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Best Things to Do in Athens, with kids
Diomidous Botanical Garden is 78% Kids-Friendly
Children enjoy a free playground, safe wide paths and cheap educational workshops, but unfenced ponds, limited toilets with no kid seats and an August closure require close parental planning.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours
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National Gallery - Alexandros Soutsos Museum is 78% Kids-Friendly
Kids enter free, can join Saturday workshops and family audio tours; however quiet galleries and few hands-on displays may tax attention after an hour, so plan breaks.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours
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Alsos of Nea Smyrni is 77% Kids-Friendly
A big playground, bike paths and free kids’ events keep 3-12s active, yet the play area is unfenced and toilets lack child-friendly fittings, so constant adult supervision and planning are required.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours
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Stoa of Attalos - Museum of the Ancient Agora is 77% Kids-Friendly
Educational scavenger hunts and kid-voiced audio keep children engaged, but galleries forbid touching and have fragile items, so constant supervision is needed and fun may fade after an hour.
Recommended visit duration: 1-2 hours
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National Archaeological Museum is 77% Kids-Friendly
Weekend workshops, treasure-hunt maps and hero-themed audio guides keep children engaged and learning. Parents must watch fragile exhibits and may face crowd fatigue after 2 hours.
Recommended visit duration: 2-4 hours
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Syntagma Square is 77% Kids-Friendly
Children enjoy the colorful Evzones and can run to the National Garden playground minutes away, yet heavy traffic, limited shade, and occasional demonstrations require close supervision.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours
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Mount Lycabettus is 76% Kids-Friendly
Kids enjoy the tunnel funicular, spotting the Acropolis from the deck, and an easy forest walk down, but steep stairs, summer sun, and few toilets demand close adult supervision.
Recommended visit duration: 1-2 hours
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Museum of Cycladic Art is 76% Kids-Friendly
Free child entry, weekend workshops, audio stories and family kits engage 4-12 year olds, yet fragile artefacts and “no touching” rules limit active play, so plan for 1–2 hours.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours
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Technopolis City of Athens is 76% Kids-Friendly
Certified playground, interactive gas museum, holiday camps and Christmas Factory engage 6-12s, but machinery areas lack hands-on stations and site can be hot with little shade.
Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours
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