Vienna provides endless choices to keep your children active all year round. Whether you’re a local or visiting for a family holiday, the city offers countless activities and adventures.
However, there are also some spectacular attractions to experience with your family just a short distance drive away from the heart of the city.
Whether you’re looking for a fun day trip for you and the kids during summer holiday, your entire family is vacationing in Vienna, or you just want to explore your own country, a day trip from Vienna makes for a wonderful day. If you’re traveling in from somewhere else, Vienna’s central location makes it an ideal home base to explore other regions of Austria. Or if you call Vienna home, then you’ll find many historical sites, adrenaline-pumping amusement park rides, and beautiful natural scenery just a short drive away.
Here is our list for the top 10 day trips to experience outside of Vienna that will make you and your children happy.
Top 10 Day Trips to Experience from Vienna with Kids recommended by KidsLoveVienna Community
1. Römerstadt Carnuntum
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Located just about 45 kilometers east of Vienna, Römerstadt Carnuntum is sure to provide your family a day full of adventure. Römerstadt Carnuntum is a reconstructed Roman city that brings the past back to life. You and your family will be able to discover ancient treasures and hidden secrets among three reconstructed areas that make up the city of Carnuntum and is well suited for children of all ages. Here both kids and adults alike will have the opportunity to learn about ancient Roman history in a fun, entertaining way with plenty of occasions to get interactive and playful.
Highlights for the family: There are three areas to explore: the Roman Quarters, the Military City Amphitheater, and the Carnuntium Museum. In the city, children will be able to experience what it was like to live in ancient Roman times with their own senses and become young explorers. The attraction incorporates learning and fun effortlessly to bring history to life for your kiddos, oh and plenty of snacking and food options to keep everyone full and satisfied! Throughout Römerstadt Carnuntum kids will have the opportunity to explore the big adventure playground, play in the shady green areas, and participate in children’s activities and festivals throughout the season.
Our tip: if you’ve got bigger kids, Römerstadt Carnuntum is a fantastic weekend bike trip. You can get to Carnuntum easily by taking the Danube Bike Path, which is about 45km one way.
Make it a two-day trip.
Interested in further exploring the area? Choose some of the nearby family attractions and kid-friendly accommodations and enjoy an action-packed family getaway!
2. Schloss Hof
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The Schloss Hof is the largest palace in Austria, located close to the border of Austria and Slovakia. Though the estate has many tours to view the opulent estate rooms of the palace, there are also plenty of things to keep the kids engaged.
Highlights for the family: The palace is home to a children’s theater, a petting zoo, and the Children and Family World in the Bäckenhof which has many hands-on activities such as dress up, bread baking, handicraft workshops, dancing and learning to write with a quill pen. Throughout the year families can also enjoy an annual Christmas market, the summer holiday events, enriching educational programs, interactive exhibits, and even hold a birthday party at the palace. If you want to really immerse yourself into the period, try one of the Adventure Paths! The Adventure Paths are interactive tours that let everyone play along with theme-related games and tasks to tell a story and collect points and ultimately earn a small reward for their efforts at the finish. After all that excitement and learning, kids and parents alike may enjoy a little rest in the chill-out zone with soft sand and hammocks to relax.
Make it a two-day trip.
Interested in further exploring the Schloss Hof area? Choose some of the nearby family attractions and kid-friendly accommodations and enjoy an action-packed family getaway!
3. Family Park St. Marghareten Neusiedlersee
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A day trip to the Family Park will get your adrenaline pumping with loads of exciting amusement park rides, games, a petting zoo and much more. Nestled near the famous Lake Neusiedl and only about 70 kilometers from Vienna, Family Park is Austria’s largest amusement park. The park is made up of four zones – the Experience Castle (Erlebnisburg), the Fairytale Forest (Märchenwald), the Farm (Bauernhof), and Adventure Island (Abenteuerinsel). Each area provides action-packed fun family activities and attractions that are themed and playful. In addition to its 29 ride attractions, the Family Park has so many other adventures for families to enjoy such as water games, a petting zoo, music theaters, and playgrounds.
Highlights for the family: Family Park spans over 145,000 square meters of land, making it a huge park to explore. Whether you’ve got little ones who are more suited for slower rides like the Roman tower merry-go-round and the petting zoo, or you have adventurous teenagers who love the adrenaline rush of the Götterblitz Rollercoaster, there is plenty to keep everyone entertained. Throughout Family Park there are plenty of places to sit, grab snacks, use the restrooms and enjoy the beautiful landscapes.
