15 Galileo and Leonardo Museum Tours in Florence to Build a Day Around

1.Leonardo Interactive Museum Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11,763 reviews · from $9Our pick

Spend about an hour testing Leonardo da Vinci’s working designs at this central Florence museum. Try the tank, catapult, hydraulic saw, printing press, bridges, domes, and more. You’ll explore at your own pace with a smartphone audio guide, not a live guide.

“Travelling with 2 children (4&7) and this museum was excellent! They loved trying out all the machines & puzzles. We went early (10am) and it was quiet. An incredible museum!”

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2.Leonardo Da Vinci Museum Entrance Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,458 reviews · 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $12

Explore more than 50 Leonardo da Vinci machine models in four rooms at Florence’s central Museo Leonardo Da Vinci. This self-guided visit covers civil engineering, flight, warfare, and anatomy, with working replicas, films, a children’s activity area, bookshop, and flexible entry during 10 AM to 6 PM hours.

“Ticket process went very smoothly con we purchased our tickets through a third party service. Staff was very helpful and spoke fluent English.”

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4.Leonardo Interactive Museum® Entrance Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 583 reviews · 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $11

Step into Florence’s Leonardo Interactive Museum for a self-guided visit through machines based on da Vinci’s drawings. Test working models, build designs, study anatomical sketches, and view high-resolution reproductions of his paintings. Plan on about 60 to 90 minutes, or longer if you enjoy every hands-on station.

“unbearably crowded. made one quick trip around exhibits, not being able to get to a single one or even read the placards. i gave up.”

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5.Skip the Line: Galileo Museum Ticket in Florence

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 67 reviews · 1 to 2 hours (approx.) · from $25

Visit Florence’s Museo Galileo for about one to two hours and see scientific instruments dating from the 1400s, including objects linked to Galileo and the Medici court. You receive an assigned entrance time, but confirm the ticket itself carefully: the voucher may not be accepted at the museum.

“The tour was cancelled by the tour operator the day before the scheduled tour. We had to improvise to get tickets at that late date.”

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6.Museo Galileo Small Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 38 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $108

Spend 90 minutes inside Florence’s Museo Galileo with a guide and up to eight other people. See Galileo’s original telescopes and lenses, learn how they changed our view of the sky, and stay in the museum after the tour. Tours run in English, Italian, or Spanish.

“Lo mejor del tour fue que pudimos hacerlo gracias a Ivan, Rebecca y Beatrice que gestionaron nuestra visita de la mejor manera posible!! Estamos encantados con ellos y con lo que pudimos ver y aprender con Ivan esa tarde. El museo hace un magnífico trabajo de conservación y exposición de quien nos abrió los ojos al cielo más que nadie en la historia de la humanidad!”

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7.Express Uffizi Gallery and Leonardo da Vinci Museum

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · 2 hours 15 minutes (approx.) · from $144Top rated

Meet near Neptune’s Fountain, hear how Florence and its Duomo took shape, then explore the Leonardo Interactive Museum and Uffizi Gallery. Guides including Antonio and Aldo bring the art to life, with timed entry and a small group of no more than 15 people.

“Antonio is as a great and passionate guide. He loved what he was doing and it was obvious in his delivery of the tour. He gave us wonderful insight on the artists and focused on details easily missed in the artworks. A well worth tour”

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8.Private Astronomical Tour of the Museo Galileo

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 21 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $159

Spend 1.5 hours with a private guide at Florence’s Museo Galileo, seeing Galileo’s original telescope, astrolabes, globes, clocks, thermometers, and scientific instruments. You’ll learn how early scientists measured time, space, temperature, and the heavens. Tours are offered in five languages.

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9.Small-group Guided tour of Galileo’s Museum

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $137

Spend 90 minutes inside Florence’s Museo Galileo with an English-speaking guide and a group capped at nine people. Expect astrolabes, globes, batteries, medical devices, maps, and stories linking Galileo, the Medici, and Renaissance science. Guides such as Leonardo, Ivano, Fabio, and Cristiano have led this tour.

“Good guide who really knew his stuff. Great presentation skills. Fantastic museum if you like how things work.”

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10.Leonardo da Vinci Guided Walking Tour with Museum

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · 2 - 4 hours · from $206

Follow Leonardo da Vinci’s story through Florence with a private guide such as Cristina or Paola, then operate working models at the hands-on Leonardo da Vinci Museum. Choose two hours for the museum and Old Town, or four hours to add the Duomo, Piazza della Signoria, Ponte Vecchio, and more.

“Es un tour especial y específicamente dedicado a Leonardo da Vinci. Cristina nos ofreció una actividad completa y llena de información. Fue un verdadero placer tenerla como guía. Si te interesa la vida de da Vinci y sus creaciones, este es un tour que no debes perderte.”

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11.Michelangelo, Machiavelli & Galileo Tombs Semi-Private 8ppl Max

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $159

Spend two hours inside Florence’s Santa Croce with an English-speaking guide and no more than seven other people. See the tombs of Michelangelo, Machiavelli, and Galileo, study Giotto frescoes and a Donatello sculpture, and hear lively art and history commentary from guides such as Annette, Jack, Michele, or Giacomo.

“What a fabulous experience. Loved the art, the church and the history. Our tour guide was Annette and she is incredibly knowledgeable, we learned ao much from her. The tour was paced well, did not feel rushed and we enjoyed every minute.”

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12.Galileo Galilei Private Science Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 9 reviews · from $303

Follow Galileo’s story through Florence with a private multilingual guide. Visit Piazza della Signoria, Museo Galileo, the Observatory and Natural History Museum, then Santa Croce, where Galileo’s monumental tomb is found. Spanish-speaking guide Silvia has led one highly praised version of this tour.

“Visite extrêmement intéressante, guide très sympathique et passionnant!”

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13.Galileo Galilei Private Science Tour of Florence

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $333

Spend about four hours with a private English-speaking guide tracing Galileo’s life in Florence. Visit Santa Croce, the Museo Galileo, Piazza della Signoria, and the exterior of Galileo’s former home. Guides such as Alessandro bring art, science, and Florentine history together.

“Alessandro was the most wonderful guide. He really knows art, architecture and history, and his passion for it shows. We could not have found a more knowledgeable and professional guide anywhere- truly gifted and just incredible.”

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14.Michelangelo, Machiavelli & Galileo Tombs Exclusive Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $159

Spend two hours inside Florence’s Santa Croce Basilica with an English-speaking private guide. See the tombs of Michelangelo, Machiavelli, and Galileo, Giotto’s frescoes, and a Donatello work. Groups are limited to eight per guide, with entry included.

“Giacomo was an extraordinary guide who helped bring this 13th century church and its parishioners to life. He was extremely knowledgeable, personable, funny and engaging. We would highly recommend this tour and Giacomo to anyone traveling to Florence.”

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15.Leonardo da Vinci – Oil and Wine Discovery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 5 reviews · from $198

Spend eight hours exploring Leonardo da Vinci’s birthplace and museum, then taste local olive oil and wine before a traditional Tuscan lunch. Luciana may lead your small group in English, Spanish, or French. Transport runs from the National Library meeting point, with no hotel pickup.

“Our guide was so knowledgeable and empathetic. My 85 yr old mom uses a walker and needed assistance while we managed the terrain. The museum staff was also accommodating and there were elevators that helped as well. We were back in the time that was established. The meal was heavenly. This was a delight and a memory we will both treasure forever.”

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