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SEA LIFE Melbourne AquariumvsMelbourne Museum
SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium and Melbourne Museum are both recommended by writers. On balance, Melbourne Museum ranks significantly higher than SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium. Melbourne Museum has a TripExpert Score of 92 with endorsements from 9 sources like On the Grid, Michelin Guide and Time Out.
SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium
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Cnr Flinders St & King St, Melbourne, Victoria 3000
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Fodor's "Become part of the action as you stroll through a transparent tunnel surrounded by water and the denizens of the deep on the prowl." Full review
Concierge "Australia's only aquarium specializing in Southern Ocean creatures houses 10,000 marine and a few dozen land-based animals in a series of spiral-down display."
Frommer's "The Melbourne Aquarium’s prize exhibit is an Antarctica display featuring King and Gentoo penguins playing in the pool (with underwater viewing)." Full review
Lonely Planet "This aquarium is home to rays, gropers and sharks." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Explore coral reefs, penguin coves, and the world of rainforest waterways all without getting wet, although the aquarium does offer the chance to plunge below the depths in a dive with the sharks." Full review
Time Out "Over three levels there are 12 new themed zones of discovery, and kids can get their passport stamped at each station...there are daily feeding times and presentations, kids’ birthday party packages " Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"Here is an aquarium that appeals to young and old alike. No fewer than 12,000 aquatic animals of 650 different species are kept in tanks designed to recreate their actual marine biotopes" Full review
Melbourne Museum Fodor's Concierge Lonely Planet Travel + Leisure
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11 Nicholson St, Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria 3001
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Fodor's "A spectacular, postmodern building (in Carlton Gardens) houses displays of the varied cultures around Australia and the Pacific Islands." Full review
Concierge "This modernist monolith with the sail-like roof is the largest museum in the Southern Hemisphere, so allow a few hours to do it justice."
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A highlight is the world's first "living forest gallery."
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"This museum provides a grand sweep of Victoria’s natural and cultural histories, with exhibitions covering everything." Full review
Travel + Leisure "This vast museum is the largest in the southern hemisphere; it houses a living temperate rainforest and galleries dedicated to natural history and evolution." Full review
On the Grid "Dinosaurs, taxidermy, open-air forest and Indigenous Australia stories - an impressive cover of natural and cultural histories. There’s even an IMAX on site too! " Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"This science and natural history museum houses dinosaur skeletons and small-scale model trams, all thrown together in cheerful disarray." Full review
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Don't miss the Forest Gallery, a tropical forest recreated outside.
Time Out "Melbourne Museum has expanded to include a gallery designed for very young children from babies to five-year-olds, setting a new standard in early childhood learning." Full review
Time Out "A glorious, sprawling space filled with themed displays, interactive areas, Imax cinemas, postmodern art and no end of surprises." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "At this museum, the city’s history, stretching back thousands of years, unfolds at great lengths within a contemporary structure." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Situated in the beautiful Carlton Gardens, Melbourne Museum is a natural history museum, and so much more"
Melbourne Travel Guide
August 16, 2021
