Top rated Museums in Essendon

Experience the best that Essendon 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 21 places from Museum category.

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ACMI
Museum
Noteworthy institution celebrating film, television and gaming with exhibits, screenings and events.
4.70 (4.6K reviews) (~8.86 km from centre)
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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) (~7.65 km from centre)
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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) (~8.88 km from centre)
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Melbourne Museum
History museum
Modern building of an institution founded in 1854 containing dinosaur and regional history exhibits.
4.60 (15.3K reviews) (~7.74 km from centre)
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Australian Sports Museum
Museum
Museum featuring artifacts & interactive displays tracing the history of Australian sport.
4.60 (698 reviews) (~9.79 km from centre)
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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 (428 reviews) (~7.82 km from centre)
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Fire Services Museum of Victoria
Museum
👍👍 Excellent introduction by the volunteers! The displays are very detailed and interesting.
4.60 (125 reviews) (~8.4 km from centre)
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Islamic Museum of Australia
Non-profit organization
👍👍 Amazing place with a wealth of knowledge, i highly recommend my fellow Australians to head down with your family to find out some real fact about Islam. Some of my learning, slam shares the same Abrahamic heritage as Judaism and Christianity and, therefore, espouses many similar beliefs and practic...
4.60 (89 reviews) (~5.83 km from centre)
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Old Melbourne Gaol
Museum
Now a museum with self & guided tours, this storied tri-level jail once housed notorious inmates.
4.50 (3K reviews) (~7.79 km from centre)
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Old Treasury Building
Museum
A 19th-century building with a museum showcasing the history of Melbourne & Victoria.
4.50 (1.3K reviews) (~8.74 km from centre)
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Fox Classic Car Collection
Museum
👍👍 My second time at the museum this year, that should be enough to tell how good it is.
4.50 (254 reviews) (~8.42 km from centre)
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The National Opal Collection
Jewelry store
👍👍 Absolutely phenomenal. The love and effort that has been put into showcasing the wonder of Australian opals shines out as you move from showcase to showcase. The rendering that has been put into the plastering to resemble the walls and roof of underground opal mines is so realistic that one would be...
4.50 (129 reviews) (~8.48 km from centre)
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Grainger Museum
Museum
Autobiographical museum of celebrated composer & pianist Percy Grainger with over 50,000 items.
4.50 (75 reviews) (~6.49 km from centre)
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Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre (Museums Victoria)
Cultural center
Museum showcasing the history of the country's indigenous people through art & interactive exhibits.
4.50 (62 reviews) (~7.81 km from centre)
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Mary MacKillop Heritage Centre
Museum
👍👍 It was so good to visit the Mary MacKillop Heritage Centre to see and hear about Marys life and all the good work she did.
4.50 (59 reviews) (~8.71 km from centre)
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Airways Museum
Museum
👍👍 The hidden gem of Melbourne's museums. Aviation history in the form of machines actually used by industry. The guides are retired airtraffc controllers and equipment maintainers so you learn from the source. They also have video nights of old videos. Well worth the gold coin donation entry fee.
4.50 (31 reviews) (~3.39 km from centre)
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Scienceworks (Museums Victoria)
Science museum
Family-focused science & technology center featuring changing interactive exhibits & a planetarium.
4.40 (6.2K reviews) (~9.2 km from centre)
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Immigration Museum (Museums Victoria)
Museum
Multimedia exhibits documenting the history of immigration in Australia, plus a gift shop.
4.40 (2.6K reviews) (~8.65 km from centre)
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The Johnston Collection
Museum
👍👍 Really lovely museum and staff.
4.40 (39 reviews) (~9.46 km from centre)
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Victoria Police Museum
Museum
👍👍 It is a very beautiful and spectacular place, I suggest you visit this place, it has something to say. It also shows how much respect and value they have for soldiers and people, this amount of respect really surprised me, I can dare to say that it was one of the most special places I had seen and I...
4.30 (203 reviews) (~7.77 km from centre)
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