The 10 Best Specialty Museums in Victoria, Australia

August 28, 2021 Leida Jutras

Discover the best top things to do in Victoria, Australia including The Great Aussie Beer Shed, B-24 Liberator Memorial Restoration Australia, Justin Art House Museum, Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne Museum, Jewish Museum of Australia, Australian National Aviation Museum, Newport Railway Museum, Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, Ballarat Tramway Museum.
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1. The Great Aussie Beer Shed

377 Mary Ann Rd, Echuca, Victoria 3564 Australia +61 3 5480 6904 [email protected] http://www.greataussiebeershed.com.au
Excellent
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5.0 based on 1,283 reviews

The Great Aussie Beer Shed

Reviewed By 815kristyj

This was absolutely Amazing highly recommend going to have a look around awesome collection and Neil the owner was very funny and friendly:)

2. B-24 Liberator Memorial Restoration Australia

Cnr Farm Road and Princes Highway, Werribee, Victoria 3030 Australia +61 427 847 824 [email protected] http://www.b24australia.org.au
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5.0 based on 35 reviews

B-24 Liberator Memorial Restoration Australia

Reviewed By E7932VQdavidb - Kyneton, Australia

Well worth a visit to see such a big aircraft being restored. Only costs $5 dollars to get in & one of the volunteers will give you a guided tour of this big beast. They have a display of memorabilia & a gift shop.

3. Justin Art House Museum

3 Lumley Court, Prahran, Stonnington, Victoria 3181 Australia +61 411 158 967 [email protected] http://www.jahm.com.au/
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5.0 based on 17 reviews

Justin Art House Museum

4. Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)

Brunton Ave Yarra Park, Jolimont, Melbourne, Victoria 8002 Australia +61 3 9657 8888 [email protected] http://www.mcg.org.au
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4.5 based on 8,860 reviews

Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)

The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) is Australia's largest, oldest and most popular sporting venue. The MCG has hosted plenty of international cricket, including the first-ever Test and the 1992 World Cup final, countless VFL/AFL Grand Finals, the 1956 Olympic Games and 2006 Commonwealth Games. It also hosted the final of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. Other sporting spectacles include FIFA World Cup soccer qualifiers, rugby league home and away matches and State of Origin and international rugby union clashes. Apart from its sporting events, the MCG has also witnessed many blockbuster music concerts, and even Pope John Paul II held a mass there when he visited Melbourne in 1986. The MCG has a total capacity of 100,024 people, comprising 95,024 seats and 5000 standing room spaces. The stadium also houses the National Sports Museum, which includes some of the most priceless pieces of memorabilia in Australian sporting history.

Reviewed By ozyoungster - Melbourne, Australia

If you even have a passing interest in sport and you have the chance to visit the MCG for a large AFL match or cricket encounter you should take the opportunity to tick something off the bucket list of experiences - the ground regularly has over 80,000 loud (but well-behaved) fans watching over the huge pitch (4x a normal rugby or soccer pitch) supported by two of the largest HD screens in the world. The atmosphere is incomparable - at times the noise in the stands has been measured at levels approaching a commercial airliner!!!! Visitor or Melbournian - you just have to go to believe it!!!

5. Melbourne Museum

11 Nicholson Pl Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia +61 3 8341 7777 [email protected] http://museumvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/
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4.5 based on 4,201 reviews

Melbourne Museum

One of Australia's popular and loved museums! Perfect for the whole family, Melbourne Museum showcases Australian social history, Aboriginal cultures, science and the environment. Inside: Experience Victorian and Australian Aboriginal culture - from the time of Creation through to today; Marvel at the history and development of Melbourne; Walk through a living forest; Surround yourself with life-size dinosaurs and animals from around the world; - Enter a world of dreams, emotions, thoughts and memories in the Mind and Body Gallery; Visit the Children's Gallery for a world designed especially for childrend aged 3 0 8 years old; Be immersed in the latest IMAX films;- Discover the rich history of the World Heritage listed Royal Exhibition Building, and that's just the start! Melbourne Museum is located adjacent to the World Heritage listed Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton and is home to IMAX Melbourne and the Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre.

Reviewed By Ale180

Took my six year old to the museum and the constant look of awe on her face made it worthwhile! Brilliant dinosaur display, very interesting bugs and creepy crawlie displays that my daughter loved and I found interesting too, plus stuffed animals, a forest enclosure and other great exhibits. If you have young kids DEFINITELY take them.

6. Jewish Museum of Australia

26 Alma Rd, St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria 3182 Australia +61 3 8534 3600 [email protected] http://www.jewishmuseum.com.au/
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4.5 based on 95 reviews

Jewish Museum of Australia

The Jewish Museum of Australia is an inclusive, interactive Museum which strives to engage people with Jewish culture.It houses a permanent exhibition as well as rotating temporary exhibitions.The Jewish Museum of Australia is custodian of over 20,000 objects and stories that tell the continuum of Jewish life and what it means to be Jewish in Australia.

Reviewed By creativecrew - Allentown, United States

We loved this museum! Easy to get to via public transportation from Melbourne. It is in St Kilda not far from the beach and restaurant scene. Welcoming staff. Great historical exhibits. Wonderful to see how they captured stories from families and presented Jewish life!

