10 Best Museums For Kids
These great museums in and around Brisbane make for a great educational day out with the family, with fascinating exhibits from trains, science and trams to medieval artefacts and maritime vessels.
Filled with dinosaur skeletons, life sized whales and even Australian mega-fauna, Queensland Museum provides an educational day out for families, together with its science centre Sparklab and fun exhibitions like Spiders
The interactive exhibit at Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology actually covers 500 000 years of human history. Kids will especially enjoy the hands on archaeology workshops where they can dig up their very own piece of ancient history...more
Anyone interested in railways and trains will certainly appreciate a visit to The Workshops Rail Museum at Ipswich. There are regular workshops, exhibitions, and the ever popular annual Day Out With Thomas events...more
Mini pirates and sailors can look forward to an educational day at Queensland Maritime Museum. Located on the heritage-listed South Brisbane Dry Dock, visitors can explore the historic warship Diamantina, the famous Pink Lady or the 1925 steam tug, Forceful.
Level 3 at Brisbane City Hall is home to the Museum of Brisbane, which has plenty of exhibits to keep children and carers engaged and curious. The museum provides a quiet space to discover the history of Brisbane...more
Pine Rivers Heritage Museum is a highlight of any visit to Old Petrie Town. The whole area is a living museum with restored historic buildings offering a unique insight into the difficult lives of the early colonial settlers...more
For Lytton is Queensland's largest military museum, featuring extensive historic fortifications. Built in 1881, it protected Brisbane until the end of World War II, making it a fascinating place to explore, especially on re-enactment days...more
An outdoors museum that takes kids (and their parents/grandparents) on a nostalgic trip through tram travel in Brisbane, with the chance to climb & ride on real trams from the 1800s through to the 1960s...more
Located on Roma St in the Queensland Police headquarters, this little museum provided a fascinating display of policing through the ages in Queensland, unsolved crimes & the chance to solve a murder...more
It may be a drive west of Brisbane but this excellent museum is not only home to National Carriage Collection including Cobb & Co coaches but has excellent touring exhibits such as the current Da Vinci Machines from Florence...more
By Lucy Hordern
