Stockholm's Best Museums for Kids

Stockholm Toy Museum, which you’ll find in Skeppsholmen, opened in 2017 and offers northern Europe’s largest collection of toys and comics. The unique collection comes from Tidö Castle outside Västerås and consists of as many as 40,000 objects – everything from dolls from the 15th century to Barbie and Disney. There’s also a section with toys that royalties previously owned and played with.

The idea is that the museum should be an exciting meeting place for both children and adults. While playful children can find many of the toys they recognize, grandma and grandpa can get a nostalgia trip by seeing their favorite toys from the past. The fact that the 2,500 m2 museum is located in a deep geological repository with passages that go far into the rock also creates a special atmosphere and an experience in itself. Stockholm Toy Museum offers guided tours, and also houses a café.

Take the kids to Hötorget’s southern metro entrance and experience a different kind of museum adventure. Here you’ll find one of Stockholm’s most magical, quirky, and fun museums – Paradox Museum. As the name reveals, this place is about the exciting world of paradoxes, i.e., things that contradict themselves or go against your expectations. The museum offers more than 70 interactive exhibits that test both your brain and eyes. And that the kids are sure to enjoy. How about asking questions to a piano and getting answers while the piano composes a unique melody? Let loose in a rotating tunnel? Or defying gravity in the Upside Down Room?

At Paradox Museum, children (and adults) will learn all about the science behind paradoxes. You’ll also have a super fun experience together, and if you want to take spectacular photos for the family album or social media, it’s hard to find a photo environment that tops this one. So book a fun family activity full of new perspectives, experience things that defy reality, and expect to question your own experiences. New knowledge, lots of laughter, and wonderful memories are promised. And make sure to check out the paradox-inspired museum shop before you leave. You’ll find plenty of souvenirs, games, clothes, accessories, and gadgets.

Despite the name and being a bit south of the city, we here at ViewStockholm rate Tom Tits Experiment as one of our favorite museums for both kids and grownups. Spread over four floors (plus an outdoor area that will keep you busy for hours) this is one interactive museum that really raises the bar. With everything from throwing your voice down a tunnel to riding bikes on a wire to learning about how tornadoes evolve Tom Tits is so much more than a science museum. We like to call it an experience – and one that is well worth the short trip south to Södertälje.

At the Experience Museum, the whole family and all ages can have fun together – younger children, teenagers, mothers, fathers, grandmothers, and grandfathers. In other words, a perfect activity for weekends and holidays. The museum is located on the ground floor of the Globen shopping center and is open every day of the week.