Carlton
Pauline Gandel Children’s Gallery at Melbourne Museum
A hands-on gallery for babies to five-year-olds, with a dinosaur dig, discovery garden, museum objects and movement play.
Indoor playFamily attractions
Family attractions for young children in Melbourne
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Spotswood
Scienceworks
A hands-on science museum with interactive exhibitions, a planetarium and special school-holiday and under-five programmes.
Indoor playSchool holidaysFamily attractions
Parkville
Melbourne Zoo
A large wildlife attraction with daily animal experiences, indoor and outdoor children’s play spaces and published kids’ party packages.
Birthday partiesFamily attractions
Werribee South
Werribee Open Range Zoo
An open-range wildlife attraction with a free safari bus, more than ten indoor and outdoor play spaces and family food outlets.
School holidaysFamily attractions
Chadstone
LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Melbourne
An indoor LEGO attraction for children with build zones, interactive rides, a 4D cinema, soft play and bookable birthday packages.
Indoor playBirthday partiesFamily attractions
Doveton
Myuna Farm
A working community children’s farm with animal encounters, feed trail, tractor and pony rides, playground, café and party spaces.
Birthday partiesEat & playFamily attractions
Scoresby
Chesterfield Farm
A public animal farm with tractor rides, cow milking, reptile talks, sheepdog demonstrations and party bookings.
Birthday partiesFamily attractions
Abbotsford
Collingwood Children’s Farm
An inner-city working farm where families can visit animals and open spaces, with onsite food and bookable birthday packages.
Eat & playFamily attractionsBirthday parties
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