Top rated Historical place museums in Australia

Experience the best that Australia has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 41 places from Historical place museum category.

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Highfield Historic Site
Historical place museum
👍👍 Absolutely beautiful, full of history. Lovely photos and interesting information.
4.80 (262 reviews)
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Douglas Vale Historic Homestead & Vineyard
Historical place museum
👍👍 This place is managed by a not-for-profit and run by volunteers. The old house has its own interesting history, and the winery is also quite nice, including its gardens and bamboos. When you think about the amount of work required of winery owners to get something like this off the ground, it is an...
4.80 (112 reviews)
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Miegunyah House Museum
History museum
👍👍 What a lovely treasure hidden in the side streets of Brisbane. We came upon Miegunyah House Museum unexpectedly during the Brisbane Open House in 2019. There is so much historian detail that is preserved within these halo walls that is so beautifully maintained. From the quaint kitchen to the charm...
4.80 (49 reviews)
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Fort Lytton Historic Military Precinct
Historical landmark
👍👍 I got together a group of 10 and we went to see Fort Lytton at night just before Christmas and it was fantastic! None of us really knew what to expect, just that it was some kind of guided history thing - but wow, it was so much more than that. We couldn't get over how well the actors knew their lin...
4.80 (37 reviews)
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Fremantle Prison
Tourist attraction
Large, old penitentiary providing interactive cultural exhibits on convict life, tours & a cafe.
4.70 (2K reviews)
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Cape Bruny Lighthouse Tours
Historical place museum
1836 lighthouse featuring an iron spiral staircase to the tower balcony & clifftop views of the sea.
4.70 (1K reviews)
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State Coal Mine
Historical place museum
👍👍 The State Coal Mine is definitely the tourism highlight of Wonthaggi and the region! This is a terrific coal mine thanks in a large part to the dedication of a special group of people - The Friends of Wonthaggi State Coal Mine. There is just so much to see and do here! Schedule more than one day if...
4.70 (489 reviews)
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Spring Bluff Train Station
Historical place museum
👍👍 It's a beautiful place to visit and have a picnic. BBQ's and plenty of seating available on site. Flowers all in dull bloom in September. We saw a train passing the train station 🚉
4.70 (377 reviews)
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Mary MacKillop Penola Centre
Historical place museum
👍👍 A very worthwhile & informative centre to learn more about Mary MacKillop, Australia's Saint.
4.70 (164 reviews)
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Kanyaka Station
Historical place museum
4.70 (162 reviews)
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Historic Ormiston House
Historical place museum
👍👍 Lovely,well presented historical house
4.70 (109 reviews)
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Adelaide Gaol
Heritage museum
One of the country's longest continuously operating prisons, with history & ghost tours & a museum.
4.60 (970 reviews)
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The Australiana Pioneer Village Ltd
Historical place museum
Living history museum with a blacksmith shop, antique machinery display & tours by costumed guides.
4.60 (612 reviews)
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Fort Lytton National Park
National park
Site featuring a 19th-century fort & surrounding park, with guided tours & history-oriented shows.
4.60 (488 reviews)
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Caboolture Historical Village
Tourist attraction
Sprawling living history museum with 70+ pioneer buildings & an array of artifacts on display.
4.60 (473 reviews)
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WWII Secret Base & Tour
Tourist attraction
4.60 (233 reviews)
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Woodlands Homestead
Historical place museum
👍👍 Very interesting historical farm buildings repurposed as a restaurant and visitors centre. The Devonshire cream tea, scones with jam, hot chocolate and coffee were all very good. The surrounding grounds are well worth a walk.
4.60 (228 reviews)
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Wolston Farmhouse
Historical place museum
👍 Beautiful old stone house. Interesting piece of Brisbane history. Lots of birds and kangaroo around. The entire site is not very big, 1.5 - 2hrs max if you come here for the high tea as well. The high tea was fine, very basic. I wouldn’t call it high tea though, more like basic morning tea.
$$ $$
4.60 (133 reviews)
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Clarendon Estate - National Trust Tasmania
Historical place museum
👍👍 Janice the gem gave an extraordinary introduction to Clarendon and its history. The house is amazing first seen from the outside 4 years ago now completed with a tour of the house itself. Thanks Janice for setting the thoughts for us, The"Lonely House" is gorgeous.
$$ $$
4.60 (85 reviews)
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Mayes Cottage
Museum
👍👍 Awesome place to have picnic with family and friends. It was a great day for us. Lot to learn about life in olden days.
4.60 (58 reviews)
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