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

Top rated History 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 13 places from History museum category.

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South Gippsland Tank Adventures

Tour operator

👍👍 Such awesome fun! Took a ride in the centurion which was great. Cameron and Dan took me through all the details of each tank and it's so good to be able to get in all the vehicles and be able to play with all the various instruments, turrets and sights. They really know their stuff and great to chat...

4.90 (75 reviews) (~146.77 km from centre)

The Museum of Vehicle Evolution (MOVE)

Museum

Not-for-profit museum showcasing vintage cars, bikes & trucks, plus driving memorabilia.

4.70 (526 reviews) (~157.79 km from centre)

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 (32 reviews) (~28.21 km from centre)

Melbourne Museum

History museum

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

4.60 (15.5K reviews) (~1.43 km from centre)

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 (437 reviews) (~0.58 km from centre)

Islamic Museum of Australia

Museum

👍👍 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 (90 reviews) (~6.82 km from centre)

Tatura Irrigation and Wartime Camps Museum

History museum

Volunteer-run museum focused on local history & heritage, with a reference library & shop.

4.60 (49 reviews) (~154.53 km from centre)

Old Treasury Building

Museum

A 19th-century building with a museum showcasing the history of Melbourne & Victoria.

4.50 (1.3K reviews) (~0.99 km from centre)

Burke Museum, Beechworth

History museum

Exhibits & artefacts dedicated to local history & natural history in a building constructed in 1857.

4.50 (179 reviews) (~222.71 km from centre)

Bright and District Historical Society

History museum

4.50 (42 reviews) (~213.66 km from centre)

Immigration Museum (Museums Victoria)

Museum

Multimedia exhibits documenting the history of immigration in Australia, plus a gift shop.

4.40 (2.7K reviews) (~0.61 km from centre)

Museum of Chinese Australian History

History museum

Exhibits chronicling the heritage & culture of Australia's Chinese community, plus a gift shop.

4.40 (333 reviews) (~0.65 km from centre)

Armor Antiques

Antique store

😠 Sold to my late husband a supposedly silver WW1 nurse's badge. Cost $150 at the time, possibly 10 years ago at a militaria fair in Melbourne. Tag says 'WW1 silver nurse rising sun badge, marked sil'. Have investigated. This is not silver, there is no such marking, and it is WW2. If you are tempted t...

4.20 (51 reviews) (~64.86 km from centre)

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Top rated History museums in Melbourne, Australia