Our tip: If you can avoid coming on a weekend, you´ll have the park more for yourself. Shorter waiting times at each attraction means more fun for the whole family!
Make it a two-day trip.
Interested in further exploring the Familypark St. Marghareten Neusiedlersee area? Choose some of the nearby family attractions and kid-friendly accommodations and enjoy an action-packed family getaway!
4. Erlebnispark Gänserndorf
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Located on a former safari park, Erlebnispark Gänserndorf is a family activity park with lots of things to experience. There are activities for every age group: the littlest ones will enjoy pony rides and a petting zoo, while your school age kids will love the forest climbing park, trampoline and adventure playground, and your teens enjoy infrared laser tag, a slackline course, and go-kart rides.
Highlights for the family: Kids and adults can try their hand at a bow and arrow at the archery park where you can practice target shooting at 3D animal replicas. There is a forest climbing park where your courage and fear of heights are put to test on over 90 platforms ranging from 3 to 9 meters high. The whole family can participate in a round of disc golf or in llama trekking and lots of other activities in between.
Make it a two-day trip.
Interested in further exploring the Gänserndorf area? Choose some of the nearby family attractions and kid-friendly accommodations and enjoy an action-packed family getaway!
5. Erlebnisarena Corona am Wechsel
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Summer tobogganing at the Corona Coaster in the Viennese Alps will be something your family will never forget. Erlebnisarena Corona am Wechsel is the perfect day trip from Vienna for a family at just a little over an hour away from the heart of the city. Children between 4 and 8 must toboggan under adult supervision, and children over 8 can ride alone. The toboggans can reach a maximum speed of 40 km/h and are sure to provide an adrenaline-packed afternoon!
Highlights for the family: Besides the Corona Coaster toboggan run, Erlebnisarena Corona am Wechsel offers many summertime activities like the Motorikpark Active Park, plenty of trails to hike for kids of all ages,including the adventure learning Ants Trail, and even stand up paddle boarding! If your kids like biking, then this is the place to go. With a great bike park for bikers of all ages and skill levels, a pump track, a bike lift, and a mini bike park for your littlest ones, they’ll have a blast.
Our tip: the mini bike park is suitable for adults who are learning how to bike, giving you a chance to start practicing along your kids! In the winter months, Erlebnisarena Corona am Wechsel transforms into a winter paradise for skiing and other snowy activities like sipping hot coco!
Make it a two-day trip.
Interested in further exploring the Sankt Corona am Wechsel area? Choose some of the nearby family attractions and kid-friendly accommodations and enjoy an action-packed family getaway!
6. Castle Gardens Laxenburg
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Nothing says Austrian romance and opulence like a park with a castle in the background. The Laxenburg Castle is a fairytale style Franzensburg castle floating on an island in a lake that is only accessibly by water ferry. The Laxenburg Castle Park gardens combine history, gardening and art. As Austria’s largest landscaped gardens, you and your family will be able to follow the footsteps of the Habsburg Dynasty through a variety of yearly-held programs and activities.
Highlights for the family: The castle gardens provide an afternoon of family fun time through different activities such as playgrounds, ice skating in the winter, boating, inline skating in the summer, and miniature golf. Your family can experience the atmosphere of the castle gardens by renting a paddle boat or row boat, or hopping on the panoramic “Laxenburg Express” train that brings guests all throughout the gardens. Younger kids will thoroughly enjoy the elaborate, 6,000 square meterplayground facilities in the gardens that have a mix of engaging pieces for all kids.
Make it a two-day trip.
Interested in further exploring the Laxenburg castle area? Choose some of the nearby family attractions and kid-friendly accommodations and enjoy an action-packed family getaway!
7. Haubiversum
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Experience the world of bread and take a behind-the-scenes tour of the bread baking manufacturing process in this 16,000 square meter facility. You and your family will learn the art of bread making from a short film in their in-house cinema followed by a tour of the facility and even end with a little taste test of yummy baked goods.
Highlights for the family: Take a baking course and let the kids, and yourself, get hands on with the bread making process. After you bake up a storm and sample your own confections, you can take a light lunch in the on-site café. Parents can then sit on the covered terrace to watch the kids play on the 1,000 square meter outdoor playground with the Hamsterhausen climbing Parkour, a flying fox, go-kart-track, a water playground, or if the weather is too chilly, there’s a great indoor playground as well for the kiddos to enjoy.
