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Macleay Museum

The oldest natural history museum in Australia, largely kept in storage, but they have quite a collection of insects from Darwin, Raffles and other keen entomologists.

Address: Top floor of Macleay Building
Getting there: Off Science Lane
Hours: Mon-Fri 10AM-4:30PM, first Sat of the month noon-4:30PM
Price: Free
Website: sydney.edu.au (opens in a new tab)

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