Questacon–The National Science and Technology Centre Reviews

Brilliant science centre for the big and little kids to learn and play. Very hands on activities.

Get yourself an annual pass for terrific value! Mini Q is fantastic for preschoolers, the upstairs rooms take ages to fully explore, and the members lounge includes bottomless Milo. Members get discounts at the cafe and shop, though you might want to go across to the Library for better coffee.

Fantastic venue for all ages, great facility, was disappointed in waits to try some equipment as there were several schools there, but I understand why.

Have no kids (yet) but still come here with my partner. We love every section as it's a great interactive site, every display and area has great ways to explain science, even to big kids

Excellent place to take the kids, and let them spend as much time as they want to. Allow a fair while for them to try and retry (and retry) the exhibits.

Awesome place. Took kids (3 and 8months) and 3 loved all the exhibits, and mini q was an absolute ripper for both of them. Thoroughly enjoy. Another great surprise was the cafe was really good! Generally these types of cafes are an afterthought of bigger attractions but this was well set up with delicious meals and drinks and great service. Under 4 free, strongly recommend to anyone.

The staff are enthusiastic and helpful. The exhibits are interesting teach you science without feeling like a lesson.

It's average compared to other science museums of similar type around the world. Only a few things to enjoy for kids less than 8.

Great interactive displays. Kids will love this one.

Just as fun for adults to learn things as it is for children

Love it - they are always bringing great new exhibits and the kids always have fun. A must for families when you visit Canberra.

Great place to take your kids. They have a little cafe that you can eat at.

Good place. lots of knowledge for every age group. Staff is very friendly.

Great interactive activities but be prepared to line up for some activities if attemding at peak times.

The best place for kids to learn about science. The staff are friendly and spend time in education little ones

Kids loved it. Annual pass is way to go.if you are a local.

One of the best place to go in Canberra. Make sure you have solid 2 to 3 hours to explore every bit of it. Sandwiches and pies are good quality there too.

Fantastic fun and so much to learn. I've been coming here since I was a kid, so it's great to be able to take the little ones here. If you're in the capital with the kids, Questacon is a must.

Brilliant. It's only improved since I last came here over 20 years ago (you'd hope so!). You could easily spend half a day, or if you want to, longer. I really value the fact you can leave, then come back later in the day. Everything is hands on with plenty of staff to help you understand what it is you're actually learning. The staff who helped us were courteous and knowledgeable. I'll be back for sure. Great value!

Excellent place to take babies, kids & adults (fun for the whole family) can't wait to visit again!

Awesome experience. So much to see and do for young and old !

it is an amazing place the amount of things you get tought there is crazy this is just one of the amazing things yo uh can learna about

Over run by school groups on a week day. Makes it very hard to experience anything as a full paying visitor...

Get lost for a few hours while investigating Science at its best. Hands on experience of numerous topics with something to interest kids from preschool to adults. Cafeteria with a comprehensive menu. Well worth the entrance fee.

Great for the kids! Plenty too see and do and not far from National Library and old Parliament.

Was a good experience heaps to do and explore. I think it's better then Science Works in Victoria. Well worth to take the kids to.

Great place to go with grown up kids. I would suggest for 7 and above to get full benefit from 8 different auditoriums. There is a corner for small kids as well.

Questacon is a great place to go to for the whole family!

Questacon is the best. Always a good sign if the kids are begging to go back. It's got plenty for everyone. Can't recommend it enough.

You need a full day to go through it all. For kids and adults

This place is amazing. I am getting an annual pass.

Great experience. You could spend a whole day here, and not see everything! We particularly enjoyed the hands on activities, designing and building in the creative space.

Wonderful science museum, children have great fun interaction for learning.

All the fun you can have for kids and adult. So may after hours events for kids at heart and highly recommend going to any of them you can get to. I have been every one of them in the last 18 months and it has been magical.

So good! Great family day out - we showed up on a day that they had half price tickets too. So many fun things to do! Make sure you leave more than 2 hours for this so you can do it properly too :).

Always something interesting to see. The shows are a highlight

Love this place. Just joined up for a family membership. We are so fortunate to live in Canberra with this awesome science museum and amazing outdoor space just a short bus ride away! Every visit is exciting.

Informative exhibitions, educational, good for kids.

Awesome place to take the kids and you will have fun too

This place is amazing for the kids! They loved the robots and the Earthquake simulator!

This place is awesome. Dont bother going to the cafe tho. Hopeless, stale, old food and very lousy service.

