Melbourne Museum

Touch and feel your way through local history give Phar Lap a nod, explore a rainforest, rest in a rollercoaster car, and discover Koori heritage of the local Aboriginal people.

Melbourne Museum showcases Australian social history, Indigenous cultures, science and the environment. Located adjacent to the World Heritage listed Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens, and home to IMAX Theatre Melbourne.

Winner of the Australian Tourism Awards for Best Major Tourist Attraction in Australia for 2011.

• Major features of Melbourne Museum include:
• Celebrate Victoria\'s local Koorie culture in Bunjilaka, Aboriginal Cultural Centre.
• Explore Melbourne\'s rich history in the Melbourne Story exhibition - be immersed in evocative stories and discover the icons and personalities that have shaped Melbourne since the early 1800s.
• See Phar Lap, Australia\'s legendary racehorse, in the flesh.
• Walk amongst skeletons of amazing animals from the past - from dinosaurs, flying reptiles and megafauna.
• Take a close look at bugs, from stick insects to red-back and funnel-web spiders in Bugs Alive!
• Wander through a living forest with resident wildlife inside the Forest Gallery.
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