The 15 Entry Tickets in Tuscany Still Worth Queueing For

1.Leonardo Da Vinci Museum Entrance Ticket

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

Visit the Interactive Leonardo da Vinci Museum near San Rocco and explore machines rebuilt from his drawings, anatomy studies, backlit paintings, videos, puzzles, and hands-on displays. The self-guided visit takes about 30 to 90 minutes. Explanations come in six languages, and children under three enter free.

“definitely a must do if you go to Florence, great place, they have A/C!!! and is super interactive!”

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2.Siena Cathedral and Piccolomini Library Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3,462 reviews · from $9

Use your voucher at Siena Cathedral’s ticket office, then enter through the fast-track line. Inside, you’ll see the cathedral’s famous marble floor, Michelangelo and Donatello sculptures, and Pinturicchio’s ten frescoes in the Piccolomini Library. A QR code opens the official audio guide on your phone.

“We were able to skip the long queues it was great.”

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3.Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition Entrance Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 2,885 reviews · 1 day · from $10

At Palazzo della Cancelleria near Campo de’ Fiori and Piazza Navona, explore four sections devoted to Leonardo da Vinci’s engineering, art, and science. Handle full-scale machine models, watch nine 3D holograms, try an interactive bridge, and see an ancient tomb beside an underground pond. An audio guide is available for an extra fee.

“This museum in the Palazzo della Cancelleria contains a fascinating collection of large scale, hands on, realisations of many of Leonard’s sketches of elements of mechanical devices and ingenious machines supplemented by holographic images and explanations. Well worth visiting.”

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4.Leaning Tower & Cathedral Tickets with Timed Entry

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 2,365 reviews · from $34

Collect your tickets at the Sinopie Museum, then climb Pisa’s 55-meter Leaning Tower during a reserved time slot. Visit the nearly 1,000-year-old Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta at your own pace with an audio guide. Expect narrow stairs, strict bag rules, and a possible time change if the tower is full.

“Views from the top of Pisa Tower are wonderful. Getting tickets was easy and quick.”

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5.Leonardo Da Vinci Experience Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 2,238 reviews · 1 day · from $18

Step into five compact halls near St Peter’s Square to explore 50 working models based on Leonardo da Vinci’s designs. Use the multilingual audio guide at your own pace, test selected machines, enter the Room of Mirrors, and see reproductions of famous paintings including The Last Supper, Virgin of the Rocks, and Lady with an Ermine.

“while the experience centre is smaller than expected, it was great to be able to try out different inventions in there. my kids loved it.”

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6.Pisa Excursion with optional Leaning Tower Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,712 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $47

Travel from Florence to Pisa by air-conditioned coach, with an escort sharing stories along the way. In Pisa, a local guide covers the Cathedral, Baptistery, Leaning Tower, and Camposanto, with free time for photos and Piazza dei Cavalieri. Choose the option with Leaning Tower entry if you want to climb the famous tower.

“Be aware that once you leave the train station, it is an hour drive to the city of Pisa from Florence! I didn’t go into the tour but I did do the guided tour and it was very informative!”

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7.Leonardo Da Vinci Museum Entrance Ticket

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

Visit Florence’s Leonardo da Vinci Museum at the Galleria Michelangelo, where more than 50 models fill four rooms devoted to civil engineering, flight, warfare, and anatomy. You can study working replicas, watch a short documentary, and try selected hands-on displays. Plan on one to one and a half hours, with entry available during opening hours.

“This is a self guided tour museum you can enter at any time during open hours and see at your own pace.”

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8.Walking Tour and Skip-the-Line Duomo Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,116 reviews · 2 hours · from $47Top rated

Walk Siena’s medieval center with guides such as Elio, Claudia, Giorgia, and Julia. Hear the story of the Palio and its Contrade, visit San Domenico and Piazza del Campo, then enter the Duomo with skip-the-line tickets. This brisk two-hour tour suits first-time visitors who want history, art, and useful local tips in one outing.

