Visiting Technical Museum Nikola Tesla

About Technical Museum Nikola Tesla

A large hangar-like museum packed with old trams, aircraft, fire engines and cars, a replica mine and a demonstration room devoted to the inventor Nikola Tesla, who was born in Croatia. It also has a small planetarium and is one of the city's best rainy-day options for families.

Tip: Time your visit to catch one of the guided tours of the mine or the Tesla demonstrations.

Plan your visit

• Time needed: 2 hours.
• Cost: Low cost.
• Book ahead: not usually needed; buy on arrival.
• Where: Trešnjevka, residential district with a big local market and good-value apartments.

Best time to visit Technical Museum Nikola Tesla

Technical Museum Nikola Tesla is indoors, which makes it a good plan for the wettest months:

• May: 22°C (72°F) highs, about 13 rainy days, moderate crowds.
• April: 17°C (63°F) highs, about 12 rainy days, moderate crowds.
• June: 26°C (79°F) highs, about 12 rainy days, moderate crowds.

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Fit it into your trip

Technical Museum Nikola Tesla is not on our short itineraries, so plan it as an extra once you have seen Ban Jelačić Square and Dolac Market.

• No. 13 of the 18 sights in our Zagreb things-to-do list.
• One of the picks in museums in Zagreb.
• One of the picks in historic sites in Zagreb.
• A family favourite in Zagreb with kids.

Near Technical Museum Nikola Tesla

Also in Trešnjevka, so you can walk between them:

• Lake Jarun — half a day, free

If you like Technical Museum Nikola Tesla

• Zagreb Funicular and Lotrščak Tower — Gornji Grad (Upper Town), 30 minutes
• Museum of Broken Relationships — Gornji Grad (Upper Town), 1 hour
• Grič Tunnel — Gornji Grad (Upper Town), 15 minutes
• Museum of Contemporary Art — Novi Zagreb, 1.5–2 hours

Staying near Technical Museum Nikola Tesla

Stay in Trešnjevka ($) to walk here: residential district with a big local market and good-value apartments. All areas to stay in Zagreb.

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