Make it a two-day trip.
Interested in further exploring the Haubiversum Petzenkirchen area? Choose some of the nearby family attractions and kid-friendly accommodations and enjoy an action-packed family getaway!
8. Fossilienwelt Weinviertel
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Located approximately 26 kilometers from Vienna, Fossilienwelt Weinviertel is a nice experience for families with kiddos who enjoy paleontology and science – or just want to spend a fun day together while exploring something new. The Fossilienwelt Weinviertel is home to the world’s largest fossil oyster reef and functions as an educational museum about the primal fossil sea. You and your family will be able to take a guided tour, with the assistance of a 3D app you can download on your smartphone, to learn about the fossils and their geological history. The app will set you in the primeral era, with sharks and rays “swimming” around.
Highlights for the family: After your guided tour of the facility, your kids will be able to have a lot of fun of the adventure playground including a little cable car. Kids can embrace their inner paleontologist and have really much fun by digging for fossils, pearls and other treasures in the “excavation site”. Dogs are even welcome on a leash on the outside property and park.
Our tip: don’t miss the observation tower that has a shape of a fossil tower snail. You’ll be able to enjoy the view of the “lost sea” up to the Weinviertel region.
Make it a two-day trip.
Interested in further exploring the area of Fossilienwelt Waldviertel Stetten? Choose some of the nearby family attractions and kid-friendly accommodations and enjoy an action-packed family getaway!
9. Käsemacherwelt
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Experience the world of cheese making at the Käsemacherwelt! Start your day on a guided tour through the 50,000 square meter facility by watching a movie which sets the stage on the cheese making process in their in-house cinema. Next you will be led on a tour and learn about how cheese is made and finally, the yummy part – the tasting stations! You’ll be able to sample and test a variety of cheese at the end of the tour. Or for the youngest visitors, they can participate in Puzzle Fun and earn a present at the end. There is an in-house restaurant that makes a great spot for lunch and then you can explore the shop for souvenirs and takeaways.
Highlights for the family: The whole family will be able to snack and enjoy the cheese on the tour and afterwards, the kids can enjoy a plethora of fun outdoor activities. There is a large indoor playground with a bouncy castle, and outdoor playground with lots of room to run and play. Käsemacherwelt also has a petting zoo with fuzzy creatures to touch such as goats, sheep, mini Shetland ponies, and rabbits.
Make it a two-day trip.
Interested in further exploring the Käsemacherwelt Heidenreichstein area? Choose some of the nearby family attractions and kid-friendly accommodations and enjoy an action-packed family getaway!
10. Mamuz Mistelbach
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Mamuz Mistelbach is a museum of prehistory that combined two historical museums – Castle Aspren/Zaya and the Museum Mistelbach. The two merged to create one fabulous museum, called “MAMUZ” that explores over 40,000 years of prehistoric and ancient human history. Though located in two separate locations, the museums have many interactive exhibits that allow both parents and children to discover how life was like for humans and our ancestors thousands of years ago.
Highlights for the family: The whole family will be able to interact and learn along with the exhibits and interactive village scenes. Kids will be able to put their scientist and researcher hat on and discover artifacts with microscopes and other science tools.
Our tip: If you’re fascinated with the ancient Mayan culture, you’ll want to visit Mamuz Mistelbach where you can see the first exhibit in Austria dedicated to the Mayan culture specifically. A cozy reading nook and music station in the Castle Asparn/Zaya is a great spot to hang with the kiddos during a cool day and continue to learn. Throughout the season, Mamuz Mistelbach puts on themed and fairy-tale guided tours for schools and families bringing to life a child’s imagination.
Make it a two-day trip.
Interested in further exploring the Mamuz Mistelbach area? Choose some of the nearby family attractions and kid-friendly accommodations and enjoy an action-packed family getaway!
Top 10 Day Trips to Experience from Vienna with Kids: Conclusion
While Vienna offers so many fun things to explore as a family, there is something wonderful about getting out and witnessing other parts of the country. Within a short drive, bike or train ride outside of Vienna, your family will be able to experience some unique opportunities that they won’t forget: Learn about the art of making cheese and the science behind baking bread. You can take on adventures of high-speed toboggans or high ropes course. Step back in time and learn about Romans or prehistoric history of humans and the earth. There are so many things to explore and see!
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