“Our tour guide was informative funny and attentive to everyone’s needs. Highly recommend”

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9.Cathedral Guided Tour & Optional Leaning Tower Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,036 reviews · 1 - 1.5 hours · from $22

Meet your English, German, or Spanish-speaking guide at Porta Santa Maria for a small-group visit to Piazza dei Miracoli. Explore Pisa Cathedral, hear stories about the city and its famous tower, then use your optional timed ticket to climb 251 steps. Guides such as Andrea and Anastasia are known for lively explanations and helpful local tips.

“Great trip for the money. I’d advise anyone to always get a guided tour vs a self guided/audio guide tour.”

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10.Square of Miracles Monuments Ticket with Leaning Tower

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 944 reviews · 3 hours · from $43

Visit Pisa’s Piazza dei Miracoli with a timed climb of the Leaning Tower plus entry to the Cathedral, Baptistery, Camposanto, Opera del Duomo Museum, and Sinopie Museum. Collect your tickets at the Audio Guide Desk, then explore the other monuments at your own pace during opening hours.

“We both really enjoyed the experience of the Square of Miracles and especially the Leaning Tower of Pisa.”

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11.Palazzo Pubblico Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 708 reviews · from $7Best value

Enter Siena’s 13th-century Palazzo Pubblico and visit its Civic Museum for about an hour. You’ll see Simone Martini’s Maestà, Beccafumi’s vault, historic frescoes, carved coffers, and views from the Loggia dei Nove. This is a self-guided visit with no audio guide or Torre del Mangia access included.

“Really enjoyed the wonderful art. Interested to see how Mary was linked to good governance. Pity one of the nine rulers hadn’t been female! But please either start allowing e-tickets to be shown or just say “ exchange your voucher for a ticket at the ticket office as you enter the Palazzo Publico”not make a big thing about entering the Cortile de Podestra. As non Italian speakers we thought that was a different building.”

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12.Guided Tour with Optional Tower Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 227 reviews · 2 - 3 hours · from $73

Meet your English-speaking Walks In Europe guide at Fontana dei Putti for a 2 to 3 hour tour of Pisa’s Square of Miracles. You’ll enter the Cathedral and Baptistery with reserved tickets, hear the Baptistery’s remarkable acoustics, and optionally climb the Leaning Tower for city views.

“She was very good and for the explanation very good”

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13.Guided Walking Tour with Optional Leaning Tower Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 225 reviews · 1 - 1.5 hours · from $21

Explore Pisa’s Piazza dei Miracoli with a Spanish or English-speaking guide, using earphones to follow the commentary among the crowds. See the Cathedral, Baptistery, Camposanto, and Leaning Tower. Choose the Tower ticket for a 30-minute climb up 294 steps and views from the top. The tour lasts 1 to 1.5 hours.

“The guide we had was excellent and was very well versed about the area .... although for some reason I thought we were going to have a tour of the city not just the area of the leaning tower .... We thoroughly enjoyed this and were so glad we had taken a guided tour rather than walk about on our own The tower was well worth visiting a tough climb and not for the faint hearted!”

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14.Livorno: Aquarium Entrance Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 222 reviews · 1 day · from $18

Visit Livorno Aquarium on the seafront at Terrazza Mascagni with a full-day, skip-the-ticket-line admission. See 33 display tanks, an observation tunnel, a tactile pool, zebra sharks, tortoises, stingrays, seahorses, jellyfish, reptiles, amphibians, insects, and leaf-cutter ants. The ticket is wheelchair accessible and costs $18 per person.

“Bella esperienza , un po’ costosa rispetto a quanto offre”

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15.Pisa Leaning Tower & Cathedral Official Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 185 reviews · from $23

Climb the Leaning Tower of Pisa and visit Pisa Cathedral with a reserved entry time. You will meet at the tower in Piazza del Duomo, skip the ticket line, and explore at your own pace. The 1.5-hour visit is unguided, and bags must be left at the nearby cloakroom.

“Just happened to book 11.45 time slot and was at the top for bell to ring 12!”

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