Cooktown History Centre

The History Centre offers a fabulous smorgasbord of local history, beautifully displayed, for a modest admission fee.

A three night visit to Cooktown was the ideal “add on” to a successful Cairns Outback bus and train trip undertaken by my wife and I in June and July 2022, which included stays in Georgetown, Karumba,...

So much information!

This community History Centre is full of local information which is very worth while visiting. There are other aspects to the history of this area but it shows an interesting insight into the mining ...

Great over-view.

A relatively small collection very well presented which, if you follow the time-line, provides a comprehensive history of Cooktown. Can be done in a couple of hours, but really needs more to appreciat...

Worth a visit

Well presented and very helpful staff Very good information boards on early settlement and settlers. Local artefacts interesting. Impressed with attention to the Chinese inhabitants

A small but interesting museum

A small museum but a great deal of interesting information. The museum is set out in chronological order around the rooms so very easy to move from one display to another, very well organised.