La Perouse Museum

The La Perouse Museum is a history museum housed in the heritage-listed 1881-1882 Cable Station at La Perouse in southeastern Sydney, New South Wales. Located within Kamay Botany Bay National Park on the northern headland of Botany Bay, it interprets the 1788 French expedition of Comte de Lapérouse, the trans-Tasman submarine telegraph cable, and the Aboriginal heritage of the Bidjigal and Gadigal peoples. It displays navigational instruments, maps, and cultural artefacts.

Visitors can expect a small museum inside the restored Cable Station building overlooking Frenchmans Bay and Botany Bay. Inside are exhibitions on the Lapérouse expedition, the 1876-1917 submarine telegraph cable linking Australia and New Zealand, and local Aboriginal history and culture. The building retains original cable station features, with display rooms, interpretive panels, and artefacts. Outside, visitors can explore the headland, lawns, and views to Bare Island Fort within Kamay Botany Bay National Park.