Top rated Tourist attractions in Ballarat

Experience the best that Ballarat 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 22 places from Tourist attraction category.

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Art Gallery of Ballarat
Art gallery
Established in 1884, this museum houses Australian & international art & the original Eureka Flag.
4.70 (1.2K reviews) (~0.28 km from centre)
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Lake Wendouree Adventure playground
Playground
👍👍 A must visit place with family. So beautiful. Kids would love playground and birds playing around .
4.70 (1.2K reviews) (~3.61 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) (~3.74 km from centre)
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Ballarat Botanical Gardens
Botanical garden
Lakeshore park, founded in 1858, with landscaped gardens, marble statues & a modern greenhouse.
4.60 (5.2K reviews) (~3.79 km from centre)
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Ballarat Wildlife Park
Wildlife park
Park with many native mammals, exotic reptiles & hands-on encounters (fee) with photo souvenirs.
4.60 (3.7K reviews) (~2.96 km from centre)
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Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute
Association or organization
👍👍 A wonderful old building and still a fully functional library.
4.60 (40 reviews) (~0.18 km from centre)
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Ballarat Aviation Museum
Museum
Guided tours of an airport hangar housing aircraft, engines, radios, cameras & aviation memorabilia.
4.60 (34 reviews) (~8.28 km from centre)
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Yarrowee River Trail
Park
👍👍 Probably the best place for a walk in Ballarat! It’s along the Yarrowee river catchment with trees surrounding the pathways. Always enjoy taking this walk. 🖤
4.60 (33 reviews) (~5.86 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) (~1.84 km from centre)
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Victoria Park
Park
👍👍 Absolutely an amazing park. Your can literally spend all day here. Very well fenced, great for picnic, plenty of shade, clean toilets. It also had couple of sand area for kids to play. There was also a very water 💦 playing area but it was closed. It would be great if they displayed the opening time...
4.50 (973 reviews) (~3.51 km from centre)
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Ballarat Information Centre
Visitor center
👍👍 Very helpful staff! Thank you for taking your time with us!
4.50 (215 reviews) (~0.35 km from centre)
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Lake Wendouree Fairyland
Tourist attraction
👍👍 This area is an incredible place to find in the centre of Ballarat the walkways and resting areas make it a complete relaxing few hours.
4.50 (78 reviews) (~3.72 km from centre)
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Eureka Centre Ballarat
Museum
History museum exploring Australia's democracy through art installations & digital technology.
4.40 (633 reviews) (~2.08 km from centre)
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Black Hill Reserve
Nature preserve
Urban park with a 495-m. hill offering panoramic city views & tracks for hiking & mountain biking.
4.40 (331 reviews) (~1.55 km from centre)
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Pax Hill Scout Camp
Campground
😠 Great camp. Guests however were smoking ganja and not in control of their children who were rude to our kids. Their kids were throwing plastic bottles around and pouring juice into the pool. We reported it to management who did nothing. Tom Nolan also didnt get his apple pie for dessert, which i bel...
4.40 (103 reviews) (~3.54 km from centre)
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Prime Ministers Walk
Museum
👍👍 The Ballarat gardens are beautiful. We only went to see the Prime Ministers walk - so were delighted to see the display of dahlias & begonias and the amazing statues. The hothouse display was amazing. Loved our visit here.
4.40 (87 reviews) (~3.7 km from centre)
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City Oval
Historical landmark
👍👍 Ballarat is a historical city with beautiful chirches and parks!Christmas carols was a treat. International artis,originally from Ballarat.I loved singing along well in to the night and finishing with firework,lightning the sky!
4.40 (64 reviews) (~2.07 km from centre)
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St Alipius Parish
Catholic church
4.40 (42 reviews) (~1 km from centre)
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Kryal Castle
Theme park
Medieval theme park lodging offering Gothic rooms, plus ticket discounts and extended hours.
$78/night
4.30 (3.2K reviews) (~8.55 km from centre)
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Ballarat Bird World
Tourist attraction
🫤 Was excited to see the birds here but most of them are in cages that are extremely small with no space for flight and interactions. Disappointed that only the birds in the free flight aviary could roam and fly about which made my partner and I quite sad. The maze was quite fun and young kids would d...
4.30 (297 reviews) (~8.43 km from centre)
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