Museums and Palaces Where Kids Go Free in and Around Munich, 5 of 9
Museums and Palaces Where Kids Go Free in and Around Munich, 5 of 9: Paleontological Museum Munich
Paleontological Museum Munich
MuseumMaxvorstadt
Area
Maxvorstadt
Good for
4–14
Cost
Free
Setting
Indoor
Updated
Oct 23, 2026
What you need to know
- First-Sunday openings are the only weekend visits, usually with a kids' quiz (small prize) and curator tours at 11:30am and 2:30pm
- Holiday family tours with the museum's scientists run Wednesdays at 2pm, once per school-holiday week, no sign-up needed
- Playground next door on Königsplatz, under 100 meters away, for a run-around after the fossils
About
The public museum of the Bavarian State Collection for Paleontology and Geology fills a glass-roofed hall with big skeletons. At the center stands the Mühldorf prehistoric elephant, surrounded by Plateosaurus (the largest dinosaur found in Bavaria), Allosaurus, Triceratops, the giant flying reptile Pteranodon, a giant deer and a cave bear.
Upstairs, a timeline runs through every era of Earth's history. The museum also shows the Munich Archaeopteryx.
IndoorEnglish Friendly
Location
Paleontological Museum Munich
Richard-Wagner-Straße 10, 80333 München, Germany
