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James Cook Museum
James Cook Museum Review
Cooktown, in its heyday, was a gold-mining port town, with 64 pubs lining the 3-km-long (2-mi-long) main street. A significant slice of this colorful history is preserved here at the National-Trust-run James Cook Museum. The former convent houses relics of the Palmer gold-mining and pastoral eras along with Aboriginal artifacts, canoes and mementos of Cook's voyage, including the anchor and one of six cannons jettisoned when the HMS Endeavour ran aground. The surprisingly nice shop sells books and souvenirs.
- Address: Helen St. at Furneaux St., Cooktown, QLD, 4895 | Map It
- Phone: 07/4069-5386
- Cost: A$10
- Hours: Daily 9:30--4, may close Feb.--Mar.
- Website: www.nationaltrustqld.org
- Location: Cooktown
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