VENICE
The Venice shortlist.
The 12 most popular museums tours in Venice. The ones worth your time in a city with plenty to choose from, each with prices, running times and the operator behind it.
Venice’s Interactive Da Vinci Museum ticket: hands-on Earth-Water-Air-Fire machines, anatomy studies, and photo-friendly replicas for $10.
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Skip-the-line St Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace with guided art and history, plus a shared Canal Grande gondola ride.
“Instead of standing in line and doing the tour by yourself this is definitely a great way, not only to see the 2 major Venice attractions but to also get explanations, understand the historical background and context and ask as many questions as you like. Plus you get a bonus gondola ride which could be…”
Shared gondola on Venice’s Grand Canal plus a guided walk, multilingual commentary, and VR gondola history, in English.
“A tour guide walked with us to the area of the gondolas. She talked a little bit about history and some landmarks in Venice. Very polite and nice.”
Skip the line to St. Mark’s Bell Tower, then pair it with a History Gallery photo walk and VR journey of Venice.
Venice Museum Pass with Doge’s Palace and Correr plus 11 civic museums. Valid 180 days from pickup; skip lines, security checks.
Skip-the-line guided tour linking Doge’s Palace, St. Mark’s Basilica, and the Bridge of Sighs, with optional Campanile views and VR history.
“We signed up for a small group tour of Venice but when the other 2 people didn't show up, it turned into a private tour with Simonetta. Honestly, lucky us!”
Visit Venice’s Natural History Museum in a grand 13th-century palazzo by the Grand Canal, featuring 2 million objects and dinosaur fossils.
Skip the guesswork for Murano’s Glass Museum ticket. See 17th-century glasswork, learn glass-blowing techniques, and visit at your pace.
See Leonardo’s working machines and backlit painting copies at Venice’s San Rocco interactive museum. Small visit, big ideas.
“Very small event ,,, better with children for the interaction side of things,,,, although there were several things that were new to me”
Ca’ Pesaro Venice ticket for modern art and the Oriental Art Museum, with Edo Japanese treasures and samurai armor.
Priority entry to St. Mark’s with audio or guided history plus VR Venice Square gallery. Skip long ticket lines and save time.
“The Tour guide did nothing to enhance our experience. She did not introduce herself, nor did she explain the full use of the app! When I think audio, guided tour, I think that we will be given an audio machine and not required to download more apps on my phone! I was very disappointed in…”
Hear Vivaldi’s Four Seasons at Chiesa di San Vidal, then tour Venice’s Museo della Musica. Two times, mobile ticket, strong value.
“Fantastic experience. Beautiful music in a lovely setting. Highly recommended. The visit to the Music Museum is very interesting.”
The historic centre, the lagoon islands and the art the city was built around.
