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Australian National Maritime Museum

2 Murray Street | Darling Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
61 (0)2 9298 3777
As featured in Sydney for young kids
Ranked #25 of 302 attractions in Sydney
4.5 of 5 stars 151 Reviews
Type: Specialty Museums
Fee: Yes
Owner description: The Australian National Maritime Museum details the country's love for and dependence upon the seas with traditional exhibits and film but also...... more » Owner description: The Australian National Maritime Museum details the country's love for and dependence upon the seas with traditional exhibits and film but also vessels to explore in Darling Harbour, including a destroyer and a submarine. The museum has many children's activities and offers sailing excursions. « less
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Wamberal, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 22, 2012 NEW

The Australian National Maritime Museum is centrally located in Sydney at Darling Harbour. There are several exhibition spaces, both internal and external. Inside, the exhibitions are to do with the maritime history of Australia from pre-historic times to the present day. The museum is small enough to be 'do-able' in less than a day, yet is organised in such a... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 21, 2012 NEW

The museum itself is pretty standard but the ships outside are well worth the visit. The guide who showed us around the Vampyre was an ex-sailor and that really helped to bring the experience to life. I really got a feeling for life on board during conflict. I've always wanted to go on a submarine and now I have. You... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 17, 2012

If you are into navy or the sea, then this is a must visit place. You can walk through HMAS Vampire (Ship) and a retired Royal Australian Navy Submarine. Capture the excitment and smells of what life is all about on the seas in these beautiful vessels. More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 16, 2012

Fantastic museum if you are interested in maritime history. IN a good spot near Darling harbour. More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 15, 2012

The Titanic Exhibition was amazing with all the passengers' names displayed and some of the costumes from the film of the same name. Examples from journal entries, menus, photos and recreation of the various levels of cabins provided a fascinating insight into the lives of people on the Titanic. More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 11, 2012

The Maritime Museum was fascinating. we bought the BIG ticket which gave us entrance to all the exhibits and an incredible journey it turned out to be. The submarine was amazing and so claustrophobic!! Hard to imagine living on it for weeks on end! All the staff were very informative, amusing and helpful and we spent nearly a whole day... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 2, 2012

We got tickets that included touring the ships in harbor; submarine, destroyer and a tall ship. Each one had guides that gave us lots of information and answered our questions. We could stay as long as we wanted. The inside museum had lots of different sections: military, whaling, fish art, and the Titanic, to name a few. Something to cater... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 2, 2012

This museum doesn't seem to have as many visitors as the others, probably because it's so specific. The permanent exhibitions are interesting and well-labelled, and there are some great travelling exhibitions. More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 1, 2012

Well worth paying the money just to go on board the destroyer and submarine and the tall ship further around the harbour which is also included in the cost. Inside was average. More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 29, 2012

I had really been looking forward to visiting the Maritime Museum but ended up being quite disappointed. To be clear, I did not visit the ships. They add a fair bit to your price and I've been on those kinds of vessels in other places. I was looking forward to the museum portion though. The museum is very poorly laid... More

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