Discover Milan’s 200 best Offbeat Adventurer spots for your trip

Santuario di San Bernardino alle Ossa

★ 4.6 · 4,588 reviews

Step inside San Bernardino alle Ossa, one of Milan's most unusual churches. Spend a short, quiet visit looking at the ossuary chapel, where skulls and bones form its striking decoration.

Ristorante Spore

★ 4.8 · 375 reviews

Discover Ristorante Spore, a Milan tasting-menu restaurant devoted to fermentation. Work through dishes layered with miso, kombucha and shoyu, like the artichoke chawanmushi, in a warm, welcoming dinner service.

Backdoor 43

★ 4.6 · 430 reviews

Discover Backdoor 43, a pocket-sized Navigli bar with a bartender tucked behind a wooden door. Squeeze into the cosy room and sip custom cocktails made to match your taste.

Bosco Verticale

★ 4.7 · 3,714 reviews

Look up at Bosco Verticale, Milan's famous vertical forest in Porta Nuova. Admire the planted facades from the park below and compare them with the surrounding modern towers.

Bar Luce

★ 4.2 · 2,019 reviews

Slip into Bar Luce, the retro Wes Anderson cafe inside Fondazione Prada. Order a pastry or prosciutto sandwich, then soak up the pastel interior, vintage furnishings and jukebox over a coffee.

Contraste

★ 4.7 · 1,077 reviews

Experience Contraste, a Michelin-starred Milan restaurant set in a striking white dining room filled with sculptures. Follow a tasting menu that plays with contrasts, with each plate designed around a distinct idea.

1930 Cocktail Bar

★ 4.9 · 37 reviews

Discover 1930 Cocktail Bar, a hidden Milan speakeasy where the drinks list reads like a restaurant menu. Settle in for inventive cocktails, great music and attentive, personal service well into the night.

Chiesa di Santa Maria

★ 4.7 · 4,586 reviews

Find Chiesa di Santa Maria presso San Satiro, a small church with a big trick. Look toward the altar to see a deep apse that is actually only a few centimetres thick.

Rossana Orlandi

★ 4.7 · 445 reviews

Discover Rossana Orlandi, a design gallery set in a former tie factory. Wander the courtyard and rooms of original furniture and objects by emerging talent from around the world.

Trap | Escape Room Milano

★ 4.9 · 3,642 reviews

Test your wits at Trap Escape Room Milano, a top-rated venue with story-driven rooms. Work with your team to crack puzzles inside a beautifully built set, from icy Antarctic expeditions to spooky midnight games.

Pirelli Hangar Bicocca

★ 4.6 · 9,306 reviews

Head out to Pirelli Hangar Bicocca, a former factory turned contemporary art space. Walk among Anselm Kiefer's monumental towers and explore the temporary installations, all free to enter.

Nottingham Forest

★ 4.4 · 3,067 reviews

Discover Nottingham Forest, a compact rustic cocktail bar in Milan with a long menu of inventive recipes. Try drinks served in one-of-a-kind cups, alongside quirky snacks and offbeat decor.

Wakeparadise

★ 4.6 · 651 reviews

Get on the water at Wakeparadise, a wakeboarding and surf-pool spot on Milan's Idroscalo, minutes from Linate airport. Ride the cable or try the surf pool with help from the staff, then relax over a coffee.

Fondazione Prada

★ 4.2 · 11,512 reviews

Head out to Fondazione Prada, a contemporary art campus shaped by Rem Koolhaas. Explore exhibitions across its distinct buildings and ride the glass elevator for views, with English translations alongside the displays.

Sights by Segway Small Group Tour

★ 4.7 · 472 reviews

Glide through Milan on a small-group Segway tour that turns the city centre into a moving panorama. After a short practice session, you will ride from Sempione Park and Sforza Castle to the Duomo square and the Galleria.

QC Termemilano Spa Admission Ticket

★ 4.7 · 1,187 reviews

Slow down at QC Termemilano, a historic spa complex beside Milan's old city walls in Porta Romana. Drift through pools, saunas, steam rooms and sensory spaces, including a tram-housed sauna, wearing the bathrobe provided.

Velasca Tower

★ 4.1 · 1,839 reviews

Look up at Torre Velasca, Milan's boldly shaped 1950s tower with its mushroom-like top. Admire the unusual profile from a distance, then step in to see the lobby and surrounding streets.

Macelleria Popolare

★ 4.3 · 513 reviews

Pull up a seat at Macelleria Popolare, where a working butcher's shop doubles as a restaurant. Share platters of quality meat with wine chosen by the team, ideally at a table by the river.

Cinema Mexico

★ 4.5 · 647 reviews

Step into Cinema Mexico, an art deco single-screen cinema with decades of Milan film lore. See an independent or English-language film in its spacious hall, or time your visit for a Rocky Horror night.

Monumental Cemetery of Milan

★ 4.8 · 2,613 reviews

Wander the Monumental Cemetery of Milan, where grief became grand sculpture. Spend about 75 minutes strolling shaded avenues, comparing tombs and monuments that look more like an open-air gallery than a cemetery.

Milan Urban Winery: Taste & Tour at Cantina Urbana

★ 4.7 · 847 reviews

Discover Cantina Urbana, a working urban winery tucked inside Milan. Tour the barrels, amphorae and tanks, then taste four or six house wines alongside local food with a host who loves to talk wine.

Ticket to the Museum of Senses

★ 4.0 · 624 reviews

Test your perception at the Museum of Senses on Viale Monte Grappa, a playful indoor stop in Milan. Walk tactile floors in special socks, try optical illusions and balance challenges, and take a taste test along the way.

Verso Ristorante, Capitaneo

★ 4.6 · 213 reviews

Treat yourself to Verso Ristorante, a Michelin-starred address hidden just off the Duomo. Sit close to the kitchen action and follow the tasting menu through a long, carefully paced meal.

Tunnel Club

★ 3.4 · 877 reviews

Discover Tunnel Club, an electronic music venue tucked beneath a Milan train station platform. Head down for a DJ night or exhibition in a setting unlike any standard club.

Ceresio 7 Pools & Restaurant

★ 4.4 · 3,440 reviews

Discover Ceresio 7, a rooftop restaurant with pools and a sweeping Milan skyline view. Start with an aperitivo at sunset, then stay on for modern Italian dishes.

Upcycle Bike Cafè

★ 4.2 · 2,152 reviews

Pull up a seat at Upcycle Bike Cafè, the Milan bistro where bicycles dangle above long wooden tables. Linger over cake, coffee or a Nordic-leaning plate in a room buzzing with conversation.

Starbucks Reserve Roastery

★ 4.4 · 31,841 reviews

Step inside the Starbucks Reserve Roastery on Piazza Cordusio, a coffee destination in a historic Milan building. Try a handcrafted signature drink and wander the grand interior.

Joia

★ 4.6 · 1,297 reviews

Discover Joia, Milan's destination for inventive biodynamic vegetarian cooking. Work through a multi-course tasting menu of plant-based dishes, each plated with its own story, in a relaxed, unfussy dining room.

NoLo

Discover NoLo, the creative, multicultural quarter north of Loreto that locals love. Wander streets of murals and independent cafés, then end the day with a drink on a neighbourhood terrace.

Zona Tortona

Walk Zona Tortona, the former factory district that became Milan's design capital. Pass converted warehouses, studios and showrooms, and peek into creative courtyards that reveal the city's contemporary side.