Questacon
Questacon – National Science and Technology Centre
Australia's national science and technology centre, with more than 200 hands-on exhibits and a 6-metre free-fall slide. A must for families.
Questacon sits in the parliamentary precinct by the lake. A circular ramp links several themed galleries covering physics, earthquakes, light and sound, and the human body. Its signature attractions are a 6-metre-high free-fall slide and an earthquake simulation house, and science shows run daily. Adult admission is about AUD 30 and child admission about AUD 20. It is open roughly 9:00 to 17:00. It is next to the National Library and the High Court. Parking is paid, and on public holidays the queues can be long, so it is worth booking tickets online.
Opening hours
Daily 9:00 am–5:00 pm
Nearby sights
- National Library of Australia
- National Portrait Gallery
- High Court of Australia
- Old Parliament House (Museum of Australian Democracy)
- National Gallery of Australia
- Captain Cook Memorial Jet
- Commonwealth Park & Floriade
- National Carillon