VENICE
The Venice shortlist.
The 15 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.
“BEWARE of Viator for they will not hold good to there word. I booked this tour but Viator sent the incorrect information to the tour company (the wrong time to start the tour). So, I missed my original tour. The tour company gave me a lesser tour but said I had to get with Viator…”
Shared gondola on Venice’s Grand Canal plus a guided walk, multilingual commentary, and VR gondola history, in English.
“We went to the location that we were provided which was incorrect. We went to 4 separate locations before finally getting to the correct location and ended up being 20 minutes late. The tour guide company said they notified Viator months ago about the location change for the meeting spot but it was too late…”
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.
“Great guide! Very informative and easy to understand. Answered all our questions. We enjoyed the tour!”
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.
“A great experience that made us feel like kids again!”
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.
“Unfortunately this was poorly run from the rushed, late guide to few instructions. It wasted a lot of our time. It was stressed to be 20 minutes early or lose your time, we were prompt but waited 20 minutes for the guide to come in then 15 more minutes for him to get organized. After…”
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.”
Skip the line to Doge’s Palace in a small group, then use your ticket for Museo Correr and St. Mark’s Square museums.
“I thought this tour was fascinating. It addition to seeing the architecture and the art, the really great thing was hearing about the government structure of the doge. I learned a lot.”
Evening Interpreti Veneziani concert in Venice with Music Museum access in San Maurizio Church. Live Vivaldi, Mozart, and more.
“The musicians were clearly well rehearsed, but sometimes it was hard to relate to such dramatic from 300 years ago.”
Creature di Gomma in Venice: a vintage toy exhibition with 6,000 figures. Basic or premium tickets include a souvenir and year access.
“If you are toy fan -> have a stop ! THis is a must see in Venice if you love seeing toys from you childhood, this is a very impressive collection ! Note: you can convert your standard ticket to a VIP one directly there, and chose what you pick as a "VIP gift"”
The historic centre, the lagoon islands and the art the city was built around.
