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Lakes District Museum

Address: Buckingham St., Arrowtown
Phone: 03/442-1824
www.museumqueenstown.com

Category: Museums/Galleries
Location: Arrowtown

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Fodor's Review:

To get the full story, stop by the Lakes District Museum, which has artifacts of the gold-rush days, an information center, and a small bookstore and gallery. You can even rent pans and get gold-panning tips to try your luck in the Arrow River. When your patience frays and your hands go icy, keep in mind that a hobby prospector found a 275g nugget in this very river in 2006! (He sold it on eBay for US$15,000.)

Cost: $5
Open: Daily 8:30-5

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