Top rated Historic sites in Australia

Experience the best that Australia has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 41 places from Historic site category.

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Fingal Head Lighthouse
Historical place
👍 Excellent views,but very windy today,good photo 📸 opportunities
4.80 (515 reviews)
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Guilfoyle's Volcano
Garden
Restored circular 1876 botanical garden reservoir looped by a boardwalk with city panoramas.
4.70 (564 reviews)
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State Coal Mine
Historical place museum
👍👍 The State Coal Mine is definitely the tourism highlight of Wonthaggi and the region! This is a terrific coal mine thanks in a large part to the dedication of a special group of people - The Friends of Wonthaggi State Coal Mine. There is just so much to see and do here! Schedule more than one day if...
4.70 (489 reviews)
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Mt Ive Station
Indoor lodging
👍👍 Loads of space for unpowered camping. Power nearer the homestead. Toilets and showers good. Bar in the reception area and a small shop. Friendly staff. Young kangaroos and emus running around when we were there - and of course goats. I'm not into the serious 4wding they offer around the property but...
4.70 (109 reviews)
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Hanworth House
Self-catering accommodation
👍👍 Beautiful, well maintained property. It's huge and has a antique and modern touches and gives a very homily vibes. This can be the most ideal house if one loves vintage and antiques.
4.70 (69 reviews)
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Laurelbank Willoughby
Event venue
👍👍 A beautiful market with a great selection of gourmet French food and bakery. There are also all these shops with beautiful hand-made goodies. Live music was on inside the cottage. A very well spent Sunday for our family.
4.70 (65 reviews)
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Rippon Lea Estate
Garden
Set amid manicured grounds with gardens, this 19th-century mansion offers guided tours & a cafe.
4.60 (1.4K reviews)
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Adelaide Gaol
Heritage museum
One of the country's longest continuously operating prisons, with history & ghost tours & a museum.
4.60 (970 reviews)
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Abbey Museum of Art & Archaeology
History museum
Opened in 1986, this history museum features a variety of art & artifacts from around the world.
4.60 (320 reviews)
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Moonta Mines Museum
Local history museum
👍 It was a very informative and sad place, which made me realise just how lucky we all are to live in current times and how harsh it was for poor miners and their families back then.
4.60 (172 reviews)
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Cowra POW Campsite
Historical place
👍👍 Really well done. There is plenty of info and great stores. Well worth the visit whilst in Cowra
4.60 (142 reviews)
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Wolston Farmhouse
Historical place museum
👍 Beautiful old stone house. Interesting piece of Brisbane history. Lots of birds and kangaroo around. The entire site is not very big, 1.5 - 2hrs max if you come here for the high tea as well. The high tea was fine, very basic. I wouldn’t call it high tea though, more like basic morning tea.
$$ $$
4.60 (133 reviews)
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Gellibrand Hill Summit
Historical place
👍👍 Nice place and good views for the airport and city
4.60 (119 reviews)
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Dawes Point Battery
Historical place
Archeological remains of artillery fort built from 1791 to 1925, with cannons & original flooring.
4.60 (54 reviews)
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Yamba Lighthouse
Historical place
White lighthouse that has been providing a permanent light for local shipping since 1880.
4.50 (659 reviews)
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Richmond Gaol
Historical place
Historic prison dating to 1825, with tours of jail cells, holding rooms & yards, plus a gift shop.
4.50 (655 reviews)
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Hobart Convict Penitentiary
Historical place museum
1830 edifice serving as a chapel, jail & court for male convicts, with an execution yard & gallows.
$$ $$
4.50 (389 reviews)
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Boyd's Tower
Historical place
👍👍 Boyd's Tower is an interesting historical feature near Two Fold Bay. Originally built to be a light house (which never happened) it was used as a lookout for the Davidson Whaling station for many years. The exterior is still in good condition and, as you would expect, the views are worth the walk.
4.50 (251 reviews)
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Beechworth Historic Court House
Historical place
👍👍 The Courthouse is a part of Beechworth historic precinct alongside other historic buildings. It was built in 1858 and has seen many historic court hearing’s including Ned Kelly, his Mum Ellen Kelly and Elizabeth Scott and ran for 131 years. It’s very well preserved and has lots of interesting inform...
4.50 (211 reviews)
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Kangaroo Bluff Battery Historic Site
Historical place
👍👍 Worth a visit for the bottle walls alone.
4.50 (106 reviews)
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