74 Mosman St, Charters Towers, Queensland 4820 Australia

The Charters Towers Visitor Information Centre provides a 7 day information and tour bookings service to visitors and locals alike. Explore the Orientation Room, speak with one of our wonderful volunteers and purchase some goodies from the Gift Shop merchandise in the Centre. Open 7 days a week 9am - 4pm weekdays and 9am - 12pm weekends (specific dates in those months may vary) except Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day, Good Friday and Anzac Day morning.

26 Deane St, Charters Towers, Queensland 4820 Australia

The old Miner's Cottage in Charters Towers is not your usual museum! Owned by a retired prospector, Alan Silverwood, the little cottage is now partnering with the Venus Battery in Charters Towers to provide a "Hands-On" GOLD PANNING EXPERIENCE. Visitors can "Try their luck " in the "tailings " on site. Full tuition is available and this activity is very popular. Every year, hundreds of school-age children visit the cottage and the battery learn about the golden history of the town. Located near the centre of Charters Towers, the cottage is in walking distance from Visitor Information Centre. Visit both venues with a discounted "GOLD PASS" For opening times, contact the information centre. book online - https://www.historicaustralia.com.au or email [email protected] Gold panning participants get to keep the alluvial gold the find. Families welcome. Not interested in finding gold? Watch a panning demonstration or tour the cottage (reduced fee applies) GOOD Luck!

Millchester Road, Charters Towers, Queensland 4820 Australia

Located on the outskirts of Charters Towers, the Venus Gold Battery offers an insight into the incredible Australian gold rush of the late nineteenth century.

76 Mosman St, Charters Towers, Queensland 4820 Australia

Built to a design by Mark Cooper Day as the Royal Arcade, the Charters Towers Stock Exchange operated here from 1890 until 1916. The building houses many local Charters Towers businesses and the National Trust of Queensland Don Roderick Art Gallery. A rare example of an arcade in Queensland, one with architecture adapted to climate and well-liked for its scale and barrel-vault entrance, the Stock Exchange Arcade is indicative of the rise and fall of fortune on the nineteenth century goldfield.

441 Urdera Rd, Charters Towers, Queensland 4820 Australia

Texas Longhorn Wagon Tour & Safaris situated at Leahton Park, is just 10km from the famous gold city of Charters Towers or 140km south west of Townsville,Queensland, Australia. Leahton Park is home to Horseshoe B Longhorns - the largest herd of purebred Texas Longhorn cattle in Australia and JR - the Guinness World Record horned steer whose horns measure more than 9 feet three inches or 2.82 metres from tip to tip!Take a horse drawn wagon ride and a trip back in time - back to the old west, to the era of the legendary Texas Longhorns! These historical cattle are direct descendants of the millions of Texas Longhorns that walked in the great trail herds from Texas in the late 1800's. Enjoy camp oven cooked damper and billy tea served from the genuine cowboy chuck wagon before taking an informative tour of the Bethel Saddlery custom saddle shop. Learn some of the history of this iconic and magnificent breed of cattle whilst enjoying the yarns with your hosts and fellow travelers.

Black Jack Road Off Mosman Street, Charters Towers, Queensland 4820 Australia

36 Mosman St, Charters Towers, Queensland 4820 Australia

Built in the late 1800's and early 1900's the ‘Zara Clark Museum’ includes a large collection of transport related and local artefacts, as well as mining and medical items and photographs. Two, single storey brick and stucco buildings similar in design and scale make up the Museum.

441 Urdera Rd, Charters Towers, Queensland 4820 Australia

Leahton Park is a beautifully presented 1100 acre property situated 10km by sealed road from Charters Towers. It is home to Texas Longhorn Tours.

120- 130 New Queen Rd, Charters Towers, Queensland 4820 Australia

Charters Towers, Queensland 4820 Australia

Charters Towers is haunted by the ghosts of gold – this North Queensland town was built on this metal, blood, sweat and toil. Meet at the Charters Towers Visitor Information Centre, to undertake this Ghost Tour with a local historian. Walk the streets of the ghostly gold rush town of Charters Towers, hear real ghost stories from local Towers people and visit real haunted sites.

82 - 90 Mosman St, Charters Towers, Queensland 4820 Australia

The World Theatre is a impressive venue with 660 seat Mt Leyshon Auditorium staging professional live performances, conferences and other events; 2 cinemas screening latest release 2D & 3D movies, plus alternative titles such as Andre Rieu concerts or filmed plays; Heritage listed building which was originally a Bank built in 1891 and now the very attractive theatre foyer containing the Box Office and space for special events such as free foyer recitals; along with the Art Gallery showcasing local and traveling exhibitions. Owned and operated by the Charters Towers Regional Council. Find us on Facebook: World Theatre Charters Towers