Questacon–The National Science and Technology Centre Reviews

Incredible place for children to play, explore and learn.

Great time out for the kids. Adults don't get bored either. Staff are excited and engaged in the shows on ground floor. Easy 1/2 a day to be spent here. More if you do every activity.

Great day out for our family. So much to see and do. We also went to the cafe, and found everything reasonably priced and tasty. Was particularly impressed with the cake options.

Never a dull day at Questacon. The kids had a wonderful day. We will be back. My husband had fun too

Had a magnificent day learning about since in a fun way. Great for family!

Loved everything but bit expressive if you have few kids with you.

Amazing value for money if you have kids. Rewards repeat visits!

Really nice place . Highly recommend to visit . Will be interesting fir kids all ages. Even 18 :) I was here twice and will visit every time when I will be in Canberra

Best place for kids to be, kids of all ages have activities to do. Interactive science museum

Good for the kids, good food with very fast service.

Question is out of this world for children and adults like Mum and Dad as well as Grandparents.

Great place when its not busy. Cafe was closed but a pop up cafe was open. A little pricey for the cafe and not enough choices for kids.

A very enjoyable morning spent checking out the attractions. We finished it off with the liquid nitrogen spectacular. The show was very well done and educational.

So good. Allow a whole day to enjoy all the exhibits. In our opinion, best for kids aged 6 and up.

Great place for families. Educational and fun. A ticket gives you access all day l, so if you want to go and come back you are welcome to. Beware of the gift shop... It's full of fun things for all ages and all budgets.

It was a wonderful experience... Good fun and learning for kid's. Would love to visit next time again...

would give it a higher rating except the parking is damn expensive

Brilliant place to bring the kids! Take a half day at least, and foster their spirit of inquiry. For toddlers and preschoolers through to adults, there's something for everyone!

The absolute best place in the country to take the kids. There is soooo much to do here, everything is hands-on and heaps of fun.

Granddaughter loved it. Lots of interaction with the games and learn at the same time

I loved this place as a kid and being able to take my little boy makes it so special.

You can spend so long here as there is so much to do, for all ages groups

Absolutely THE place to take the kids in Canberra!!! Without a doubt.

A decent place to visit with kids to spend a good couple of hours. There are dinosaur fossils, learning through games and entire periodic table with samples for each element. Currently a large beautiful moon on display in Gallery 8 to commemorate 50 years of first Moon landing.

Awesome place for the whole family. Lots of activities, discoveries and unique experiences.

Amazing place. Definitely changed since I was a kid.

Must visit if you have kids interested in how the world works. Not cheap though - but worth it.

Every child who grew up in Canberra and it's surrounds will have gone here at least once for a school excursion over the last 20 years.
Despite things changing and exhibitions coming and going this wonderful and extremely educational centre has never ceased to amaze and teach children with fun play based learning! Multiple rooms with different themes create never ending excitement and open children's minds to many different topics and encourages bravery, experimentation and they ll maybe even face their fears in a safe environment.
It's impossible to not learn something here.
The staff are extremely helpful and the excited particles and their live shows are so fun to watch. There are multiple toilets and changerooms throughout the centre and seating. There is a cafe with adequate indoor and outdoor seating with enough fun things around to keep children entertained while you enjoy your coffee. The shop has so many fun things to buy plus smaller toys that aren't too expensive if you need a souvenir to remember your day! It can become quite pricey if you have a larger family who want to have lunch and buy something from the shop but all great things can cost money and I think it's well worth it for a treat every few months. Enjoy your day and then go enjoy a packed lunch down by the lake afterwards instead if your budget is tight.
They also have adults only evenings and we just attended their mid-winter festival where their flashing fairy floss was a hit.

Great place to spend the day, especially with kids. There are a whole heap of activities that will cater to the nerd in you. Just be sure to have some patience while trying to find a parking spot. Dont forget to try 'Freefall'.
During the Easter break, it was a nightmare and it took us almost 10-15 minutes to find parking.

Kids love it! Parking was easy and free on weekends.

Really interesting,loads to do. Well worth a trip to Canberra. And the national library is just over the road.

Good place but always way too packed. I may be getting too old for this place but it is still enjoyable and a brilliant location to bring kids to

This is a must place for kids and parents as well. A big learning curve in this space. You can easily spend around 2 hours time here

Lots of informative and scientific things around! Came here for the temporary Spiders exhibition which was amazing! Very clean, beautiful and the permanent science exhibition was interesting for children too. Only problem was the waiting time to buy tickets back in Winter 2016, but we had enough time to visit, so I didn't mind.

Great for kids and big kids. We have been members for several years.

Best place to take kids. Absolutely interactive and interesting for adults and children.

Educational and fun. Great place for kids and parents.

Great for the kids they learned a lot while having fun.

Great setup across multiple levels with so many different experiences it's hard to try them all. Entertaining and informative shows. Half day just isn't enough to see it all.

Best place to take kids for the holidays. We sent a few hours here

Went with nieces and nephews, was a good place to find out facts about the natural and amazing world we live in. I went when i was younger and I found not much has changed, as in the way its run. Wouldve loved to see more interaction from the workers, the place lacks passion, enthusiasm. Overall, its good for a one time visit.

Great experience, had lots of fun learning and playing around with the experiments. Best part was the free fall!

Good for kids. Lots of hands on stuff plus I learned a bit

"Every year 6 student thinks this [Questacon] is the highlight of their Canberra excursion."
-Some lady who works as a tour guide at the Parliment House 2016.

It is a really cool place and I have been there 3 times already and it isn't just for children! The freefall slide at Questacon is pretty cool. You feel like you are floating when you are going down the slide and you have this strange weightless feeling in your legs for a few minutes!

If you have kids and visiting Canberra, this place is a must. Every floor has different theme. Spare some time to visit all. Also there are special shows throughout the day that can't be missed. Can be crowded during school holidays or long weekend. Parking is easy, only need to pay. There is a cafe selling limited quick bite. To enjoy everything, at least spend half day here.

Fantastic and will keep the children busy all day. Cafe very busy. May be better to take a pinic. But no sheltered places outside on a rainy day. Shade on sunny days.

Went here as a kid and thought it was cool, can gladly say it is much more interesting and you appreciate this place alot more as an adult! Recommend to check it out when you're in Canberra.

Awesome fun can be filled with kidlets but fun anyhow

Great hands on activities. Allow a few hours at least. Especially for primary aged kids.

Questacon is good. The attractions are very fun, the staff are nice, the place is well designed and clean.

People are lovely and helpful always exciting to go here

Fantastic place. They've thought of everything. The kids loved it. We spent at least 4 hours there.

The new galleries are very dark and have lots of bright lights and busy noise. My stepson felt very overwhelmed at times during our visit, and I don't think it was as pleasant a visit as when I was last here (~7 years ago). The amount of noise, flashing lights and inadequate lighting at times made it very difficult for my stepson to learn anything new, despite being very interested in science generally.

Great place to take the kids when you in ACT. Keeps them busy for a few hours, and a place for them to learn!

Fabbo location to kill at leave half a day. In my case, my kids dragged me back 2 days in a row.

Always a favourite place to visit with kids. I've lost count the number of times I've taken little (and big) kids to this hands-on education centre!

Had a great few hours with the grandkids there. They have a special area for younger children.

Very interesting! More suitable for the kids than my grown-up interstate friend.

Great place specially for children. They have a lot of activities for younger kids as well although it is perfect for children over 7-8. I'd definitely recommend it to any family visiting Canberra.