Australian War Memorial Review

It s a nice place to learn about the war history of Australia.
But, for those of us not interested in history and museums, the burger served in nearby restaurant is just perfect ;D.
It will cost you $17, plus $2-3 for a drink.

It was an honor, thank you for allowing Sue and I, to learn about our patriots, our heros, our service men and women of Australia, "Lest We Forget."

Highly recommend the tours for school groups. The guide were passionate, information and spoke the children from the heart when sharing emotional war memories.

Memorial has great atmosphere. I've seen many museums around the world, and this is one world class museum in Australia! My ESL mother appreciates it so much, she patiently reads almost all the display's description! My toddler, nieces and nephew hasn't tire of the Discovery Zone!

Largely neutral in terms of the war v anti-war debate. Mainly focus' on the individuals and experiences of war, rather than any moral national dimensions. I feel this allows the place to be somewhere for all Australian's, and all the fallen it commemorates.

Also the free guided tours are great, our guide was excellent. Great way to get some good stories and a taste of the WW1 and WW2 exhibits.

Amazing spent hours looking at the museum below the memorial

Great atmosphere with friendly and great tour guides.

Awesome demonstration of war and the participation of australia and the teo world wars. Good place for warfare lovers as well as war game lovers to experience weapons for real life and gather information about them. The map was pretty clear and there was no difficulty of any kind in touring the place. Although, if you want to enjoy it completely, you need at least 3-4 hours time. Cafe too was good.

Was well worth the travel. Would highly recommend it.

This place is the most beautiful and amazing every day.

A sombre memorial to Australia's war heroes. Few spoils of wars in the form of old artillery and tanks are on display. We reached after closing so could not go into the building to see the exhibition gallaries. The grounds are sprawling and have commemorative plaques for numerous soldiers and wat participants. A few nice sculptures complete the tour.

A great place to visit and learn the history of Australian Anzacs

It is a biiiig museum! They fit airplanes inside!!!

Fantastic place....I enjoyed it recently when I visited....the aircraft display is breathtaking.....

Amazing history. Free entry so even better. A Must for military buffs.

Modern yet classic! Loved the details and the continuous background music.

No where compares. Stunning building. Stunning views. Stunning exhibitions which are always upgraded. Historical artifacts, large and small. Beautiful memorable closing ceremony each and every day.

It's great to learn from history. I am grateful to those who have sacrificed in the war and regretted the loss and I will never forget.

Very very nice place to visit and spend your time to look and enjoy the history that they show you of all the wars Australia was part of. It is with one word Exellent.

All Australians should visit at least once but best to go many times.

What a brilliant tribute this place is. I spent hours and didn't get to look at everything. I would definitely go again.

We were late to go inside but seems well maintained place and outside seems good.

Must seen. Amazing place. Free entry and lovely helpful staff. You can spend all day inside.

Lest we forget for sure...
Great job on preserving history...
Saving Dedication and sacrifice made...
Everything is exceptional...
The only thing I didn't like is some headstone/cross were also displayed, which in my opinion should be put on the ground honouring making the grave.

Excellent. Highly recommend visiting for all you're military history. Something for everyone and the discovery area for kids is amazing. 10 out of 10

Nooneyshould go to Canberra and not visit the War Memorial!

The displays are huge but well laid out. It helps to use the map and plan what you want to see. The free guided tours of 60-90 minutes are really helpful in getting an overview plus some fascinating insights ... then if you want to, go through again to spend more time at those things of most interest. The aircraft display at the rear is awesome. The daily ceremony at 5pm where they tell the story of one individual, lay wreaths and play the last post is wonderful. It is truly worth the short time it takes. Bring tissues!

Great historical museum. Entry is by donation (you can tap and donate here). This is one of my favourite places to visit in Canberra (I love the arboretum). As a huge history buff I could spend hours here, you need about 3 or 4 hours to do this place well. I lost track of time and didn't manage to see the modern section.

I was surprised how good the War Memorial was - I spent many more hours than I had planned going through the exhibitions and will come back again - its an enlightening and sometimes sad experience, but worth every minute I spent there - a must see when your in Canberra.

