Family-Friendly Attractions In Bologna
Piazza Maggiore
★4.7 (80955)City's main square lined with Medieval & Renaissance buildings, lines with cafes & street musicians.
Piazza Maggiore, 40124 Bologna BO, Italy
Giardini Margherita
★4.6 (16318)Popular public park with lots of trees, a lake & lawns, plus a jogging path & play areas for kids. · Dogs allowed
Viale Giovanni Gozzadini, 40136 Bologna BO, Italy
Parco della Montagnola
★3.9 (9759)Scenic 19th-century park with an ornate staircase & the remains of a 14th-century castle. · Dogs allowed
Via Irnerio, 2/3, 40126 Bologna BO, Italy
Museo Ducati
★4.5 (5481)Sleek museum housing prestige motorcycles, equipment & racing memorabilia, with guided tours.
Via Antonio Cavalieri Ducati, 3, 40132 Bologna BO, Italy
Parco di Via dei Giardini
★4.5 (5413)9-hectare park offering a lake, gazebo & benches, plus picnic tables, gym equipment & biking/hiking. · Dogs allowed
Via dei Giardini, 40128 Bologna BO, Italy
Neptune's Fountain
★4.7 (5037)Spurting mermaids surrounding a vast 16th-century fountain topped with the bronze figure of Neptune.
Piazza del Nettuno, 40124 Bologna BO, Italy
Arco Del Meloncello
★4.6 (4651)This 18th-century Rococo structure allows pilgrims on the Portico di San Luca to pass over the road.
Strada Statale 64 Porrettana, 23, 40135 Bologna BO, Italy
Cattedrale Metropolitana di San Pietro
★4.7 (4562)Catholic church restored in the 17th & 18th centuries, with a tall bell tower & frescoes.
Via dell'Indipendenza, 7, 40125 Bologna BO, Italy
MAMbo - Museo d'Arte Moderna di Bologna
★4.2 (4297)Art museum with permanent collection from 1945 to the present, plus temporary contemporary shows.
Via Don Giovanni Minzoni, 14, 40121 Bologna BO, Italy
Giardino Lunetta Gamberini
★4.2 (3721)Public park spanning nearly 36 acres with tree-shaded lawns, community centers & sports facilities. · Dogs allowed
Via degli Orti, 60, 40137 Bologna BO, Italy
Porta Saragozza
★4.5 (3422)Remnants of the city wall, built in the 13th century & restored in the 1800s, plus a museum.
Mura di Porta Saragozza, 40123 Bologna BO, Italy
Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna
★4.6 (3344)Museum featuring Italian art from the 13th century to the 1700s, including the Renaissance.
Via delle Belle Arti, 56, 40126 Bologna BO, Italy
Museo Civico Archeologico
★4.5 (3193)Egyptian, Roman & Etruscan artifacts fill this archaeological museum housed in a 1400s palazzo.
Via dell'Archiginnasio, 2, 40124 Bologna BO, Italy
Parco della Chiusa
★4.6 (2635)Vast green space with villa ruins, trails for hiking & biking & scenic overlooks. · Dogs allowed
Via Panoramica, 40033 Casalecchio di Reno BO, Italy
Palazzo Pallavicini
★4.5 (2547)15th-century palace with frescoed ceilings & a monumental staircase, hosting changing art shows.
Via S. Felice, 24, 40122 Bologna BO, Italy
Parco Talon
★4.7 (2509)· Dogs allowed
Via Panoramica, 24, 40033 Casalecchio di Reno BO, Italy
La Piccola Venezia
★4.2 (2349)Via Piella, 40126 Bologna BO, Italy
Palazzo Re Enzo
★4.6 (2341)13th-century palace with a grand interior, host to large-scale events with high-tech equipment.
Piazza del Nettuno, 1/C, 40125 Bologna BO, Italy
Villa Spada
★4.5 (2310)Park & classical gardens with city views & a neoclassical villa now housing a textile museum. · Dogs allowed
Via di Casaglia, 3, 40135 Bologna BO, Italy
Porta San Vitale
★4.2 (2138)Ruins of the brick-built, 13th-century walled city gate, once with tower, lunette and drawbridge.
Piazza di Porta S. Vitale, 40125 Bologna BO, Italy
Villa Ghigi
★4.7 (2117)Lush green space offering tranquil, tree-lined trails & views of Bologna & the countryside. · Dogs allowed
Via San Mamolo, 105, 40136 Bologna BO, Italy
Palazzo d'Accursio
★4.6 (1605)Town hall complex dating from the 14th century, home to a fresco-filled chapel & fine art museum.
