History museum
Cairns Museum
48 locals recommend,
Location
105 Lake St
Cairns City, QLD
Tips from locals
Take a historical look at Cairns, you will be amazed at how far this town, its pioneers and people have come. Making Cairns what it is today. Queensland's favourite town and Australia's tourist mecca. Trinity Beach Getaway Holiday Home
The Cairns Museum has amazing stories to share about living in the tropics. Stories of heat, sweat and hard work. Of cane, railways, rainforests and reefs. Of White Australia, Aboriginal resistance and European isolation. Tales of tourists, hippies and local celebrations, amidst humidity, cyclones, toads, mould and mozzies.
Learn a little about Cains, the museum is in the CBD and a great place to get a feel for the history of the area, especially on a hot and wet day.
The Cairns Musuem shwcases the Cairns Historical Society's amazing collection of objects, photographs and archival records. This collection holds the secrets and memories of the people, places, events and changing environment of Cairns and Far North Queensland.
If it’s a rainy day and you’re looking for something to do rather than sitting around doing nothing waiting for the rain to stop, which sometime it won’t do for days then try a visit to the Cairns Museum and learn about the history of this cane growing and gold mining port.