Questacon–The National Science and Technology Centre Reviews

Few months ago my family and our friends with their kids we went to visiting quistcon as we disided...Alough, it wasn't first time but all of us found something new. We were all excited as first time. Food was great. we had such good time nice and friendly environment great technology, . Planty to expolor and learn for all ages. Bring back child hood mammories Thankyou.

Fun and educational with some great shows that can entertain curious kids young and old.

First time I've been here with the kids (3&5) and they had a ball with the hands-on activities.

Have had an annual membership for years - firstly because I loved it here and now because the kids love it. Great escape in cold Canberra winters or rainy days. Nice and close to the lake for a picnic afterwards in Summer. Mini Q is fabulous for under 6's. During school holidays they limit this area to 45 minute sessions so there's plenty of time to play without being overcrowded. The changing exhibitions mean there's always something new to see and it's great fun for everyone. Check out Science Time for kids during the week too.

Fantastic fun and educational exhibits for all ages

Great place for kids and adults to learn. Take your time and talk to the Questacon Team

Great place to introduce kids to science and interesting for the adults too.
Allow 2-3 hours to see everything properly. There are 8 separate galleries to explore with different themes in each. Gallery 6 offers a good play area do young children to explore different concepts such as water, space, construction, cooking. Gallery 8 is for the older kids and adults with lots more cool displays to interact with.

kids had a ball $70 a family it is not cheap but worth it for the kids. If taking little one remember to book for the littlies room early. No extra charge but a great play for them.

A place where kids have fun while learning a lot as well. Been there twice and intend to visit again. Enjoyed the show as well

Totally interactive and amazing. Everywhere you go there is something else to grab your attention and try. Every age is catered for even special places for vety little ones. Give yourself heaps of time!

So much to see and do. Very interactive. Allow at least 4 hours to see it all. More if you like to linger.

Very good place for kids. The inside of the structure has tons of different rooms you can visit, like the room with the big moon and bean bags for you to sit on, the room where you can test how fast you throw a ball or shows that are full of different science experiments. There is a parking lot in front of the building. The best part is that there is a automatic robot which you can talk and whatever you do he copies you!!

This place is amazing! Lots of fun activities for the kids. A must see science museum.

So many great exhibits to inspire interest in science for all ages.

I first went to questacon in primary school over 20 years ago. I still remember it and it had sparked the science interest in me and I m of many others.

Being your kids here. Schools tend to have excursions here with a Canberra trip.

Loads of fun for all ages. Could spend an entire day here so get in early

Great place. Love the free fall experience! Need one full day to properly experience the whole place without rushing.

Great place for kids to learn science and have fun while doing so.

Not much science happening in the fun parlour. More staff needed to explain experiment / observation / ...

Interesting but definitely catered towards children. I thought it would be akin to the Science Centre in Ontario, Canada and was a bit disappointed. Definitely a great place if you've got kids!

Very family friendly place. Plenty to do. More focused for younger kids and perhaps early teens. Excellent range of interactive areas to explore and enjoy

Great place for big and small kids to vist when in the ACT

Interactive science experience for.adults and children of all ages.

We planned to go there for my 4 years old son but after getting there I was the one who didn t have enough of it simply amazing experience!!!!!

I really wanted to revisit this place again after my botched visit in primary school
I m glad I got to do it in my own time
It was great fun

the only reason why people go to the ACT because of the big green slide

Definitely a spot for the kids, but those who are young at heart can also enjoy it. Interesting for anyone with a hidden inner scientist.

Perfect location for school holiday activities. All the displays are interactive, and engaging for small children up to teenagers. Staff were lovely and took the time to show the children extra displays. Wheelchair accessible, however only a few wheelchair parks available. Plenty of nearly parking if you are able to walk.

Awesome. Allow 4 hours to see everything properly. Kids will love it.

Fantastic hands on learning experience. Honestly could have spent hours here. Packed out when we went in school holidays.

Very Hands on for kids..Lots to see and do. Kids loved the lightning cage.

