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Best Things to Do in Lyon, with kids
L'Amphitheatre - Salle 3000 is 62% Kids-Friendly
Children 6-12 may enjoy musicals like Madagascar and free earplugs exist, yet each child needs a paid seat, loud volumes can overwhelm, and no play area or on-site dining discounts lower appeal.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours
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Pont de la Guillotière is 61% Kids-Friendly
Kids can ride the €1 carousel and watch boats, but parents must guard the low railings and passing traffic; there are no toilets onsite and the nearest playground is 1 km away.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours
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Bartholdi Fountain is 57% Kids-Friendly
Children may enjoy counting horses and hearing the river story, but lack of play gear, toilets, guardrails and shade means parents must supervise closely and leave after a short stop.
Recommended visit duration: 30 minutes - 1 hour
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Trinity Chapel is 56% Kids-Friendly
Kids 6–12 can attend special shows like the 80-minute conte musical “NOUR,” and under-6s enter free, yet long quiet concerts, lack of play zones and no listed changing tables may test patience.
Recommended visit duration: 2–3 hours
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Palais des Sports de Gerland Lyon is 56% Kids-Friendly
Children enjoy live sport and pop shows and under-3s sit free, yet very loud sound, long seated sessions and no play or quiet rooms mean breaks in nearby park are essential for comfort.
Recommended visit duration: 2–3 hours
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Des Hauteurs Park is 56% Kids-Friendly
Children can run along the car-free footbridge and do a garden scavenger hunt, but the steep steps, lack of toilets or playground and few flat rest areas demand close supervision.
Recommended visit duration: 1-2 hours
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Caliceo is 49% Kids-Friendly
Children 5–12 may enter pools with an adult but pay full price, cannot use saunas or classes, no slides or play area, and parents must supervise nonstop, so fun is limited yet possible.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours
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Garden of Curiosities is 48% Kids-Friendly
Kids can enjoy a quick scavenger hunt and the view, but steep drops, no playground, fencing, cafés, or toilets require constant supervision and keep the stay short.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours
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Great Mosque of Lyon is 42% Kids-Friendly
Children are welcome, but aside from irregular family-day games and quizzes there is little interactive content; respectful silence and no play area may bore under-12s after 30 minutes.
Recommended visit duration: 2 hours
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