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Australian Sugar Heritage Centre
Australian Sugar Heritage Centre
Agricultural | Mourilyan

The Heritage Centre is the home of the Australian Sugar Industry Museum and the collection contains a theatre to watch the harvesting and transport of sugar cane from the local area.
Butterfly Museum
Butterfly Museum
Natural history | Kuranda

Just like a butterfly in its chrysalis, the Cockrell Butterfly Center is having a transformation of its own
Cairns Museum
Cairns Museum
Local history | Cairns

Museum featuring the history of life in the tropics through objects, photographs & archival records.
Cooktown History Centre
Cooktown History Centre
Local history | Cooktown

The center offers family and local history research with over 60,000 names in the database.
Cooktown Museum
Cooktown Museum
Local history | Cooktown

The Cooktown Museum is a Grade I listed former monastery and school and now a museum on Furneaux Street in Cooktown, Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia.
Daintree Entomological Museum
Daintree Entomological Museum
Natural history | Diwan

This world class private collection of rare and local Butterflies, Moths and Beetles allows visitors a hands on experience to see and feel the wildlife of the Daintree Rainforest.
Douglas Shire Historical Society
Douglas Shire Historical Society
National museums | Port Douglas

Museum in 1879 courthouse with exhibits on an infamous murder trial, maps & other regional relics.
Emu Ridge Gallery
Emu Ridge Gallery
Natural history | Kuranda

Museum featuring a 9-m.-high replica of an allosaurus & a diverse range of fossils & gemstones.
Gab Titui Cultural Centre
Gab Titui Cultural Centre
Arts and culture | Thursday Island

The Gab Titui Cultural Center is a contemporary art gallery and a place of preservation of cultural artifacts.
Girringun Museum
Girringun Museum
Aborigional | Cardwell

Girringun Aboriginal Corporation is based in Cardwell, midway between Townsville and Cairns in north Queensland.
Herberton Mining Museum and Great Northern Mine
Herberton Mining Museum and Great Northern Mine
Mining | Herberton

The Herberton Mining Museum History Association Inc. (HMMHA) was formed in February 2020 as a registered organization to support museum operations and collections management.
Loudoun House Museum
Loudoun House Museum
Local history, Houses | Irvinebank

Loudoun House Museum, former home of John Moffat, Queensland's greatest mining entrepreneur, was built in 1884 from North Queensland red cedar.
Mareeba Heritage Museum
Mareeba Heritage Museum
Local history | Mareeba

The Mareeba Heritage Museum and Visitor Information Center is your gateway to the beautiful region and understanding Mareeba's rich and varied history.
Menmuny Museum
Menmuny Museum
Arts and culture, Aborigional | Yarrabah

The museum was built in 1996 and has a nationally significant historical collection showing tradition and impact of Christianity on the community. It displays Indigenous artefacts and local knowledge.
Mulgrave Settlers Museum
Mulgrave Settlers Museum
Local history | Gordonvale

Established in 1992, the museum has a number of historical items and displays relating to the old Mulgrave Shire donated from the local community.

Port Douglas Court House Museum
Port Douglas Court House Museum
Social & Civil, Government Buildings | Port Douglas

Port Douglas Court House Museum is a heritage-listed former courthouse and now museum.
The Australian Armour And Artillery Museum
The Australian Armour And Artillery Museum
Military | Smithfield

Museum with armored & artillery vehicles dating back to the 1800s, including many WWII exhibits.
The Crystal Caves
The Crystal Caves
Natural history | Atherton

Crystal Caves is an adventure museum with samples of crystallized minerals and fossils from around the world.
The Ted Elliott Mineral Collection
The Ted Elliott Mineral Collection
Natural history | Georgetown

A collection of gems, minerals and crystals showcased through nine themed rooms. Over 4,500 specimens including fossils, jewellery, local and abroad minerals, local history and mining memorabilia
Tolga Museum
Tolga Museum
Local history | Tolga

The Tolga Museum is run by a dedicated group of volunteers from the Tolga Historical Society.
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