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Top 10 History Museums in Greater Melbourne, Victoria
Discover the best top things to do in Greater Melbourne, Australia including Australian Gliding Museum, Werribee District Historical Society Museum, Ziebell's Farmhouse Museum and Heritage Garden, Essendon Historical Society (EHS) Museum, Jewish Holocaust Centre, Heidelberg Historical Society Museum, Melbourne Tram Museum, Trans Australia Airlines Museum, Schramm's Cottage Museum, Schwerkolt Cottage Museum Complex.
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1. Australian Gliding Museum
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
2. Werribee District Historical Society Museum
3. Ziebell's Farmhouse Museum and Heritage Garden
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
We are an accredited museum with a heritage listed cottage garden. Together they convey the unique story of the Ziebell family and Westgarthtown (now Thomastown and Lalor). It is an historic dairy farming settlement established in 1850 by German and Wendish immigrants. Some outstanding bluestone heritage buildings and structures still survive along with a rose planted in the 1850's.
4. Essendon Historical Society (EHS) Museum
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
5. Jewish Holocaust Centre
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4.5 based on 124 reviews
The Jewish Holocaust Museum and Research Centre is an institution dedicated to the memory of the six million Jews who were murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators between 1933 and 1945.
Reviewed By CarlD613
This moving memorial is a timely reminder that those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it. This museum is filled with heart-wrenching exhibits which drive home the tragedy of the attempted annihilation of an entire race of people. Hearing actual life experiences from living survivors of death camps is unforgettable. Meeting them was an honour.
6. Heidelberg Historical Society Museum
7. Melbourne Tram Museum
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4.5 based on 26 reviews
Reviewed By Victorianlad - Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne now has the largest number of kilometres of tram routes worldwide, a title that was once held by St Petersburg i Russia. Hawthorn Tram Depot was closed in about 1965 but the state government's VicTrack kindly stores an historic collection of older trams there. One has to be very careful in choosing when to visit as open days are not on many days throughout the year. There is however a good website and I think Facebook page. Carolyn in the shop greeted us. Admission is suggested to be by way of a gold coin - minimum A$1 - donation. The shop was clean and had a good range of postcards, books and other items including large posters. The tram collection has favourites such as an L and W2 class (types on which I travelled to my Catholic school, loving every minute) and many others such as the 'toastrack' tram, former cable trams (the cable car network closed in 1940 and predated electric trams' introduction, earlier) and small 'single truck' tramcars. There was an excellent display of the famous Melbourne Art Trams. This was airconditioned. The trams are all beautifully restored. Let's hope one day there's teh green light for some to operate again. Some modifications to teh overhead may be required, and franchise owner Yarra Trams would have to agree, but it's not impossible. Well worth a visit!
