17 Things to do in Kuala Lumpur - With Kids
Kuala Lumpur is one of the few cities around the globe that I initially disliked. It could be because we spent the first six weeks exploring the city with a six-year-old with a broken leg, the temperatures were high and we were in a condo inside of Kuala Lumpur City Centre that felt like it could be within any city.
It took me until the third time we visited Kuala Lumpur to see it through the rose-colored-glasses of our friends, who loved the city so much they were considering it as a home base, and to see the charm - and the convenience - of exploring Kuala Lumpur with kids.
That’s when we discovered something. There are actually tons of rad, super-fun things to do in Kuala Lumpur with kids.
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Here are our top picks for the best things to do in Kuala Lumpur with Kids
Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park | RM 18
Uncle Roger’s Restaurant | Rm 27+
Kidzania City |
The Exchange TRX Play Spot |
Immersify Kuala Lumpur | RM 197 Family Pass
Windlab Skydiving |
Hauntu Haunted House Experience |
National Visual Arts Gallery |
RXPKL Digital Arts Space |
Bank Negara Museum |
Islamic Arts Museum |
District 21 Adventure Zone |
Skyline Luge |
Kuala Lumpur Bird Park |
Petronus Towers |
Aquaria KLCC |.
IOI City Farm | RM 40
Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park | RM 18
Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park is a veritable secret paradise where butterflies actually dance nonchalantly in clumps of fern amidst scented beautiful flowers and flowering vines. This is the largest butterfly garden in the world spanning over 80,000 sq ft of landscaped garden with over 5,000 live butterflies, exotic plants, butterfly-host plants and ferns.
Eat at Uncle Roger’s Restaurant | RM 27+
Emotional Damage. I didn’t get the lore around this place until the kids explained the popular tagline and where it came from. It’s a cheap meal, and the kids meals come with a token that can be exchanged for a ball that contains either a lollypop or a small tag that can be exchanged from the souvenir wall. They assure me the photo app at this place is funny, and it’s worth a visit for a funny, themed social-media-influencer-created, lunch spot (even though as claimed, I don’t think it has the best fried rice in town). ‘
Put Your Kids to Work at Kidzania | RM 94
From scooping up Baskins Robbins ice cream and serving up Subway sandwiches (that yes, they can eat - for an add on cost), your kids can spend a full day working through more than 60 role-play activities for kids aged 4 - 14 to explore. Pilot, surgeon, firefighter, chef, magician - the kids can try them all.
Windlab Skydiving | RM 108
Windlab simulates a free-fall in a vertical wind tunnel within a safe and controlled environment. This experience is suitable for children and adults of all ages - three to one hundred. We suggest booking in advance, and showing up at least one hour before the experience to sign the waivers and get familiar with the experience.
Hauntu Haunted House Escape Room | RM 65
Save this one for your [brave] teens and their adults because this is more than an escape room - it’s a heart-pounding, immersive haunted house experience with rotating themes. Though kid between 8-14 can take part in the experience with an adult, we would suggest waiting until 12+ for this one.
National Visual Arts Gallery | free
Visit the FREE National Visual Arts Gallery for a digital art experience similar to RXPKL or Immersify, without the expensive price tag.
RXPKL Digital Art Space | RM 30
is an immersive digital art space in REXKL — in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. By reimagining the former REX CINEMA that once stood as the art and culture centre of downtown KL, REXPERIENCE merges the past's rich tapestry with new and cutting-edge digital art forms, that welcome all into the world of art. There are three short programs during this hour-long digitally immersive experience.
Explore the Islamic Arts Museum |
On the weekends, they host free storytelling, arts and crafts, and short film screenings. Check their latest events schedule to plan your visit - and it’s one of the few museums open later (6 p.m.) in the city.
District 21 Adventure Zone | RM 68
Enter into an abandoned, post-apocalyptic world where you will have to climb, jump and
Bank Negara Museum | free
There are six permanent galleries to explore: Children’s Gallery, the Bank Negara Malaysia Gallery, Economics Gallery, Islamic Finance Gallery, Numismatics Gallery and Art Gallery.These galleries delve into the Malaysian economy, the Bank’s role in the nation’s economic development and financial landscape since pre-independence to the present-day. Reinforcing the Bank’s role as the leader of national numismatic and supporter of arts heritage, the Museum also showcases numismatic treasures that are as old as history as well as its dynamic collection of Malaysian and ASEAN artworks.
Lalaporte Stairs
Immersify Kuala Lumpur | RM 30
You can skip this one - especially if you’re looking for an incredible, immersive experience like Teamlabs out of Japan - it doesn’t compare. If you’re in search of a digital art experience, choose RXPKL or the immersive digital art experience on the third floor of the Art Gallery.
Play at TRX The Exchange Play Spot | Free
Visit this playground, hidden away on the rooftop of the TRX Exchange Building.
Kuala Lumpur Bird Park
The world's largest free-flight, walk-in aviary. Set in a sprawling valley, this renowned eco-tourism park is home to more than 3,000 birds.
Aquaria KLCC
Visit the aqua
Catch a Movie on the Triple-screen at TRX The Exchange
IOI City Farm
