Best places: Museums in South Australia

Museum since 1964 exploring Australia's motoring history with rare & vintage vehicles & a gift shop.

Multi-hangar museum with historic planes, including an F-111 bomber, & other related artifacts.

The 5-floor building is devoted to natural history artifacts & an exploration of Aboriginal culture.

Well-preserved 1930s estate turned museum featuring a notable art collection & formal gardens.

Permanent collections & temporary exhibits on nautical history, plus an 1869 lighthouse.

👍👍 Damian the tour guide, done a marvellous job of feeding, taking care of the animals with the help of "Odin" the dog and explain the history of the farms - especially the old house at the reception.

😠 MOD is presented as a place that is educational for children and I initially was really enjoying my time here with my wife and two young children. I'm all for educating them in the field of science and I encourage them to form opinions and wonder about the scientific world. What I wasn't ready for h...

👍 Quite a large military collection with an emphasis on SA. Well displayed and arranged along the lines of different campaigns over 150 years.

👍👍 Bloody amazing! All silos should be painted to the quality we have seen in our travels. Love it. Well done.

Many historical buildings, such as a blacksmith shop & thatch cottage, plus Aboriginal artifacts.

👍👍 Wine, great food and you can even buy just half a glass.

👍👍 Wow. What a hidden treasure. Met Glen Dix. Display is awesome.

👍👍 You have to visit this place. The guide was wonderful and provided a fantastic background on Faye and her achievements. The house is incredible and the mine tour was so enjoyable. Thank you!

👍 If you are a cricket fanatic, Don Bradman collection is the place to be. Memorabilia from different decades bring back a lot of memories ! It’s quite a lot of walking, so be ready to knock out some great steps and wear comfortable shoes. Parking is available and close to the city. There’s an opti...

👍👍 If you have the chance to go on the tour of the ship Whyalla I recommend it. Tour guide was very informative. Loved the experience of walking through this ship and learning a piece of our history.

👍👍 Be prepared to spend couple hours here. Great place, lots to see

👍👍 Be sure to visit when in the area. The two ladies there on the day were super friendly and helpful with advice. We took advantage of the free bike hire and definitely recommend it!

👍 Wonderful viewing experience for the whole family. Ample parking, clean facilities and amenities and lovely staff. Fantastic local history and great information. I particularly enjoyed the maritime section, seeing ship models. Highly recommend a visit. Allow lots of time to explore the site.

👍👍 Friendly team and amazingly helpful with plenty of local knowledge. Great museum and of course that beautiful Paddle steamer The Marion and the Mayflower