National Artillery Museum

North Fort is the home of the National Artillery Museum. The Fort is a memorial to the Royal Australian Artillery Gunners, with over 50 guns and mortars, over 2500 photographs, about 4000 books and research files, numerous paintings, memorials, and medals the Fort tells the story of Australian Gunners.

East Point Museum

The East Point Military Museum was originally set up as an artillery museum by the Royal Australian Artillery Association to exhibit photographs and artefacts from Darwin's war time history. It is a little known fact that Darwin was bombed by the Japanese during World War 2. The 64 raids conducted on Darwin lasted for almost 2 years and killed over 300 people. It is a privately run museum and until recently, has never received any funding from the Government.

3.7 inch anti-aircraft gun

Army Tank Museum Puckapunyal

The museum now has more than 70 Armoured Fighting Vehicles on display in Hopkins Barracks, the home of Australian Armour at Puckapunyal, Victoria. Covering an area of over 4000 square metres the museum is one of the largest armour museums in the Southern hemisphere.

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