Prague with a teen and tween recommendations please

if you are doing a castle tour in Golden lane is an armoury museum but the best bit is a chance to use and old fashioned crossbow, sure the kids would love that.Petrin tower (Looks like a small Eiffiel tower) is fun to climb and there is a mirror maze there too.
https://www.livingpraguetours.com/
this company is run by Jason a friend of mine and can cater tours to your kids ages, he has a daughter about the same age as yours and his boys are a little older than your 15YO.Can take you to many off the beaten path places.Actually having a few beers with Jason in a couple of weeks time when I am next in Prague.
food treat, try Tedelnik.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trdeln%C3%ADk
available everywhere and many places do it filled with ice cream, loads of half decent pizza places around as well as pizza by the slice places in and around the Metros,i am always surprised how good they are.
Vytopna is a restaurant chain that is real fun, drinks get delivered to your table by trains, 2 place in Prague one at the palladium mall the other near the top of wenseslas Square.

Thank you Unclegus-you are always so helpful, I will check out jason's tours for sure!

My daughter & I have been going to Prague for 6 years and she's 14 now. We teach at an English camp but we always fly in to Prague. We've always entertained ourselves by people watching near Old Town Square and the Clock Tower. At the end of the trip if we have cash left, a horse drawn carriage ride was fun around the Old Town. On Saturdays, there is a great farmer's market - there are several - but the one we went to was just down from St. Charles Bridge. There are some paddle boats down there too and an island to paddle to. You've got to do the Castle too and I agree with the above suggestion of the Petřín Lookout Tower. It was fantastic!! And, lots to see and explore on the walk there and back down. Spend the extra few dollars and walk to the top of the tower.

We also went on a private tour, with some others, to Terezin and it was very moving. Last year, we took a day trip to Kutna Hora - a silver mining town which was an hour or two out of Prague and that was very interesting.

Most restaurants have a variety of food unless they're the touristy, Czech only food places. You'll find ample opportunities for pizza, pasta, hamburgers, chicken, fried cheese, etc. There are some wonderful beer gardens that have soft drinks and good grilled food too - the one we've gone to is up from the train station, Riegrovy Sady -
https://www.prague.eu/en/object/places/508/rieger-gardens-riegrovy-sady. Great view of Prague, the castle - take a picnic and blanket or eat at the beer garden.

If your kids like music, take in one of the many concerts in the many churches in Prague. They usually run $20 - 25 each and you can easily get tickets right before the show.

Enjoy!

Thanks Dana!

There are some paddle boats down there too and an island to paddle to. You've got to do the Castle too and I agree with the above suggestion of the Petřín Lookout Tower. It was fantastic!! And, lots to see and explore on the walk there and back down. Spend the extra few dollars and walk to the top of the tower.

I definitely want to do this!

Most restaurants have a variety of food unless they're the touristy, Czech only food places. You'll find ample opportunities for pizza, pasta, hamburgers, chicken, fried cheese, etc. There are some wonderful beer gardens that have soft drinks and good grilled food too - the one we've gone to is up from the train station, Riegrovy Sady -
https://www.prague.eu/en/object/places/508/rieger-gardens-riegrovy-sady. Great view of Prague, the castle - take a picnic and blanket or eat at the beer garden.

Good info!

We have booked the Terezin private tour for day 2, and I just booked a private walking tour with Unclegus' friend Jason (Living Prague Tours) for our first day to get us oriented to the city-I am so excited!

There is a beautiful library to see to but maybe Ilja or Unclegus will comment where that might be. I've seen pictures and it's stunning. I'm sure your kids would be quite moved by the Jewish Ghetto, the museum and the cemetery there. Go through the museum - it is powerful. And, they have children's drawings from their school they would hold while in the Ghetto. It is worth the time!

There is also another beer garden on the castle side near the river and St. Charles Bridge but I haven't been there but perhaps someone else could give directions. I haven't been to any of the museums but those might be great and maybe others can comment. They've been closed some of the times when we are in Prague.

Sounds like you will have a terrific trip!

Two libraries in Prague compete for the title of the most beautiful library. Klementinum and Strahov Library. Which one do you mean, Dana?

Ilja - I do not know but I've seen pictures of a giant stack of books that's artistically presented. I need to broaden what I see in Prague this summer b/c I always take a new group of folks and take them to see what I've already seen :)