Monaco with Kids: Museum, Gardens and Beach

October 20, 2026

Monaco is small, safe and easy to move around with children, and several of its main attractions have child prices or hands-on sessions. Prices are in euros. Children’s ages and fees are listed below, so you can plan around them.

Oceanographic Museum

Children aged 4 to 17 pay EUR 14, adults pay EUR 22.50 and under 4s are free. The Shark Lagoon, Tropical Seas and Sea Turtle Odyssey are the galleries that suit young children best, and the rooftop terrace looks over the coast. The Mediterranean Aquarium is closed for renovation with no reopening date.

On weekends and school holidays the museum runs three extra sessions at EUR 10 each. A VR dive suits ages 12 and over and lasts 30 minutes. A seaside-animal encounter is for ages 3 and over and runs 45 minutes. An escape game on the Princesse Alice II suits ages 7 and over and needs at least four players. Check times on the museum’s practical page . Last entry is 30 minutes before closing.

Cars Collection

The Prince’s collection of about 100 cars is at 54 route de la Piscine, near Port Hercule. Ages 6 to 17 pay EUR 5, under 6 enter free and adults pay EUR 10. Hours vary between listings, so confirm them before you set out.

Jardin Exotique

The cliff-side cactus garden charges EUR 6 for ages 4 to 17, and under 4 are free. Step-free access is limited to the upper garden. The Observatory Cave is a guided tour of 40 to 45 minutes with about 300 steps, so it does not suit pushchairs or small children. Hours and the full price grid are on the garden’s page .

Parks and the beach

The Princess Grace Rose Garden in Fontvieille park is free and open around the clock. The park is equipped for strollers and reduced mobility, and buses 4 and 6 stop at “Roseraie”. The garden has hundreds of rose varieties and a bronze statue of the princess. See the garden page .

Larvotto is the free public beach. The shore is shingle and fine gravel, not sand, so bring water shoes. Sources report children’s areas, lifeguards and jellyfish nets in summer, but confirm on arrival. Keep swimwear on the beach, since you can be fined for wearing it, or going barefoot or shirtless, on the streets.

Getting around and timing

Monaco is steep, with more than 160 m between the port and the upper streets, and about 80 public lifts and escalators connect the levels. A tourist train has been listed for ages 2 to 10, at about EUR 6 for children and a 30 to 40 minute circuit, but confirm it is running before you plan around it. The Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival is held under the Fontvieille big top from 22 to 31 January 2027. Several sights close for Grand Prix weekend, 4 to 6 June in 2027. The Rainier III Zoological Gardens in Fontvieille are closed for all of 2026.

Family-friendly tours can be browsed on Viator .