Best places: Museums in Ararat

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The Great Aussie Beer Shed & Heritage Farm Museum image
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The Great Aussie Beer Shed & Heritage Farm Museum
Museum
Eccentric collection of motoring, brewing & domestic items, including thousands of global beer cans.
4.90 (772 reviews) (~206.47 km from centre)
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ACMI
Museum
Noteworthy institution celebrating film, television and gaming with exhibits, screenings and events.
4.70 (4.7K reviews) (~189.12 km from centre)
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Museum
👍👍 Amazing and wow experience. I recently visited this museum and was quite impressed with aircraft’s and planes they have there. Most of them are open to public to climb and have feel of sitting in the cockpit of a fighter plane. Flight simulator was the best. It had a lot kids birthday parties as wel...
4.70 (1K reviews) (~205.23 km from centre)
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Murtoa Stick Shed
Museum
👍👍 What an INCREDIBLE place! Photos can’t portray how massive this shed is. For comparison for any English cathedral buffs - the Stick Shed is 100m longer than St Albans cathedral in England, one of the longest cathedrals in the UK. Inside it’s an awe-inspiring sight, and imagining the construction of...
4.80 (447 reviews) (~83.73 km from centre)
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RAAF Museum
Museum
Original home base of the Australian Flying Corps, with vintage aircraft displays & aerobatic shows.
4.70 (884 reviews) (~175.46 km from centre)
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Melbourne Museum
History museum
Modern building of an institution founded in 1854 containing dinosaur and regional history exhibits.
4.60 (15.5K reviews) (~188.9 km from centre)
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TwistED Science Moorabbin
Science museum
👍👍 This place is absolutely amazing. There are so many interesting things to explore. The place is divided into a few sections suitable for different age groups which is great. It's a very safe environment too. This place is a must visit. One suggestion I would give is that it would be great to add mor...
4.80 (332 reviews) (~200.86 km from centre)
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Port of Echuca Discovery Centre
Tourist attraction
Open-air museum tracing the history of Echuca's 19th-century river wharf, shipbuilders & sawmills.
4.60 (1.7K reviews) (~207.16 km from centre)
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The Museum of Vehicle Evolution (MOVE)
Museum
Not-for-profit museum showcasing vintage cars, bikes & trucks, plus driving memorabilia.
4.70 (526 reviews) (~237.88 km from centre)
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Naked Racer
Restaurant
👍👍 Ambience and eclectic character and charm give this joint a huge tick. Something different for all ages Food is to die for! I’m from the Yarra Valley but would happily return here for that burger over and over again SO SO good
$$ $$
4.60 (1.5K reviews) (~204.72 km from centre)
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Pioneer Settlement & Heartbeat Of The Murray Laser Spectacular
Museum
Nightly show using water, lights, lasers & sound to tell the story of the Little Murray River.
4.60 (1.1K reviews) (~222.58 km from centre)
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Melbourne Tram Museum
Rail museum
👍👍 The Tram Museum is an absolute institution. I've been meaning to come for years, but never managed to make it to an open day. Well, I took my sons (4 and 6) on the weekend and we loved it! There is an incredible range of trams (more than I could have guessed) which all differ in big and small ways....
4.80 (282 reviews) (~194.13 km from centre)
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National Holden Motor Museum
Museum
Showroom with 40+ classic, old-school vehicles on display, plus a spacious gift shop.
4.60 (798 reviews) (~207.02 km from centre)
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Children's Gallery (Melbourne Museum)
Exhibit
👍👍 A great place to spend a few hours with young children. You do need to schedule your time in the Children's gallery, as you only get ~40mins in there due to Covid-19 restrictions, but there is still plenty to keep your little ones engaged. Make sure to check out the Arboretum and seek out the Satin...
4.70 (387 reviews) (~188.78 km from centre)
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Australian Sports Museum
Museum
Museum featuring artifacts & interactive displays tracing the history of Australian sport.
4.60 (708 reviews) (~190.47 km from centre)
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National Wool Museum
Museum
History museum of the Austrian wool industry, with hands-on exhibits, plus workshops & a gift shop.
4.60 (698 reviews) (~158.1 km from centre)
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Sovereign Hill
Museum
Replica of a gold mining town with costumed actors, a mine tour, coach rides & other attractions.
4.50 (10.3K reviews) (~88.73 km from centre)
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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Museum
Quaint museum with a fleet of historic trams & an operational solar-powered tramway.
4.70 (344 reviews) (~83.93 km from centre)
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Charlie's Auto Museum
Museum
👍👍 Hidden gem! It is worth stopping to have a wander, even if you are not that into cars. Lots of memorabilia and fun facts of cars. And a few cars are the only one in Australia.
4.70 (341 reviews) (~215 km from centre)
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Old Melbourne Gaol
Museum
Now a museum with self & guided tours, this storied tri-level jail once housed notorious inmates.
4.50 (3K reviews) (~188.51 km from centre)
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