Children's museum

4yo & almost 3yo loved it. Ball pit and neon glow area in particular. Perhaps they are easier to please than older kiddos though.

My son and I absolutely loved coming here. It felt magic the moment we walked in. The lady was so lovely and welcoming. The displays were fantastic. I'd come back again!

The staff here were very friendly, helpful and quick with a joke.Lots of information for all age groups on the history of the whaling industry and more contemporary information about all things maritime.There are 'hands on' displays for a more tactile experience or for younger visitors to experience some of the displays more intimately. The sand pit in the basement would be a lot of fun for the younger generation.There are a few audio visual displays to enjoy and especially the 3D pisplay in the basement theatre is worthwhile.The $9 entry fee is well worthwhile and goes to a good cause.

Fun experience. Not too chaotic, which was good. We could take our time. Loved the ball pit, but there could have been more activities to make things and more staff around to explain science to the kids

Love this place with always something interesting to see. You have to check the times they are open though as that could catch you out, but times are easy to find. It’s a pity more people don’t know about it, very easy to just lose an hour or so having a look at all the old stuff and how it all works.

Lovely experience. Reasonably priced and the kids really enjoyed it. Lady at the front desk was also lovely

Located inside visitor info centre. Not a huge amount to keep you engaged unless you are really into" it. There's a small dig area for young kids to find fossils and some tables to do some colouring in. We were there for approx 30 mins."

Currently closed for the Festival Plaza redevelopment but has a great design by local artist Ellen Marie Artistry on the outside.

It looked tiny but spent a good hour or more here and still could of spent longer if I read everything. Just a walk up entry not knowing what we were going into and so happy we paid the small entrance fee each.Merv was great. I could of been there another hour talking to him but had to keep moving. A really good experience

Visited MOPA today with two kids. Booking online was easy and no wait to get in. Parking is available on street (2 hours timed) When you book, you select a session to attend. There are three available time slots to choose from for Saturdays and Sundays. MOPA is a great venue which suits kids aged 1-8 with a variety of sensory, gross motor and fine motor activities available. They also run regular activities at certain times of the day eg. Painting an actual car out the back! It's a great rainy day activity to attend to with the kids. They have baby change tables/toilets. A cafe with snacks and small meals available. It is a two storey building and only stairs available as far as I could tell, so not suitable for prams/wheelchair access to the upstairs section. Definitely would recommend this place to families with young kids.