Best places: Museums in Canberra, Australia

Shrine and museum built as a visual focus for the country's gratefulness for military sacrifice.

Seat of Federal Parliament for 61 years until 1988, now housing the Museum of Australian Democracy.

Modern waterfront building housing artefacts from 50,000 years of Australian history & culture.

Expansive modern building with Australian & international art, plus a sizable aboriginal collection.

Popular visitor center featuring educational exhibits on how Canberra was designed & a city diorama.

Audiovisual archive with over 2 million works, from experimental films to oral histories.

Stone cottage from around 1860, now a museum on its former residents & life on the Limestone Plains.

👍👍 The National Archives of Australia can best be described as the memory of our nation – collecting and preserving Australian Government records that reflect our history and identity. The collection traces events and decisions that have shaped the nation and the lives of Australians. Visitors are we...

👍👍 It is a very beautiful place to go.

🫤 Only open for 2hrs/day, and be aware there is an admission fee applied for entry, $10/adult, $6/kid or $30/family, outside sign is misleading about their opening and close time, limit parking spots, unexpected small space, limited activities inside, both "press button and see" are not working at all...