Hours

We’re open between 9 am and 5 pm every day except 25 December.

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Prices & Discounts

All prices are in Australian dollars. Entry to our various exhibitions and a performance by The Excited Particles (when available) is included with admission. Q Club members are always free!

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Directions

We’re located on the shore of Lake Burley Griffin on King Edward Terrace, Parkes (on the corner of Mall Road West), in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

3 hour and disabled parking is available alongside the building and is accessible from Parkes Place. All day parking can be found further along Parkes Place either in the large carpark near the lake or in the overflow carpark behind the National Library of Australia.

By foot, we’re a 30 minute walk across the bridge from Canberra's main business district. Taking public transport, we’re on several ACTION bus routes. If you’re travelling by car, there is a large, free car park next to the Centre.

By post, we’re at:

PO Box 5322
Kingston
ACT 2604
Australia

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Café & Gift Shop

Are you a member of our Q Club? Take 10% off your Café and Shop purchases. Cool!

Enjoy a coffee and cake, cold drink, sandwich or hot lunch right here at Questacon. See if we can tempt your taste-buds or tickle your uvula when you browse the menu online. Our Café is open 8 am to 5 pm. If you’re coming with a group of 10 or more, we also have snack and lunch packs available that can be ordered in advance. (No Q Club discounts on those - sorry!).

This group menu is available for download in the following formats:

• Snack and lunch pack order form (PDF 145 kb)
• Snack and lunch pack order form (Word 224 kb)

From the educational to the sensational, the Questacon Shop sells a wide range of books, interactive science toys, activity kits and teaching resources. It’s located in the lobby, so you don’t have to pay admission to drop in for some shopping.

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