CosmoCaixa Museum Of Science

CosmoCaixa is Barcelona's superb science museum, a large, modern, interactive institution acclaimed across Europe. Its showpiece is the Flooded Forest (Bosc Inundat), a recreated patch of Amazon rainforest under glass, complete with real tropical plants, fish, amphibians, and a simulated rainstorm, you walk through it at multiple levels, even seeing the waterline from below. Other highlights include the Geological Wall (cross-sections of real rock strata), a planetarium, and extensive hands-on exhibits on physics, evolution, and the cosmos.

It's a brilliant family destination and a refreshing change from Barcelona's art and Gaudí trail, set in a handsome converted Modernista building in the upper part of the city. The Flooded Forest alone is worth the trip, and the spiral ramp descending through a giant exhibition tree is a memorable architectural touch.

Don't miss

• The Flooded Forest, a walk-through Amazon rainforest with rainstorms
• The Geological Wall of real rock strata
• The planetarium and cosmos exhibits
• Hands-on physics and evolution galleries
• The spiral ramp descending past a giant tree

Tickets & tours

Ways to visit CosmoCaixa Museum Of Science

Cheapest way inOlympic and Sport Museum of Barcelona "Joan Antoni Samaranch"4.7★ · 23 travelers~1 hourFree cancellationFrom$7 per personSee dates →Most bookedCasa Batllo Admission Ticket with Intelligent Audio Guide4.4★ · 3,312 travelers1–2 hoursFrom$52 per personSee dates →Private & flexibleThe VR Experience Barcelona4.9★ · 426 travelers~1 hourFrom$33 per personSee dates →

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Know before you go

• The Flooded Forest is the must-see, time your visit to catch the simulated rainstorm.
• It's up in the hills (Tibidabo area), not central, factor in the FGC train ride.
• Great rainy-day or family alternative to the Gaudí trail.
• The planetarium and some activities cost extra on top of entry.

A bit of history

The museum traces back to a science museum founded in 1981, transformed and hugely expanded into CosmoCaixa in 2004 by the 'la Caixa' foundation, within a restored early-20th-century Modernista building. It has won European museum awards for its interactive approach.