It's good for kids. 06 to 07 hours will be sufficient for a family to visit this place.

Absolutely amazing place, good memories have been made

Good to kids. MiniQ very nice to little ones. Scientific shows are great

We were part of the 'Mission to Mars' tours that are Questacon's response to the coronavirus restrictions and safety requirements.

We had a fantastic couple of hours being led through different experiences and experiments. After or safety briefing, we traveled to Mars, seeing the relative change in size of the plants as we went. We stopped of at the awesome earth and experienced some of the differences between Earth and Mars including the atmosphere, quakes and a map. Then we went to the Q lab and saw some environmental impacts including the effect of a thinner atmosphere and ice made of carbon dioxide instead of water. Then we saw and felt how rocket fuel works and experienced a couple of different fuels. Then we walked under the 7m mars and experienced a sunrise.

There was plenty of hand sanitiser available and they had given serious thought to encouraging social distancing and limiting unnecessary contact. (Maybe a little bit more thought needed for the walk up the long ramp). I felt very safe taking my 8 and 4 year old along. It was also pitched well with my 8 year old and I both smoking questions and expanding our understanding of the red planet. We had a wonderful time and thank the diligent questacon staff for the experience.

Especially the free fall,its soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cool

My favourite place in Canberra. I learn so much each time I go.
Everyone needs to come here and do the free fall. it required adult as well as children to hang on a bar 10 meters high and then let go so that you can slide off.

Scary and fun at the same time.

A great experience, however very little has changed since the last time I visited in 2011.

Great place for a family outing, lots to learn and there are a lot of different interactive activities for the kids! If you want to get a quick bite to eat, the cafe sells great food.

A wonderful place to take the kids. Be sure to coordinate the science shows.

Good for first timers ...not so much for repeat visits

Super busy, hard to get a go at any of the hands on exhibits unless you queued up. It seemed like it was overfull in most of the galleries with people bumping into each other. We were disappointed to find that mini q was fully booked out until 3pm - we arrived at 11am, there was no way our 2 yr old would last that long. The science show was great though, and kids enjoyed this part the most.

Expensive but well worth it, lots to learn and kids love it. Avoid busy times.

Bring your kids and your walking feet. A fun and educational day for all. Great cheeseburger in the cafe too

This place is awesome! I am now a member and as a SAHM I come here alot! Great fun for my 2 year old throughout the centre. We can spend a whole day here or just a quick drop in to visit MiniQ.
The staff are fantastic, really friendly, helpful and enthusiastic - they love what the do and it shows!
Memberships are really well price and worth it for parents.

Expensive and have the things are worn out. Technology area looks basic e.g. apple store would have more things to do

Great place for kids at all ages. Having fun and learn science at the same time. You could spend a whole day here. For people live in Canberra, it is definitely worth to get an annual membership, it is great value and member lounge is a great place to have a break when you have young kids.

Great place for the family. Engaging and fun for all ages

Great place to play and learn. Even our 2 year old had a blast. There's a whole section for kids under 6 and every other section is loads of fun

Very good place to spend time with kids. We stayed almost 4 hours there.

Great science exhibition, lots of interesting things for kids and adults alike!

My son's really love this place.. Many interesting exhibits for children and even adult..

When my friend and I visited Questacon one Thursday morning, there were 3 classes of school kids which had assumed a position at nearly every exhibit station. It is a bother having to wait for a turn at everything. This place would be better to go to when there aren't so many kids, maybe on a weekend. Other than that the attractions were interesting, but also the same as many seen at Scitech in Perth, WA.

This place is a must do in Canberra it is so so much fun

A great place for children and grown ups to have a fun play with science.

Highly recommended activity to do during any trip to Canberra. Love how interactive Questacon is, with lots of hands on experience. The new light exhibition is fantastic with lots of engaging experimental learning opportunities. Would love to see more high end science and technology demonstrations to inspire the next generation but I am sure this will with the push for STEM.

Great place only problem was some of children need better manners. Toilets were a reasonable condition but that would be due to the high use.