I don't normally find museums that interesting but I spent quite a long time wandering around the…read morevarious spaces and found the variety of historical content fascinating. There is the whole history of the discovery of Bass Strait, with a detailed map of Bass and Flinder's voyages confirming the existence of the Strait; lots of details of wrecks that have occurred in the treacherous waters; details of the early industries around Davenport; a room devoted to ship building techniques; and, quite eye opening, details of how the Germans mined Bass Strait during the war resulting in two sinkings. Also, want to know where the world's largest waterfall is then check out the topographical map of the Strait. Stick around afterwards to enjoy lunch with fresh Tasmanian ingredients.

A two storey Art Gallery that has a great deal to offer. It is free and you can spend a few hours…read morejust wandering around and reading the information and admiring the beautiful paintings. It is not crowded. Well signed and there are many videos as well. There is a nice little cafe there and it makes a good coffee and there are are many cakes and biscuits.

We needed to kill some time before we could check into our hotel. The museum had free entry so it…read morewas a great place to learn and hang. We bought a ticket to the planetarium movie as well. You watch a short video of life getting to and on the international space station. Very informative. Then you switch to a real life version of the night sky. An instructor shows you the many things you will see in the upcoming night, key stars, planets, and the moon. Coming from the northern hemisphere, it was interesting to see the differences between the skies in each location. The instructor answered our questions as well. This ticket was definitely worth it. There are many things to look at in the free museum area. Dinosaurs, rocks, taxidermy animals, shipwrecks, transportation, art exhibits,... such a wide variety of interesting things. There is also at outdoor area. We tested out the whisper cones, echo chamber, and throwing radar. You could see an old blacksmith shop. Lots of fun areas to explore.

Our visit to the Queen Victoria Museum and Gallery was a pleasant experience. With Bugs being in…read morethe main exhibit hall we all got to find out who our spirit bug was first before wandering the exhibits. The collection of native animal exhibits had us counting all those we discovered. The Tasmanian Tiger "extinct exhibit" was compelling while those that visited the blacksmiths shop admired the distinct lack of safety regulations. The crochet exhibit was a pleasant surprise with amazing artworks spread around the sprawling hall. .