Queensland Maritime Museum
A maritime museum at the southern end of South Bank, where you can board the WWII frigate Diamantina and see a historic dry dock dating to 1881.
Queensland Maritime Museum is at the southern end of South Bank Parklands, beside the Goodwill pedestrian bridge. The museum occupies the South Brisbane dry dock, built in 1881. Its main highlight is the WWII frigate HMAS Diamantina, sitting in the dry dock, where visitors can go aboard and see the bridge, engine room and crew quarters. Indoor galleries cover Queensland's coastal shipping, lighthouses, diving and shipwreck history. Outdoors, several historic vessels and lighthouses are on display. Admission is about A$20. It suits visitors interested in seafaring and military history, as well as families, and a visit takes about 1.5 hours. Walk along the riverfront from South Bank Parklands, or cross the river from the Botanic Gardens via Goodwill Bridge.
Opening hours
Approx. 09:30–16:30
Nearby sights
- South Bank Parklands
- Queen's Wharf Brisbane
- City Botanic Gardens
- Kangaroo Point Cliffs
- Queensland Museum
- Queen Street Mall
- Brisbane City Hall & Museum of Brisbane
- Queensland Art Gallery & Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA)