Port Douglas Museums

Port Douglas is one of Far North Queensland’s tourism capitals, aptly renowned for its easy access to the Great Barrier Reef, sandy golden beaches and its beautiful scenic rainforest. It contains superb vantage points offering magnificent postcard views of the coastline and sparkling sea. The main tourist attractions here include the famous Port Douglas museums.

As defined by the International Council of Museums (ICOM) Statutes, a museum is typically a “permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education, enjoyment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment." Port Douglas museums offer a great way to learn about the town’s culture, heritage and history. You can choose from Port Douglas museums and visit the popular destination for tourists and locals alike

Port Douglas museums are significant for its historical association with the development of Port Douglas. The Shipwreck Museum is an important element in the townscape of Port Douglas, being most visible from the sea and surrounding hills. This Port Douglas museum contains significant marine wreck artifacts which form part of Ben Cropp's collection. Court House Museum in Port Douglas is a timber building constructed on the police reserve adjacent to the waterfront at Port Douglas in 1879. It is identified as the second oldest surviving timber court house to be commissioned by the Queensland Government. Some of the Port Douglas museums exhibits include Chinese Community, Road Construction, Police Service, Shipping Navigation, Sugar Cultivation and Coral Sea Battle. Cooktown is the gateway to the wilderness. Cooktown Museums in Port Douglas was founded in 1873 as the port for the Palmer River Goldfields.
Every June the town celebrates Cooktown's status as it is Australia's first European settlement at a Discovery Festival.

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Shipwreck Museum in Port Douglas
Court House Museum in Port Douglas
Cooktown Museums in Port Douglas