Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum

The Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum in central Bathurst, New South Wales, houses the renowned Somerville Collection within the heritage-listed 1874 Bathurst Public School building. Opened in 2004, it displays one of Australia's most comprehensive fossil and mineral collections, including a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, extensive minerals, and fossils illustrating 600 million years of natural history.

Visitors can expect to explore galleries inside a restored 19th-century school building in central Bathurst. The museum displays thousands of fossils and minerals in well-lit cases, including dinosaur skeletons, amber, opals, and Australian fossils. Interpretive panels and guided tours explain specimens, with a gift shop and educational displays throughout the ground-floor galleries.