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Scienceworks, Spotswood

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Housing important cultural and scientific collections of the State of Victoria, Scienceworks is a world-renowned science museum located in the suburb of Spotswood. Established in 1992, the museum is housed in a large building near the historic Spotswood Pumping Station, the steam engines of which form an associated exhibit. Other displays and exhibits include hands-on experiments, demonstrations, and educational tours, including a stop at the planetarium, especially popular with kids. Make sure to visit the museum's "lightning room," a 120-seat auditorium presenting demonstrations about electricity and featuring a giant Tesla Coil, an instrument capable of producing spectacular lightning bolts. To visit Scienceworks on your holiday in Spotswood, and find out what else Spotswood has to offer, use our Spotswood.
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  • So much fun for the whole family. We had a 4 year old in tow actually she lead the teenagers around. So much to do. So much excitement. And if course racing Cathy Freeman was a highlight. The... 
    So much fun for the whole family. We had a 4 year old in tow actually she lead the teenagers around. So much to do. So much excitement. And if course racing Cathy Freeman was a highlight. The...  more »
  • The place is small and the exhibits are limited. The shows are, well, not exciting. The kids do like some of the exhibits. But, when I asked them "Will you want to come back again?", their answer is.....  more
    The place is small and the exhibits are limited. The shows are, well, not exciting. The kids do like some of the exhibits. But, when I asked them "Will you want to come back again?", their answer is.....  more »
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  • Definitely a place to go if you have kids and try to find things for them to do (playground, interactive displays, picnic area, show and tell session). Else, it's a little entertaining for adults too. The physical ground size is big but compared to other science museums I've visited, it's not as many things to see. However of you haven't been, do give a visit.
  • We took kids aged 5, 7, 9, 12, 14 and they all had a great time. Didn't expect to stay as long as we did as they were having so much fun! Highly recommend for value for money and a great school holidays program. We also booked the Tycho goes to Mars show in the planetarium, the younger ones loved it! Definitely recommend booking in advance.

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