65Spot Score
Ballina Naval and Maritime Museum
Museums · Ballina
Museum featuring a historic raft, extensive models of ships & other related dioramas & artefacts.
4.8(349)· GoogleView details →
Byron Bay
Best Museums in Byron Bay (2026)
13 museums in Byron Bay, compiled from each venue's published details and Google Places data, ordered by Spot Score. Use the filters for suburb, price, hours and features.
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64Spot Score
The Farm Byron Bay
Cafes · Ewingsdale
Working farm, plant nursery & sustainable market garden with tours, an onsite restaurant & a bakery.
4.4(5,306)· GoogleView details →
63Spot Score
Evans Head Heritage Aviation Museum (F111 Museum)
Museums · Evans Head
Evans Head Heritage Aviation Museum (F111 Museum) is a museum in Byron Bay, Byron Bay. It holds a 4.7-star Google rating from 337 reviews. Our editorial Spot Score is 63/100.
4.7(337)· GoogleView details →
60Spot Score
Tweed Regional Museum - Murwillumbah
Museums · Murwillumbah
A Murwillumbah museum exploring the Tweed’s history and culture through exhibitions, collections, events and learning programs.
4.6(183)· GoogleView details →
57Spot Score
Muckware Ceramics Studio
Museums · Newrybar
Muckware Ceramics Studio is a museum in Newrybar, Byron Bay. It holds a 5.0-star Google rating from 37 reviews. Our editorial Spot Score is 57/100.
5.0(37)· GoogleView details →
55Spot Score
Bangalow Heritage House Museum
Museums · Bangalow
Bangalow Heritage House Museum is a museum in Byron Bay, Byron Bay. It holds a 4.5-star Google rating from 69 reviews. Our editorial Spot Score is 55/100.
4.5(69)· GoogleView details →
49Spot Score
Haven Gallery Byron Bay
Museums · Byron Bay
Haven Gallery Byron Bay is a museum in Byron Bay, Byron Bay. It holds a 4.1-star Google rating from 27 reviews. Our editorial Spot Score is 49/100.
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49Spot Score
Crawford House Museum
Museums · Alstonville
An original farmhouse museum exploring family life, local history and household objects from the early 1900s to the 1960s.
4.8(10)· GoogleView details →
48Spot Score
Evans Head Living Museum
Museums · Evans Head
A volunteer-run museum exploring Evans Head and the Northern Rivers through local history, Aboriginal culture, military heritage and family research.
4.7(10)· GoogleView details →
48Spot Score
Mullumbimby Museum
Museums · Mullumbimby
A Mullumbimby museum exploring Brunswick Valley history through local objects, photographs, documents, buildings and machinery.
4.4(14)· GoogleView details →
47Spot Score
Brunswick Valley Historical Society Inc Museum And Park
Museums · Mullumbimby
Brunswick Valley Historical Society Inc Museum And Park is a museum in Byron Bay, Byron Bay. It holds a 4.5-star Google rating from 10 reviews. Our editorial Spot Score is 47/100.
4.5(10)· GoogleView details →
46Spot Score
Ballina District Historical Museum
Museums · Pimlico
A community museum in Pimlico preserving and sharing the social and cultural history of Ballina and surrounding districts.
4.8(5)· GoogleView details →
46Spot Score
CoastSnap Byron Community Beach Monitoring
Museums · Byron Bay
CoastSnap Byron Community Beach Monitoring is a museum in Byron Bay, Byron Bay. It holds a 5.0-star Google rating from 5 reviews. Our editorial Spot Score is 46/100.
5.0(5)· GoogleView details →
About these results
Rain or shine, Byron Bay's museums are a rewarding few hours — from natural history and science to local heritage. Many offer free general entry, with ticketed special exhibitions.
Listings are compiled from each venue's own published information and Google Places data, and ordered by Spot Score — a composite of attributed ratings, review volume, category fit and information freshness, not a firsthand review. Hours-based filters use published opening hours, which are not kitchen or last-order times. Sponsored placements are labelled and never counted in results. Spotted an error? Send a correction.
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What are the best museums in Byron Bay?+
The museums on this page are ordered by Spot Score, which combines attributed Google ratings, review volume, category fit and how recently the details were re-checked against their sources. The highest scorers appear first.
How is the Byron Bay museums ranking decided?+
We blend independent signals — Google star ratings and review counts, popularity, the completeness of available information and freshness — into a single Spot Score out of 100. It is a composite of those signals, not a firsthand review, and it cannot be bought.
Can I filter museums by suburb or price?+
Yes. Use the filters to narrow by suburb, minimum Google rating, price level, whether a place is open now according to its published hours, and features such as dog-friendly or outdoor seating. A filter only matches venues whose details state that feature.
How many museums are listed in Byron Bay?+
We currently list 13 museums across Byron Bay and surrounding suburbs. Venues are added over time and details are re-checked against their published sources; please confirm hours with the venue before you go.