15 Museum Visits in Venice to Build an Afternoon Around

1.Leonardo Da Vinci Museum Entrance Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3,560 reviews · 1 day · from $10Our pick

Visit the interactive Leonardo da Vinci Museum in Venice. Try working machines by Earth, Water, Air, and Fire themes for about 1.5 hours.

“This is a great museum / interactive exhibit for adults and children alike that really gets across Da Vinci's genius. It's an easy walk from the main tourist sites of Venice and is also a manageable size - at a push, you can get around it in 30 mins, so perfect if you are pressed for time or have a short attention span. A must do if you're in Venice for a couple days.”

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2.Venice’s Best: Basilica, Doge’s Palace, Gondola & History Gallery

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,478 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $129.4

Small-group Venice tour hitting St. Mark’s Basilica, Doge’s Palace, VR history gallery, and a shared gondola ride with app commentary.

“Valentina is a very knowledgeable guide, and we enjoyed the tour. We felt we had just enough time to take in what we were seeing while learning some cool history. Recommend this tour! The gondola experience was slightly disappointing though. The seating wasn't stabilized and the gondolier was constantly on his phone.”

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3.Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Concert & Music Museum Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,065 reviews · 1 day · from $46

Hear Vivaldi’s Four Seasons in San Vidal, then explore Venice’s Music Museum with 200 original instruments from 1600 to 1900.

“Venue is beautiful and the orchestra is fantastic !! Impressive and dreamlike experience. A must when you visit in Venice.”

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4.Charming Gondola Ride on the Grand Canal & Gondola Gallery™

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 1,313 reviews · 45 minutes (approx.) · from $47.28

Shared 45-minute Venice gondola on the Grand Canal with VR Gondola Gallery priority entry, app narration in 9 languages, and optional sunset upgrade.

“Terrible, cheesy ride. Guide was hard to understand. The ride was short and not in a nice area. Just get a gondola when you get there. Booking ahead is t worth it!”

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5.City Pass with Museums including Doge’s Palace

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 1,020 reviews · 1 day · from $74

Venice City Pass for Doge’s Palace and 11 museums, plus Murano and Burano stops. Timed entry at 12 to 6, voucher required.

“Generally good value for the cost especially the transportation although the water bus from the airport is not included. And many other major museums and churches are not included in the pass including San Marco and the Gallerie dell’Accademia which was disappointing as the cost of these was not insignificant.”

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6.Bell Tower & St Mark’s Square History Gallery Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 910 reviews · 1 hour · from $44

Skip the line to St Mark's Bell Tower, ride to 98 meters, then add a History Gallery and VR trip through centuries of Venice.

“Loved the VR experience in the history gallery! Campanile visit was a bit too blowy to enjoy for long.”

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7.Venice Museum Pass & Doge’s Palace Entrance Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 769 reviews · 180 days · from $41

Venice Museum Pass for Doge’s Palace and civic museums, valid 180 days from pickup, $41 per person, plus 16 church access.

“Overall good experience, had to go to St Mark office to pick up the card, Ca’ Rezzonico is temporarily closed, the agency also gave a card for a Jewish Museum also closed. We stayed a couple of days but didn’t get to see all locations included - opening hours not that great. Lot of fantastic locations not included that tempted us too. Also should include St. Mark if possible.”

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8.Basilica, Doge’s Palace, History Gallery & Bell Tower Option

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 586 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $116.7Top rated

Skip-the-line guided tour of Doge’s Palace, Bridge of Sighs, and St Mark’s Basilica, with optional Campanile views. Small groups in English.

“Good information, beautiful buildings with so much history! This tour is worth doing if you enjoy learning a little bit of history.”

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9.Natural History Museum Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 312 reviews · 1 day · from $11

Visit Venice Natural History Museum in a Grand Canal palazzo. See dinosaurs, fossils, and a 40,000-book library for about $11.

“VERY INTERESTING AND MAKE SURE TO GET THE VOICE GUIDE IT IS ONLY $10 AND THEY HAVE IT IN ENGLISH IT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION YOU WILL REALLY ENJOY THIS SELF PACE EXPERIENCE”

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10.Glass Museum Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 247 reviews · 1 day · from $11

Murano Glass Museum ticket for $11. See the world’s largest historical Murano glass collection, at your pace. Optional transport, wheelchair accessible.

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11.Da Vinci Interactive Museum Venice Scuola di San Rocco

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 168 reviews · 45 minutes (approx.) · from $10.21

A small, family-friendly da Vinci museum in Venice with working machine replicas and backlit art studies you can explore at your own pace.

“Must see if you're in Venice. The Mona Lisa and the Last Supper were just a small part of who Da Vinci was.”

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12.Ca’ Pesaro Modern and Oriental Art Museum Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 154 reviews · 1 day · from $11

Ca' Pesaro Venice ticket: modern art masters and Edo-era Japanese treasures at a Grand Canal baroque palace, plus Oriental Museum stops.

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13.St. Mark’s Cathedral Priority Guided Tour & History Gallery

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 148 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $33.72

Skip the line at St. Mark’s Basilica with a mobile audio option, VR Venice Gallery history, and optional live guiding, for about 1 hour.

“Poorly set up audioguide, which was basically the only service provided by this tour. Would not recommend.”

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14.Venice, Submarine Enrico Dandolo and Naval History Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 109 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $30

Visit the Cold War Enrico Dandolo submarine in Venice Arsenal, then use your ticket for MUNAV naval museum entries over two days.

“Fascinating place, especially the submarine. Buildings very cold though so wrap up warm!”

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15.Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Concert and Music Museum Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 85 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $47.06

Hear Vivaldi’s Four Seasons in a historic Venice church, then stroll to a free Music Museum visit with your ticket.

“Fabulous classical concert well worth the €80 - the musicians showed a great deal of passion and immense skill - fantastic!”

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