It is a ten-minute walk uphill from the main station. A good half-day when one day is rainy and the next is not.<\/p>\n The Amber Museum<\/strong> in the Great Mill shows insects trapped in resin tens of millions of years ago, which for a six-year-old is often more interesting than the jewellery on the floor above. On Mondays entry to the permanent exhibition is free. The DejaVu Museum<\/strong> on the Long Market is optical illusions and 3D rooms: an hour of fun and a phone full of photos, good for the end of the day, when children have no patience left for display cases.<\/p>\n Majaland Gda\u0144sk<\/strong> in Kowale is open all year. In autumn and winter what counts is the indoor part: carousels, a rollercoaster for the youngest, the Maya the Bee and Smurfs zones and shows on stage. A full-day ticket costs PLN 119, children under 85 cm pay one z\u0142oty, and an afternoon ticket for the last two hours costs PLN 83 (September 2026). Out of season the opening hours are shorter, usually 10:00\u201317:00 on weekdays and until 18:00 at weekends; check the park\u2019s calendar, because on some days it is closed. We have put the details of getting there and visiting in a separate article: Majaland Gda\u0144sk, everything you need to know<\/a>.<\/p>\n Loopy\u2019s World<\/strong> is the largest indoor play centre in Gda\u0144sk: around 3,000 square metres of slides, trampolines, obstacle courses and a zone for toddlers from their first year. Entry is charged by the hour and parents sit in a caf\u00e9 overlooking the whole thing. A rescue for a day when it rains from morning on.<\/p>\n Fun Arena<\/strong> in the Polsat Plus Arena in Letnica has trampolines, an obstacle course, an indoor rope park, a skate arena and laser paintball. Better for school-age children and teenagers than for preschoolers. PIXEL XL<\/strong> in Oliwa has games controlled with your whole body on floor mats; an hour is enough to wear anyone out.<\/p>\n The Miniatura Theatre<\/strong> in Wrzeszcz plays for children from the youngest ages, with a repertoire divided by age group. Tickets for weekend performances go early, so buy a week ahead.<\/p>\n Gda\u0144sk Zoo<\/strong> in Oliwa is open all year and in winter has one advantage few people know about: it is almost empty, and some animals are more active then than in the heat. The grounds are large and hilly, so with a small child bring a pushchair or hire one on site. Next to it is Oliwa Park<\/strong> with a palm house, warm whatever the season, and the Whispering Grottoes, where children test whether a whisper really does carry to the other side.<\/p>\n AmberSky<\/strong>, the 50-metre observation wheel on Granary Island, has enclosed cabins, so it works on cold days too. Fifteen minutes above the roofs of the Main Town; children under three ride free. The beaches<\/strong> at Brze\u017ano, Jelitkowo and Stogi are, out of season, a place for a walk on empty sand and hot chocolate in one of the bars open all year by the Brze\u017ano pier. The tram from the centre takes 15 to 25 minutes.<\/p>\n Free of charge: Gradowa Hill with its viewpoint (the grounds around Hewelianum are open without a ticket), a walk along D\u0142ugie Pobrze\u017ce and around Granary Island, and the Maiden in the Window on the Long Market every day at 13:00. Free admission days: Monday at the Amber Museum and the Main Town Hall, Tuesday at the Museum of the Second World War and the National Museum, Wednesday at the Maritime Culture Centre and the Crane (as of 2026, check before your visit).<\/p>\n The SKM commuter train takes half an hour from Gda\u0144sk G\u0142\u00f3wny to Gdynia. Waiting there are the Experyment Science Centre<\/strong>, a large science centre for children from preschool to secondary school, and the Gdynia Aquarium<\/strong> at the end of Skwer Ko\u015bciuszki. In Sopot there is an Aquapark<\/strong> with slides and a toddler zone, enough for a whole rainy day. All of it works as a day trip with your accommodation in the centre of Gda\u0144sk, without repacking your suitcases.<\/p>\n Day 1, the Old Town:<\/strong> the Maritime Culture Centre and the Crane in the morning, lunch on the Long Market, DejaVu or the observation wheel in the afternoon. Day 2, history for children:<\/strong> the children\u2019s exhibition at the Museum of the Second World War, a walk to the Shipyard and the Play Department at the ECS, the Miniatura Theatre in the evening. Day 3, depending on the weather:<\/strong> Majaland or Loopy\u2019s World if it rains; the zoo and Oliwa Park if the sun is out. Everything from days one and two is within walking distance or one stop from apartments in the centre.<\/p>\n |