Piazza Maggiore, 6, 40121 Bologna BO, Italy
Porta Maggiore di Bologna
★4.4 (1553)Remains of a 13th-century city gate with pointed arches, partially demolished in the early 1900s.
Piazza di Porta Maggiore, 40125 Bologna BO, Italy
Palazzo Fava
★4.6 (1517)Renaissance palace & art gallery with renowned 17th century frescoes & high-profile exhibitions.
Via Manzoni, 2, 40121 Bologna BO, Italy
Museo per la Memoria di Ustica
★4.8 (1377)Museum with recovered airplane parts & objects from an unsolved crash that occurred in 1980.
Via di Saliceto, 3/22, 40128 Bologna BO, Italy
Porta Galliera
★4.3 (1317)Defensive gateway with a baroque facade, rebuilt in the 1600s on the site of a medieval structure.
P.za XX Settembre, 40121 Bologna BO, Italy
Porta Castiglione
★4.4 (1256)Medieval gate first built in the 13th-century to mark a canal supplying hydraulic power to the city.
Via Castiglione, 40124 Bologna BO, Italy
Museo Civico Medievale
★4.4 (1128)15th-century palazzo housing the city's collection of medieval bronzes, armor & illuminated books.
Palazzo Ghisilardi Fava, Via Manzoni, 4, 40121 Bologna BO, Italy
Ventana al canal
★4.2 (912)Via Piella, 16, 40126 Bologna BO, Italy
Porta Santo Stefano
★4.3 (907)Two grand 19th-century buildings on the site of a medieval city gate, with porticoes & ramparts.
Piazza di Porta Santo Stefano, 40125 Bologna BO, Italy
Industrial Heritage Museum
★4.6 (750)Via della Beverara, 123, 40131 Bologna BO, Italy
Botanical Garden and Herbarium
★4.2 (710)University of Bologna's lush botanical garden featuring greenhouses & around 5,000 plants.
Via Irnerio, 42, 40126 Bologna BO, Italy
Devotional Portico of St. Luke
★4.8 (668)Via di San Luca, 16-22, 40135 Bologna BO, Italy
Parco di Villa Torchi
★4.2 (603)· Dogs allowed
Via Colombarola, 42, 40128 Bologna BO, Italy
Giardino Vittorio Melloni
★4.1 (533)Once the gardens of a storied villa, an urban park with fruit trees & a centuries-old sequoia. · Dogs allowed
Via Luigi Breventani, 22, 40134 Bologna BO, Italy
Torre dell'Orologio
★4.7 (500)Piazza Maggiore, 6, 40124 Bologna BO, Italy
Monumento a Ugo Bassi
★4.4 (451)Via Ugo Bassi, 19, 40121 Bologna BO, Italy
Museo di Palazzo Poggi
★4.7 (437)16th-century palazzo at the University of Bologna, with eclectic science exhibits & frescoes.
Via Zamboni, 33, 40126 Bologna BO, Italy
Scalinata del Pincio
★4.3 (419)19th-century access stairway leading to a hillside park with scenic city views.
P.za XX Settembre, 40121 Bologna BO, Italy
Giardino del Guasto
★4.1 (411)· Dogs allowed
Via del Guasto, 1, 40126 Bologna BO, Italy
Tombe dei Glossatori
★4.5 (395)Elegant mausoleums dating back to the Middle Ages in a tranquil church-garden setting.
Piazza Malpighi, 9, 40123 Bologna BO, Italy
Teatro Anatomico
★4.4 (366)16th-century hall used for anatomy lectures & dissections, with intricate wood sculptures.
Piazza Galvani, 1, 40124 Bologna BO, Italy
Museo Memoriale della Libertà
★4.5 (344)Via Giuseppe Dozza, 24, 40139 Bologna BO, Italy
Museo Realtà Virtuale - La Macchina del Tempo
★4.5 (279)Via Luigi Zamboni, 7, 40126 Bologna BO, Italy
Grand Tour Italia
★3.1 (276)Via Paolo Canali, 8, 40127 Bologna BO, Italy
Portici di Bologna
★4.7 (257)Via Farini, 40124 Bologna BO, Italy
Collezione di Geologia "Museo Giovanni Capellini"
★4.6 (229)Museum with extensive mineral & fossil collections, including a 26m skeleton of a diplodocus.
Via Zamboni, 63, 40126 Bologna BO, Italy
San Pellegrino Park
★4.7 (217)· Dogs allowed
Via di Casaglia, 36-38, 40135 Bologna BO, Italy
Parco di San Michele in Bosco
★4.5 (209)· Dogs allowed
via Codivilla, 40136 Bologna BO, Italy
Museo Civico del Risorgimento di Bologna
★4.3 (168)Piazza Giosuè Carducci, 5, 40125 Bologna BO, Italy