7 places to discover
Cockman House is the oldest surviving residence in Wanneroo, Western Australia, located on Wanneroo Road. Built around 1860 by pioneer James Cockman using wattle-and-daub construction, it is a rare example of early colonial vernacular architecture. Managed by the City of Wanneroo as a heritage house museum, it preserves original structures, period furnishings and gardens, offering insight into 19th-century settler life in the Wanneroo district.
Damang Batu Longhouse is a traditional Dayak Ngaju communal longhouse (Rumah Betang) located in Tumbang Anoi Village, Kahayan Hulu Utara, Gunung Mas Regency, Central Kalimantan. It is notable as the site of the historic Tumbang Anoi Peace Meeting in 1894, which united Dayak tribes. The reconstructed wooden longhouse is designated as a cultural heritage site and serves as a museum and cultural landmark representing Dayak architecture and history.
The Guru Gobind Singh Martial Arts Museum is located at Kapal Mochan in Bilaspur, Yamunanagar district, Haryana. Dedicated to the martial traditions associated with Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the museum displays weapons, arms and exhibits related to Sikh martial art Gatka. Developed as part of the Kapal Mochan religious tourism complex, it aims to preserve and showcase Sikh heritage and martial history for visitors to the sacred Kapal Mochan area.
The Manuel Roxas Ancestral House is a heritage museum in Roxas City, Capiz, preserving the birthplace and childhood home of Manuel Roxas, the first president of the Third Republic of the Philippines. Located near Roxas City Plaza along Rizal Street, the well-preserved early 20th-century house displays period furniture, memorabilia, photographs and personal effects documenting Roxas family life and local history.
Miegunyah House Museum is a heritage-listed historic house museum at 35 Jordan Terrace, Bowen Hills, inner Brisbane, Queensland. Built in 1885-1886 for sugar merchant William Perry and later home to the Perry family, it is now operated by the Queensland Women's Historical Association. The restored timber residence displays period furnishings, domestic collections and exhibitions on Queensland women's history, offering guided tours of its rooms and garden.
The Ninoy Aquino Ancestral House is a heritage house museum in Barangay San Nicolas Poblacion, Concepcion, Tarlac, Philippines. It was the family home of the Aquinos and birthplace of former Senator Benigno 'Ninoy' Aquino Jr. The two-storey wooden house preserves period furnishings, photographs, and memorabilia. Recognized as a historic site, it offers visitors insight into the family's history and early 20th-century Filipino domestic architecture in Central Luzon.
The Vidisha District Archaeological Museum is a state-run archaeological museum located in Civil Lines, Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh. Established to preserve finds from the ancient Vidisha region, it houses stone sculptures, inscriptions, terracottas and architectural fragments dating from the 2nd century BCE to the 10th century CE. Notable for its collection of Yakshi figures, Gupta-era sculptures from Besnagar, Udayagiri and Gyaraspur, it offers insight into central India's early historic art and history.