7. Australian National Aviation Museum

Cnr First St and Second Ave Moorabbin Airport, Moorabbin, Kingston, Victoria 3194 Australia +61 3 9580 7752 [email protected] http://www.aarg.com.au/
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4.5 based on 98 reviews

Australian National Aviation Museum

The Museum is one of the oldest volunteer run Museums, with a collection of over 50 aircraft and engines and many relics. This is the most complete and important collection of Australian built aircraft, with some examples being the oldest surviving ones in the world

Reviewed By dogzboz88 - Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Always a great day at this museum, the volunteers are all very friendly and knowledgeable and the shop well stocked with aviation books and plastic kits at reasonable prices, great aircraft on display and you have free access to the cockpits and interiors of a lot of the aircraft as well as many other displays, I particularly liked the WW1 items.

8. Newport Railway Museum

26 Champion Rd, Williamstown, Hobsons Bay, Victoria 3015 Australia +61 3 9397 7412 [email protected] http://www.facebook.com/NewportRailwayMuseum
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4.5 based on 29 reviews

Newport Railway Museum

The Railway Museum has a large collection of steam, diesel, and electric locomotives spanning over 100 years of Victoria's railway history, as well as a variety of passenger and goods carriages, several railway cranes, signalling and other equipment. It also features a 1950s O scale model railway with hand-made models of various Victorian Railways trains. We are currently open 12 to 5pm every Saturday, and also open 12 to 5pm on Sundays during school holidays. We are also able to open the museum during the week for group bookings such as school excursions or club visits.

Reviewed By 619jeffry - Essendon, Australia

I can still vaguely remember visiting my Grandma in the country in a train pulled by a steam engine. Working steam trains are rare these days. You can relive those days in the Railway Museum, where the engines range from minnows to leviathams of the Steam Age. You can scramble around by yourself, check opening times before you go as it is not often open. The Museum is a short walk from the North Williamstown railway station.

9. Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village

89 Merri St, Warrnambool, Victoria 3280 Australia +61 1800 556 111 [email protected] http://www.flagstaffhill.com
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4.5 based on 914 reviews

Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village

At Flagstaff Hill you don’t just learn about history – you experience it in Flagstaff Hill’s Living Museum and Spectacular Sound and Light Show Flagstaff Hill celebrates the Shipwreck Coast’s maritime history with the: - Maritime Museum which displays scores of shipwreck artefacts including the famous Loch Ard Peacock valued at over $4 million and was an unlikely survivor of the famous tragedy. - Recreated Maritime Village featuring 40 buildings containing rare original objects all with a story to tell and enriched with volunteers in character, plus NEW interactive digital upgrades. - Nightly Sound and Light Show Experience telling tales of the Shipwreck Coast’s history with a guided tour through the village, state-of-the-art sound and light effects and the impressive nine-metre high water wall. In 2014 the Victorian State Government pledged $2.95 million to upgrade of Flagstaff Hill to make it more accessible, efficient and appealing to visitors. The Village closed to the public for major redevelopments on May the 1st 2017 and is set to reopen Friday the 16th of June. NEW UPGRADES visitors can expect to enjoy in the Flagstaff Hill Living Museum for the first time: - A state-of-the-art orientation theatre to welcome visitors - A facade upgrade which includes an improved entrance ramp - More welcoming arrival with the consolidation of the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum reception, gift shop and the Warrnambool Visitor Information Centre - Improved accessibility for elderly and disable visitors - Interactive digital installations including a virtual blacksmith, interactive clock in the Instrument Shop and interactive panel in the Examiner newspaper office. - A new projection screen in the Wharf Theatre - The Shipwrecked Sound and Light Show Experience which tells the story of the Loch Ard shipwreck has been upgraded. With engaging story telling, fresh new imagery, dazzling lighting and sound effects through out the village - it’s sure to impress. - The introduction of Harpooned the brand new Sound and Light Show Experience telling the tale of Warrnambool’s whaling history. - A more activated village with costumed characters bringing to life a coastal village of the 1870s

Reviewed By letsgomumr - New South Wales, Australia

This was our second visit in three years, and it was great before, and even better now. There is a mind-blowing new introduction area, new audio visual features throughout this wonderful fishing village, and even a new laser show format in the evening. You'll find yourself drawn into the incredible history and personal tales of the era, and view genuine artifacts. The whole family is going to love this attraction - and you can make a whole day of it, with a delicious dinner and show package. We learned and enjoyed everything so much - Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village is a definite highlight of the Great Ocean Road - don't miss this!

10. Ballarat Tramway Museum

Wendouree Parade Ballarat Botanic Gardens, Ballarat, Victoria 3350 Australia +61 3 5334 1580 [email protected] http://www.btm.org.au
Excellent
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4.5 based on 188 reviews

Ballarat Tramway Museum

The Ballarat Tramway Museum is staffed by volunteer members who are dedicated to preserving and operating a part of the former Ballarat street tramways. The trams run along Wendouree Parade through the beautiful and historic Botanical Gardens on a journey of about twenty minutes. At the Tram Depot many tramway relics are on view. A variety of the Museum's trams are also on display including Horse Tram No 1 built in 1887. DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS THE MUSEUM IS CURRENTLY OPEN ONLY ON SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS, PUBLIC HOLIDAYS & TUESDAYS. ALL TRAM RIDES COMMENCE AT THE MUSEUM. Visit our website for further information.

Reviewed By Cjballarat

Very friendly knowledgeable volunteers.Wonderful piece of Ballarat history. Well worth a visit and a ride on a Tram.

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