About Outback at Isa
Outback at Isa is a tourism and cultural complex in central Mount Isa, north-west Queensland, on Marian Street. It combines the Isa Experience Gallery, the Riversleigh Fossil Centre displaying fossils from the Riversleigh World Heritage Area, and the Hard Times Mine underground tour. It also operates as Mount Isa's accredited Visitor Information Centre, interpreting the region's mining heritage, natural history and outback character and providing tour bookings.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a combined visitor centre and museum complex with indoor galleries, fossil displays and a guided underground mine experience. The Isa Experience Gallery presents the history of Mount Isa and the region through exhibits and multimedia, the Riversleigh Fossil Centre displays replica and original fossils and laboratory viewing, and the Hard Times Mine offers a guided tour of a recreated underground mine with helmets and cap lamps. The site includes a café, gift shop and tour booking desk in a central, accessible precinct.
Key highlights
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Riversleigh Fossil Centre showcasing fossils from the Riversleigh World Heritage Area
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Hard Times Mine guided underground tour with helmets and cap lamps
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Isa Experience Gallery interpreting Mount Isa mining and regional history
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Accredited Visitor Information Centre and tour booking hub for north-west Queensland
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On-site café, gift shop and viewing of fossil preparation laboratory
History of Outback at Isa
Interprets Mount Isa's mining history following the 1923 discovery of lead, zinc and silver deposits that led to the city's development, and showcases the Riversleigh World Heritage fossil deposits which document around 25 million years of Australia's mammal evolution
Culture & Context
Located on Kalkadoon Country, the complex presents the cultural heritage of north-west Queensland including Indigenous heritage, pastoral and mining community history, and the outback identity of the Mount Isa region
Route
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