Overview
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1 day
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Welcome to Cairns Museum – a snapshot of our fascinating, beautiful, dynamic frontier region and its people. Situated in the central business district of Cairns, the air-conditioned Museum’s incredible collection holds the secrets and memories of the people, places, events and changing environment of Far North Queensland.
Learn, play, explore and be excited at Cairns Museum with interactive, engaging and fun displays.
It’s a lively place representing the growth of an energetic and wild tropical region.
After you have finished exploring, take a break on the upstairs verandah, offering views across Cairns’ city centre.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What To Expect
Cairns Museum
The Cairns Museum and the Cairns Historical Society Research Centre are located in the Cairns School of Arts building, in the heart of the Cairns CBD. The Society's extensive archival and photographic collections are open to anyone with a research interest in Cairns or Far North Queensland. Explore the history of tropical life at the Cairns Museum. Family friendly, air-conditioned and free wi-fi. Admission includes all exhibitions.
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Skip the Line: Cairns Museum Admission Ticket
What‘s Included
All Fees and Taxes
Meeting points
Cairns Museum
Cnr Lake and Shields St, 93/105 Lake St, Cairns School of Arts Building Cairns Australia
End points
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
6 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Blue View
Margar550,Apr 12, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent experience! Expertise of the staff, talks and displays was very informative & enjoyable. Highly recommended. We spent 3-4 hours here.
Cairns experience 2022 even after covid
kghaymes,Jun 6, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The museum was very interesting and they have a helper walking around with any advice his name was John and very nice and also funny,John made it a pleasant experience. The Cairns history was excellent and very informative 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Stop in for a little bit of History…
Nomad19055125866,Feb 28, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent place to learn a bit about Cairns I wouldn’t have known! Dee, John and Tony were super insightful! Highly recommend!
Facinating local history
marilinez2020,Dec 1, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was a fantastic way to showcase our city's history to visiting friends and learn so much fascinating history at the same time. It was grear to learn the stories behind so many familiar local names. Definitely a place locals should spend some time exploring. The volunteers are so friendly and I really appreciated being shown the interactive map display of photos from then and now.
Guided Museum Tour with 2 grandchildren
Adventuresbyl-m,Jan 15, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My 2 grandsons and l took the guided tour this morning. What a delightful way to spend a few hours with 2 inquisitive boys! Really interesting historical information given in a very accessible and friendly way. My grandsons, 9 and 7 year olds really enjoyed the morning and learnt a lot. Thank you for a reasonably priced educational opportunity! Well done Cairns Museum!
Informative and friendly
Adam M,Aug 15, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We went into the museum and were greeted by friendly faces, all volunteers. On starting the visit we were offered a highlights tour of the first gallery by a very knowledgeable lady. She bought the exhibition to life. On moving downstairs we were passed to a young man who gave us the next highlights tour he was entetaining and candid! The museum isn't huge but well exhibited, we had an enjoyable couple of hours. Thank you to the lovely staff of volunteers.
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