Waldheim Chalet

Waldheim Chalet is a historic alpine chalet and museum located in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania, within the Kentish local government area. Built in 1912 by Gustav and Kate Weindorfer, it served as their home and guest chalet and was instrumental in the campaign to establish the national park. The reconstructed timber building displays original furnishings and interpretive exhibits about early conservation history.

Visitors can explore the reconstructed timber chalet set in cool temperate rainforest near Cradle Mountain. Inside, rooms are furnished to reflect the Weindorfers' era with original artefacts, photographs and interpretive panels. The surrounding forest, boardwalks and short walking tracks provide a tranquil alpine setting. Rangers occasionally provide interpretation, and visitors can view exhibits at their own pace within the small museum building.

Built in 1912 by Austrian-born Gustav Weindorfer and his wife Kate, Waldheim Chalet was their home and guest accommodation in the Cradle Valley. The Weindorfers hosted visitors and advocated for protection of the Cradle Mountain area, leading to its declaration as a scenic reserve in 1922 and later as part of Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park. The original chalet deteriorated and was reconstructed by Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania, opening as a museum in 1976.

The chalet is significant as a symbol of early conservation and alpine tourism in Tasmania and is associated with the origins of the Tasmanian national park system. It reflects early 20th-century mountain accommodation and the cultural heritage of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.