The BEST Museums in Porcupine QLD

Step back in time and lose yourself in the golden history of the Zara Clark Museum - Charters Towers. The trip from Townsville to Charters Towers is an easy hour and a half drive on sealed road. When you visit Charters Towers you will experience the Queensland outback and all the heritage buildings which line the streets of this quaint gold rush town including the Zara Clark Museum and Stock Exchange Arcade. If you’re looking for things to do in Charters Towers, the Zara Clark museum has an impressive collection of photographs, machinery you can learn about gold history and all the stories of this regional town that will intrigue everyone from history buffs to young children. Engage with passionate volunteers to hear what life was like in Charters Towers when 15,000 soldiers were based there during WWI and WWII. Prepare to lose yourself in the drama and excitement that was Charters Towers over a century ago as you tour through displays featuring agricultural, mining and medical equipment, some of it still in working order.

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Visitor Information Centre.

The town of Windorah hosts the Whitula Gate Museum, a must see when travelling through the Channel Country. Stop in at the Windorah Information Centre to access the museum, have a chat and a cuppa with a local and get the low down on all the other exciting things to see and do in Windorah. Windorah Visitor Information Centre and the Whitula Gate Museum are located on the main thoroughfare through Windorah, in the heart of the Channel Country. The centres provides a welcome stop during your travels, with Driver Reviver tea and coffee, beautiful gardens, historical displays, road and tourist information and good local knowledge. The friendly staff will make you feel welcome and provide you with all the information you require to make you journey as easy as possible. Free WIFI is available and also free use of public computers. See you soon.