Top rated Museums in Melbourne, Australia to elevate your visit (Updated January, 2024)

Top rated Museums in Melbourne

Experience the best that Melbourne 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 Museum category.

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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)

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)

B-24 Liberator Memorial Australia

Museum

👍👍 Great piece of WW2 history, kept alive by a great group of people. A must see for anyone interested in aviation or war history.

4.80 (141 reviews)

ACMI

Museum

Noteworthy institution celebrating film, television and gaming with exhibits, screenings and events.

4.70 (4.7K reviews)

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)

RAAF Museum

Museum

Original home base of the Australian Flying Corps, with vintage aircraft displays & aerobatic shows.

4.70 (872 reviews)

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 (384 reviews)

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 (339 reviews)

Lyon Housemuseum and Housemuseum Galleries

Art museum

👍👍 Amazing experience: the space and the collection are sublime and I found experience to be creatively refreshing.

4.70 (74 reviews)

ACMI Cinemas

Movie theater

😠 Just visited the ACMI theatre whilst on a year 12 exam revision lecture, I made the poor mistake of purchasing an (overpriced) toasted sandwich, I was only given a 10 minute break to eat my food for the entirety of the day. After trying to renter the theatre I was told no hot food was allowed so I s...

4.70 (60 reviews)

Ambulance Victoria Chas Martin OAM Museum.

History museum

👍👍 Run by volunteers, excellent display of old ambulances, talk and historical film showing past ambulances was excellent. Well worth a visit.

4.70 (31 reviews)

Melbourne Museum

History museum

Modern building of an institution founded in 1854 containing dinosaur and regional history exhibits.

4.60 (15.5K reviews)

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)

Australian Sports Museum

Museum

Museum featuring artifacts & interactive displays tracing the history of Australian sport.

4.60 (701 reviews)

Quarantine Station

Heritage building

👍👍 Not really a person that is into historical stuff, but it was actually really interesting to visit this place. I do like the fact that things have been left as it was and not been restored or altered. Worth the visit.

4.60 (543 reviews)

Hellenic Museum

Art museum

👍👍 Such a beautiful venue for a wedding! I have attached over 30 pictures for reference. The parking is at the back: $30 until 4pm, and only $10 after 4pm :) The exterior is very well maintained. The wedding that I shot there had a little over 100 guests, and they all fit under cover very happily. We...

4.60 (432 reviews)

Newport Railway Museum

Rail museum

👍👍 The Newport Railway Museum has a great range of significant pieces of Victorian history. All displays are static, yet some are open to walk through or climb up. Volunteers are eager and knowledgeable. There is an O-gauge model railway as well. When you learn what treasures were lost before the museu...

4.60 (292 reviews)

Melbourne Holocaust Museum

Museum

👍👍 The Jewish Holocaust Centre (JHC) (formerly known as the Jewish Holocaust Museum and Research Centre) was founded in Elsternwick, Melbourne, Australia, in 1984 by Holocaust survivors. Its mission is to commemorate the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis between 1933 and 1945. The centre was foun...

4.60 (259 reviews)

Jewish Museum of Australia

Museum

Museum since 1977 exploring Australia's Jewish culture & history through exhibits, programs & tours.

4.60 (215 reviews)

Schwerkolt Cottage & Museum Complex

Museum

👍👍 August Schwerkolt (1822-1886) emigrated with his wife Paulina (1823-1884) from the town of Świebodzin in Prussia arriving at Hobson’s Bay on 20 December 1849. They settled initially in Northcote, where a number of fellow Germans had already become established. On 14 December 1861, the Schwerkolts pu...

4.60 (155 reviews)

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Top rated Museums in Melbourne, Australia