Kids Friendly Museums in Sydney

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Sydney is not only about breathtaking beaches and magnificent architecture. Families holidaying in Sydney must spend some time in its museums

Sydney, an incredible tourist destination in Australia is home to number of museums. If you are booking Sydney flights with your kids, you can choose from numerous kids friendly museums. Most popular ones are:

Powerhouse Museum

Powerhouse Museum features a vast collection of artifacts, photographs, relics and several items focusing on diverse subjects of science, technology, history, decorative arts, transport, music and dance. You can take a look at over 50,000 items displayed in temporary as well as permanent exhibitions. Its huge playground has everything that can keep kids busy for hours.

Australian Museum

This is the oldest museum in Australia and is one of the most preferred sites among those booking Flights to Sydney. The exhibits in the museum focus on anthropology and natural history. While taking a look at the exhibits, you would come across collections of invertebrate and vertebrate zoology, anthropology and paleontology. Kidspacehas several fun activities and is the major highlight that lures large number of families with kids. For babies and toddlers, the museum has a dedicated area. Young teens can be a part of dinosaur detective workshops, kids’ sleepovers and marine world’skid’s workshop.

Maritime Museum

If your kids are fond of sea, you must take them to Maritime Museum in Sydney. While walking around the museum, you would come across items focusing on maritime activities in the country. Few highlights of the museum are boatbuilding workshops, ship model workshop, the Vaughan Evans Library, conservation laboratory, photographic studio and a design studio. Several tourists who are booking Sydney flights visit this museum especially to take a closer look at the replica of Captain’s Cook ship.

The Rocks Discovery Museum

Most discerning aspect of the museum is that the admission is free. Several families plan a day out at the museum especially to admire Sydney’s Rocks area that existed during pre-European era. The museum features magnificent collection of images and archeological artefacts. There are several interactive displays with touch screens that keep kids busy.