What Interests You?
The museums of MMV have an extraordinary range of attractions, covering all facets of maritime heritage from long-ago to the modern world.
Do you prefer real vessels, ship models or working engines? Or the lives of sailors and pioneers? Or places that cater to children, or offer tours, accommodation, or night events? Check out our Museum Finder tables, and plan a visit to the multi-site maritime museum that has it all.
| ATTRACTIONS | Major Vessels | Heritage Site |
Maritime Focus | Historic Focus |
| Seaworks | Visiting | Y | Melbourne Port | General |
| Castlemaine | Restored | Naval ships | World War 2 | |
| Tug Wattle | Restored | Steam vessels | 1930s | |
| Mission | Y | Seafarers | General | |
| Polly Woodside | Restored | Sailing Ships | Victorian era | |
| Cerberus | Wrecked | HMVNavy | Victorian era | |
| Queenscliffe | Y | Boats, Pilots | General | |
| Cape Otway | Y | Lighthouse | General | |
| Flagstaff Hill | Y | Shipwrecks | Pioneers | |
| Portland | Fishing | Pioneers | ||
| Port of Echuca | Working | Y | Paddlesteamers | Pioneers |
| Pioneer S'ment | Working | Y | Paddlesteamers | Pioneers |
| Port Albert | Y | General | General | |
| Amazon 1863 | Y | Shipwreck | General | |
| Cape Schanck | Y | Lighthouse | General |
| FACILITIES | Guided Tours | Children' Interests |
Functions, Weddings | Refreshments | Extras |
| Seaworks | Y | Y | Y | Local | Pirates Tavern |
| Castlemaine | Y | Local | Working engines | ||
| Tug Wattle | |||||
| Mission | Y | Y | Art, chapel | ||
| Polly Woodside | Y | Y | Y | Theatre, pirates | |
| Cerberus | |||||
| Queenscliffe | Y | Y | Local | Pilots & lifeboats | |
| Cape Otway | Y | Y | Y | Art, accommodation | |
| Flagstaff Hill | Y | Y | Y | Theatre, lightshow | |
| Portland | Y | Y | Whale skeleton | ||
| Port of Echuca | Y | Y | Y | Y | Night tours |
| Pioneer S'ment | Y | Y | Y | Y | Theatre, lightshow |
| Port Albert | Local | Wreck artefacts | |||
| Amazon 1863 | Local | ||||
| Cape Schanck | Y | Y | Views |
| ARTEFACTS | Collections | Ship Models | Wheels Bells, etc |
Navigation, Lighthouses | Diving, Port Items | Cannons, Armaments |
Shells, Dioramas |
| Seaworks | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Castlemaine | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Tug Wattle | |||||||
| Mission | Y | ||||||
| Polly Woodside | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Cerberus | Seaworks | ||||||
| Queenscliffe | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Cape Otway | Y | Y | |||||
| Flagstaff Hill | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Portland | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||
| Port of Echuca | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||
| Pioneer S'ment | Y | ||||||
| Port Albert | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||
| Amazon 1863 | |||||||
| Cape Schanck | Y | Y |
| REFERENCES | Paintings, Drawings | Photos, Prints | Charts | Original Documents | Library |
| Seaworks | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Castlemaine | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Tug Wattle | |||||
| Mission | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Polly Woodside | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Cerberus | Online | ||||
| Queenscliffe | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Cape Otway | Y | Y | |||
| Flagstaff Hill | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Portland | Y | ||||
| Port of Echuca | Y | ||||
| Pioneer S'ment | Y | ||||
| Port Albert | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Amazon 1863 | |||||
| Cape Schanck | Museum |