Australian National Maritime Museum

The Australian National Maritime Museum is a wonderful place to explore and learn. It offers a rich and interactive experience, especially if you're curious about Australia’s maritime history, naval heritage, and ocean exploration. The exhibits are well-organized, informative, and suitable for all ages. From historic ships to submarines and modern maritime stories, there’s a lot to see and engage with. It’s not just about reading — there are hands-on displays and real vessels you can board, which makes it feel immersive and exciting. I found it to be both educational and enjoyable — a great spot to visit whether you’re a local, a student, or a tourist. It’s a museum that makes learning feel fun and meaningful.
Sanjaya Sharma - a month ago

My little boy liked this museum. The sea creature sculptures and helicopter was interesting. The boats outside also look a lot of fun to explore. We will see them another time. There are free exhibitions and paid exhibitions in the museum.
Alice Moon-Star - 3 weeks ago

Well worth every dollar. You have the opportunity to enter a submarine (I couldn't because I have mild claustrophobia) and a daring class destroyer HMS Vampire. It even had cute vampire symbols. There was also a magical phone exhibition -animals, wildcats, fish. We spent around 3 hours including the visit of Endeavor.
Zena S - in the last week

Visiting the Australian National Maritime Museum was an enjoyable experience. I have previously been on a few other occasions. As the name suggests, the museum is dedicated to the history of Australia as it happened in and around the sea. I particularly enjoyed learning about the migrant history and how many Australians came to the country on a ship or boat. There is also an area dedicated to naval history, and I found that interesting, too. Many of the displays remain the same in the museum, but in terms of the free exhibitions, some of the displays downstairs change. There are also a lot of ships outside that can be viewed and entered if you purchase a separate ticket. General entry is free. Staff were very knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful.
Map Roy - 3 months ago

I enjoyed spending an afternoon at the Maritime Museum. They had an interesting variety of exhibitions catering for all ages and interests, including a room filled with a variety of cushions and a video running, which seemed to be quite popular with kids, and a good break for parents! I appreciated the accessibility of the museum, with ramp and lift access to nearly everything, and automatic doors to enter the museum on both sides. I wasn't able to access were the very top viewing platform, which didn't seem to have much up there to miss from what I could tell. I also couldn't explore the ship or submarine, but I appreciated that there was an accessible area where they had information and items to explore in the building which provided entry to them. There was also a sign indicating some sort of VR experience, but it didn't seem to be there. The staff were all fantastic too. I was able to store my bag at the front desk area and pick it up when I was done, and they were very helpful at directing me to the lifts so I didn't have to use the long ramp to get up to the first floor exhibits. I also thought it was fantastic to see that they had thought about accessibility for people who are blind or have low vision, with we code for audio information available, and even tactile examples from the photography awards! Very cool! One thing I would have liked to see though would be subtitles as default on the videos playing in a couple of places.
Kimberly Matthews - 2 months ago