What to do and see in Greater Perth, Western Australia: The Best Specialty Museums

Featured in 2019 Guinness World Record Gamer's Edition and Lonely Planet, The Nostalgia Box is Australia's first interactive Video Game Console Museum. The museum is a celebration of video games and the people that made them happen. The museum contains more than 100 consoles, representing the evolution—and sometimes revolution—that occurred from the 1970s through the 2000s. Go behind the scenes of your favorite games and consoles, learning about the tremendous work that went into them. Play a plethora of classic video games, replaying games from your childhood or making entirely new discoveries. Play a round of Pong, challenge a friend to a high score in Space Invaders, or blast through levels of Super Mario Bros, Sonic the Hedgehog, Alex Kidd, and Crash Bandicoot. This is merely scratching the surface. Relive your childhood, discover gaming's sometimes secret history, and plant appreciation for old-school gaming in a younger generation.

Greg James Sculpture Studio Gallery is an operating artists studio and gallery. It is also an operating bronze foundry specialising in Bronze Sculpture. The Gallery houses over 200 artworks from life size to smaller scale bronze works with 7 artists in residence offering oil and acrylic paintings and mixed media sculptures. We also display fine ceramic works locally manufactured jewellery and art photography from local photographers. The gallery is located in J Shed at Arthur Head on Fleet Street Fremantle at the North end of Bathers Beach just below the Round House.

Perched on the Indian Ocean's shore, the WA Maritime Museum is symbolic of Fremantle’s past, present and future as a coastal city and port. The Museum houses several unique galleries that explore WA's maritime relationship. From leisure boats and handcrafted sailing boats to commercial pearl luggers, the Museum inspires visitors to discover WA’s affinity with the ocean. The Museum is home to the winning America's Cup yacht, Australia II, an Oberon class submarine — HMAS Ovens, Jon Sanders’ Parry Endeavour and many other iconic vessels from WA's maritime history.

The Scitech Science Centre is reopen under COVID-19 restrictions in WA. It's important that you plan ahead for your visit to Scitech and book your tickets online in advance. Explore your curiosity at Scitech, an engaging science discovery centre conveniently located in the heart of Perth. Boasting six interactive galleries, lively science performances and educational puppet shows, a hands-on science lab and Australasia's largest planetarium, Scitech offers a range of fun and educational science experiences for all ages. Plus, visit the Discovery Shop for unusual science gifts, and don't miss the Scitech's unique adult events throughout the year. As Western Australia's leading science education institution, Scitech aims to increase awareness, interest, capability and participation by all Western Australians in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Visit with the family for a whole day of fun, or become an annual member for endless science action!

The Aviation Heritage Museum collects, conserves and gives a home to aircraft and other artefacts which makeups Western Australia's rich aviation heritage. The Aviation Heritage Museum is the focus for many RAAFA commemoration activities with displays commemorating the achievements and sacrifice of Air Force personnel in war and peace.

Showcasing the history of motoring in Australia with displays of motor racing, motor cycles and performance vehicles. The museum houses one of the largest collections of model cars in Australia together with extensive displays on motoring memorabilia.