I suspect that most children under the age of 12/13 don't/ can't really grab onto to science but they need the exposure early and often and this place gives it to them in spades!

Every bit as good as Melbourne's Scienceworks, if not better. The kids had an absolute ball and the fact that they have rooms where exhibitions can change and that they have educated staff giving lectures at a small kids level means that our kids didn't want to leave.

The only negative would be that being a visitor to Canberra, we drove around the block twice before we worked out where the centre was, as signage was poor.

We have taken our kids here several times since the younger was around 18 months and so far they still really enjoy going (our latest trip included five kids up to age ten, who all enjoyed themselves for 4-5 hours). Many exhibits to delight the senses including earthquake simulation room, lightning chamber, musical exhibits, optical illusions, construction areas and more. Exhibits are in rooms stemming from a large open spiral ramp in the central atrium. Live science demonstrations and video presentations are available during the day. Kid zone aimed at ages 0-6 available for bookings and was delightful when our kids were small. Cafeteria on site on the ground floor is presentable and fairly efficent, serving a range of food including sandwiches, burgers, fries, salads (didn't try the coffee sorry!). If you expect to be here with your kids more than twice in the year, their annual pass is decent value and when we last had one it included reciprocal entry rights into similar attractions in other cities (which we used for Melbourne's and Wollongong's science museums when we had our pass).

Great place for kids to learn the basics of science

it is a great place and if you want to go you should

I have loved Questacon since it was in the old Ainslie Primary School. It is flat-out the best science center I have ever been to anywhere in the world.

The exhibits are well done, though many were broken. The entire museum was crowded such that we spent much of the time in lines for individual activities.

Very cool place to take the kids. Heaps for them to do.

Interesting place, the kids loved it. We were comparing it to scienceworks in Melbourne though and when compared, it was a bit of a let down. Very expensive and not really as high end as we expected but the displays and interactive systems were still very good. Worth a visit but like everywhere in Canberra, parking adds a lot more to the cost of the day. Cafe food was pretty ordinary and the gift shop was also very expensive, albeit extensive.

Really awesome science. Great for young and the young hearted.

Very fun for an hour or two of entertainment. Didn't enjoy the new Boeing exhibit

Our experience suffered heavily from the amount of school kids present during our visit. Nobody's fault though. It's a great place for kids to get a hands on experience about how things work and science itself.

Kids loved it here, but allow yourself plenty of time.

Best place for sparking an interest in science! (sic)

Great fun for the kids and parents alike. Very knowledgeable, approachable and helpful staff. So much to see it's hard to fit it all in one day!

Good for kids and very hands on with lots of things to demonstrate all sorts of scientific principles, but less so for adults. $70 for a family ticket is a bit steep. I'd have been inclined to perhaps drop the kids and check out the National Library, National Gallery or National Portrait Gallery which are all nearby.

What an amazing place! It's great for adults AND kids! The whole place is interactive and it's not only fun, you learn how it all works too! The centre piece is the GIANT moon! It was well and truly worth every dollar and I would highly recommend checking this place out!

Questacon is a great experience and education for adults and children.

Very nice and interesting place to visit especially if you have kids

With over 100 interactive exhibits, my time here was filled with amazement and joy. I felt like a child again. There was also a huge moon exhibit in the middle cylinder room. There was also a cloud chamber where you could view what clouds forming up close looks like.

Amazing and educational, with a brilliant special area for young children. Remember to pay for parking though, even if you are juggling little people and pushchairs and nappy bags...

I've spent the whole day there and could go again the next day. It is very interactive, fun and educational for the kids (and grown ups too). It was a bit busy, but the fact I went on a long weekend during school holidays and with the Floriade happening in the city could have a big contribution to it.

Spent 5 hours here today. With lunch. Excellent for the kids! Lots of things to do, lots of learning. The staff are knowledgeable and friendly. Food from the cafe was really good. Just love this place. Hadn t been here since I was a boy, so taking my own kids was nice. The Gravitram was still there!

Always a fun day out at Questacon. The staff are really helpful and the exhibits are always amazing.

Amazing place for the little minds to flourish and marvel at little science facts and phenomenon, as well as a great place to burn some energy!
The facilities are very well maintained and appear to refresh frequently.
The cafe is also surprisingly good.
I'm definitely getting the annual membership!

Loved it Interesting place for all ages Plenty to see and do

Kids loved it, not enough time in the day to spend here.