• Kids' Kingdom for ages 3 to 8 sits on level -1 below the aviation hall, and a traffic light at the stairs shows when it is full
• Weekdays are calmer, since Bavarian school holidays and rainy days bring big crowds
• Daily demonstrations and tours for families are usually included in admission, so check the day's program when you arrive

One of the largest museums in Germany, with 20 permanent exhibitions on an island in the Isar. Kids walk among planes and helicopters in Modern Aviation, see how locks and bridges work, and try about 20 hands-on light experiments in Classical Optics.

Younger children head to Kids' Kingdom: a marble run, a fire engine to climb into, a giant guitar to crawl inside and a pedal-powered aircraft.