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Western Australian Museum and Old Perth Gaol

  • Address: Perth Cultural Centre, James and Beaufort Sts., CBD, Perth, Western Australia | Map It
  • Phone: 08/9212-3700
  • www.museum.wa.gov.au

Fodor's Review:

The state's largest and most comprehensive museum includes some of Perth's oldest structures, such as the Old Perth Gaol. Built of stone in 1856, this was Perth's first and only prison until 1888. Today, it has been reconstructed in the museum courtyard, and you can go inside the cells for a taste of life in Perth's criminal past. Exhibitions include Diamonds to Dinosaurs, which uses fossils, rocks, and gemstones to take you back 3.5 billion years; and Katta Djinoong: First Peoples of Western Australia, which has a fascinating collection of primitive tools and lifestyle items used thousands of years ago by Australia's Aborigines.

  • Cost: Free
  • Open: Daily 9:30-5
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