Best places: Museums in Gawler, Australia

Museum since 1964 exploring Australia's motoring history with rare & vintage vehicles & a gift shop.

Multi-hangar museum with historic planes, including an F-111 bomber, & other related artifacts.

The 5-floor building is devoted to natural history artifacts & an exploration of Aboriginal culture.

Well-preserved 1930s estate turned museum featuring a notable art collection & formal gardens.

Permanent collections & temporary exhibits on nautical history, plus an 1869 lighthouse.

😠 MOD is presented as a place that is educational for children and I initially was really enjoying my time here with my wife and two young children. I'm all for educating them in the field of science and I encourage them to form opinions and wonder about the scientific world. What I wasn't ready for h...

👍 Quite a large military collection with an emphasis on SA. Well displayed and arranged along the lines of different campaigns over 150 years.

👍👍 Wine, great food and you can even buy just half a glass.

👍👍 Wow. What a hidden treasure. Met Glen Dix. Display is awesome.

👍 If you are a cricket fanatic, Don Bradman collection is the place to be. Memorabilia from different decades bring back a lot of memories ! It’s quite a lot of walking, so be ready to knock out some great steps and wear comfortable shoes. Parking is available and close to the city. There’s an opti...

👍👍 Be sure to visit when in the area. The two ladies there on the day were super friendly and helpful with advice. We took advantage of the free bike hire and definitely recommend it!

👍👍 Friendly team and amazingly helpful with plenty of local knowledge. Great museum and of course that beautiful Paddle steamer The Marion and the Mayflower

👍👍 What an amazing experience: plenty of historic details and different sizes of locomotives. The display is great and the trains are extremely well looked after. Not to mention the passionate volunteers. Thanks Peter for the tour, it was very interesting 👍

👍👍 Unique collection of old cars, if you like cars don’t skip this place. Legend Johanthon Finnis has much love with his collection and care like kids.

😠 What an astonishing visit! Who knew that so much money could be handed over to make an oil and gas profiteer appear to be supportive of beautiful and rare plants while fracking away like crazy

👍 Great collection. Really different from what I've seen before. Would recommend to anyone interested in Australian military history. Getting there can be a little tricky however.

👍 Huge area for all types of setups. Heaps of powered and water sites for $25/n or $20/n unpowered. Spotless amenities! Rae and Nev were fantastic. They keep the area clean and well maintained. They provided heaps of info about local highlights and told us how to get to them avoiding any traffic. They...

👍👍 Great day out Friendly volunteers Plenty to see and watch with the blacksmith at work the day we attended. Devonshire tea was awesome Cheese platter. . Was nice (not anywhere near enough cheese to cover my scones) but alas washed down with a lovely cuppa. Glad we went. Thanks to everyone involved on...

👍👍 Absolutely incredible experience for anyone who has an interest in planes, engines, engineering. Most knowledgeable owner and if you can't tell: he loves planes!! Great spot to visit!

👍 Pretty location. 4 stars because parking was difficult to find. Bakery, restaurants etc over the road.