Great Perth Museums To Take The Kids To

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Want to learn more about Perth? Bring the kids to one of these child-friendly museums.

Perth has a short but rich history that has been captured in the many museums around the city and surrounding suburbs. Best of all, the vast majority of them are child-friendly, so you can take the kids along to learn all about the history of our state.

Perth and surrounds

WA Museum Boola Bardip

The WA Museum has finally reopened and has a new name, Boola Bardip, to reflect the significant cultural and historical contribution Indigenous people have made to WA. There is so much to see and do, with interactive activities for kids and school holiday events.

Address: Perth Cultural Centre, Perth
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The Nostalgia Box
Perth has its very own video game museum. Who knew? The kids will love the opportunity to play some new and retro games, while mum and dad will feel like they’ve take a step back into their own childhood.
Address: 3/16 Aberdeen Street, Northbridge
Phone: 9227 7377
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[IMAGE37435 The Nostalgia Box (pic: Facebook.)]

DFES Education and Heritage Centre
This is a must for kids who love fire engines and fire trucks. View a history of Perth’s fire and emergency services, play dress up for a day and explore the building’s unique history.
Address: Corner of Murray and Irwin Streets, Perth
Phone: 9395 9767
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Scitech
Perth’s ultimate science museum for kids, Scitech is the place we all loved to go to in school and are so glad to have an excuse to go back now. With its range of quirky exhibitions, awesome experiments and ToddlerFest, this is one museum kids of all ages are sure to love.
Address: City West Centre, Corner Railway and Sutherland Streets, West Perth
Phone: 9215 0700
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The Perth Mint
Learn how gold played a part in shaping WA by taking part in a guided heritage tour, and see how gold is made.
Address: 310 Hay Street, East Perth
Phone: 9421 7222
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[IMAGE37434 The Perth Mint (pic: Perth Mint website.)]

South of Perth

Fremantle is known for its plethora of great museums, all dedicated to its rich history as an early Perth settlement and penal colony, and has lots of museums for you and the kids.

Fremantle Prison
Fremantle Prison was built by the very convicts it housed until being shut down as a working prison in the 1990s. You can take a fascinating tour though the prison and learn the stories of some very famous ‘tenants’.
Address: 1 The Terrace, Fremantle
Phone: 9336 9200
Website: Website



Fremantle Maritime Museum
Housing several galleries dedicated to Western Australia’s close coastal relationship, the Fremantle Maritime Museum is a fascinating nod to the state’s leisure and sailing boats, plus pearling history. You can also explore a real submarine, the HMAS Ovens , where you can climb through tunnels and experience life as a submarine sailor – but it’s not for the faint hearted.
Address: Victoria Quay, Fremantle
Phone: 1300 134 081
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[IMAGE37439 HMAS Ovens at Fremantle Maritime Museum (pic: Maritime Museum Facebook.)]

Aviation Heritage Museum, Bull Creek
Some 20 minutes up the road from Fremantle in Bull Creek, you’ll find the Aviation Heritage Museum, where you and the kids can learn all about the state’s aviation history.
Address: Bull Creek Drive, Bull Creek
Phone: 9311 4470
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[IMAGE37441 Aviation Heritage Museum (pic: Facebook.)]

North of Perth

Rail Heritage Museum, Bassendean

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Got littlies who love trains? Bring them to the Rail Heritage Museum. It's close to Ashfield and Bassendean Train Stations on the Midland Train Line, and there is a lot of history to get through. The museum welcomes visitors, school groups, birthday party bookings and other groups.

Whiteman Park’s Transport Museums
If your kids love looking at all modes of transport, Whiteman Park boast three museums dedicated to cars, trucks and tractors. There’s the Tractor Museum of WA , the Motor Museum of WA and Revolutions Transport Museum .
Address: Lot 99a Lord Street, Whiteman
Phone: 9209 6000
Website: whitemanpark.com.au

For more great indoor activities in Perth, read on here for more.

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