Best places: Heritage museums in City Beach, Australia

Large, old penitentiary providing interactive cultural exhibits on convict life, tours & a cafe.

History museum of civilian & military aviation featuring 30 aircrafts, many artefacts & a gift shop.

Automobile history museum showcasing a collection of classic cars, motorcycles & racing bikes.

👍 Stopped by when I was passing and noticed it was free to enter. This looks to be the old Fire Station that was refurbished to a museum. The top floor was quite informative, talking about natural disaster and house fires and how to be safe. There was even a small climbing wall. The downstairs had fir...

👍👍 Amazing place, full of machinery and ww2 vehicles with all sorts of displays. Run by a bunch of caring volunteers. A must see destination. Could easily spend the whole day roaming around the area here, the Museum is only the tip of the iceberg for historians, the land surrounding the museum also has...

👍👍 Wow what a display of machinery, vehicles and military items. Thank goodness for the volunteers and fantastic cafe staff. Need a sit down mid way as so much to see. Allow at least 3 hours. All volunteers are so informative.

👍👍 We rushed to the Forest Discovery Centre 5 minutes before it’s closing time when my husband realised that this was the same place he’d bought our beloved wooden fruit bowl over twenty years ago. Met a very kind and understanding staff, Megan, who let us roam around and patiently explained what we co...

👍👍 Nice location. Volunteer guides were very nice and knowledgeable about the museum. There was an older gentleman playing piano beautifully.