One of the most interesting and informative museums I've ever visited. War Museums are not my thing... however this museum has such a broad range of options and delivery formats, too my surprise, I stayed for hours... the research section is quite addictive... the volunteer staff providing guidance and additional information when required.

An incredible collection of military history. One of Canberra's highlights.

Very impressive museum. Had some great displays done in very interesting way

The whole experience was fantastic but the what made it for me was the Lancaster and the Sopwith camel re enact. On the hour and 15 minutes past the hour - brilliant!

Recommended for everyone to know what does Australia made of...such amazing history of brave and courageous people that we need to learn alot from.

Definately a family day out, words cannot explain. Outstanding presentation and display.

Too good, great displays with real, huge stuff. Found family members that died and if you give them your name, can get a printout. And great food, salad totally fresh.

Amazing experience. We thought we would be there a few hours but ended up being there all day & that's without reading every piece of information. I have always appreciated what the ANZACS did for our country but this gave me a deeper understanding of the hardship & tragedy they suffered.

Probably the best thing to do in Canberra. It could take an entire day to see everything. We found the free midday tour really interesting and engaging.

Additionally, everything including parking was free although a donation or purchase from the gift shop is recommended to further support the memorial.

Highly recommend for anyone and everyone to fully appreciate modern Australian history

In the style of an American memorial. The view from the front is like the Mall in Washington but on a smaller scale.

My Friend and I visited the Australian War Memorial when they had the 60,000 poppies on show. This was absolutely magnificent, I knitted 300 poppies and made over 250 felt lapel poppies to sell. The War Memorial is well set out, beautiful maintained and the staff very helpful.
Two of my great great uncles are on the wall, both died very young.
The shop has a great array of items to buy. Seeing it was poppy time, I bought a beautiful fabric bag which I use for work every day. I also bought a poppy magnet for my fridge.

Every Australian, especially those who have not served, would benefit from a visit to this special place. From the entrance between 'the lions' you can make your way past the peaceful pool and up to the Shrine of Remembrance. Stretching along each side of the pool are the names of all those who have paid the ultimate price for our right to be free. The displays of the World Wars, our recipients of the VC, and the conflicts and events Australians have served in since WW2 can take you a full day to walk through and study fully. And Poppy's Cafe is definitely worth a stop!

A good remembrance of all Australian military personnel who fought for motherland. Museum, library are awesome

Definitely worth spending sure hours it can take to absorb all.

Well done, signage directing visitors to the front entrance would be nice

Enjoyable beautiful peaceful and serene. A heart moving experience of our brave and courageous soldiers R.I.P Lest We Forget

Attractive design ! great place to learn Australia in War

Great place, full of information. Would like to visit it again in the future.

The parkings are so far considering you have to walk so long just to see the place.

Really great experience visiting war time Australian memorabilia.

Amazing. If this place doesn't stir you, you have no heart.

Amazing war memorial with many good artefacts inside. Amazing coverage of both world wars and a beautiful building.

Interesting, cafe one if the better ones for this type of place. Put a day or two aside in order to see it all. Unfortunately history does seem to repeat itself, will we ever learn?

The Australian War Memorial has an impressive museum broken up into each war that Australia has been part of. Beautiful memorial ceremony is held at 4:30pm every day. This is beautifully maintained and extremely informative Memorial.

A touching warts and all view showing Australias war history. Every display is different and a different story is told. Make sure you give yourself at least a few hours to wander through the memorial as there is a lot to take in. A call out to the curators who have put together immersive dfisplays and to the numerous staff who seem to be everywhere wanting to answer any question you have. I feel I am a better person for spending a morning here. Thank you. A must see for anyone in Canberra.

Exhibits are meaningful. The Last Post ceremony at 4.55pm (15-20min) is haunting, as they read a story about one of the people whose name appears on the Remembrance walls.

Good pack as a tourist destination. The contents are ordinary.

An outstanding tribute - unlike many memorials this one includes a museum, research centre and engaging displays.

Excellent all-round! Spent a day and a half here and was very impressed.