Experience tales of the ship wrecks, lifeboats, fishermen, rescues, lighthouses, shipping & Boating, and all the maritime heritage around the “rip” – the challenging entrance into Port Phillip form Bass Strait.
MoPA: Museum of Play and Art is one of Australia's most acclaimed children's museums. Based in one of Geelong’s oldest buildings, MoPA is home to a huge range of immersive exhibits and experiences that will entertain the kids all day. Designed for children aged 1-7.
The Geelong Gaol Museum is housed in the most intact 19th-century prison in Victoria. It opened in 1853 and closed in 1991 in the same conditions that you see today. Visitors can experience the brutal conditions prisoners endured over its 138-year history along with displays telling the history of this three-story bluestone behemoth.
The only surviving example of the many fashionable river front residences built along the Barwon River during the 1850s and 1860s for the wealthy of Geelong.
The Marine and Freshwater Discovery Centre (MFDC) is part of Fisheries Victoria, it promotes sustainability and conservation by increasing awareness and understanding of the marine and freshwater environment.
