6 places to discover
Bihar Museum is a modern state museum located on Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, Bailey Road in Patna, Bihar. Inaugurated in 2015, it showcases the history and cultural heritage of Bihar from prehistoric times to the modern era. Notable for its contemporary architecture by Maki and Associates and extensive galleries, it houses important artifacts including the Didarganj Yakshi, Mauryan and Gupta sculptures, and regional art collections.
The Commissariat Store Museum is a heritage-listed museum housed in the 1828-1829 convict-built Commissariat Store at 115 William Street, Brisbane City, Queensland. Operated by the Royal Historical Society of Queensland, it is the oldest occupied building in Queensland and one of two surviving buildings from the Moreton Bay penal settlement. The museum displays archaeological artefacts, convict-era exhibits and Queensland history collections within the original stone and brick structure near the Brisbane River.
DownsSteam Tourist Railway and Museum is a volunteer-run heritage railway and museum in Drayton, a suburb of Toowoomba, Queensland. Located at the historic Drayton railway precinct on Stephenson Street, it preserves and restores Queensland Railways steam locomotives and rolling stock. Notable for its restoration of C16 class locomotive No. 1069 'Pride of Toowoomba' and extensive collection of carriages, wagons and railway memorabilia, it offers insight into Darling Downs rail history.
The Kununurra Museum is a community history museum in Kununurra, in the Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley, Western Australia. Operated by the Kununurra Historical Society, it preserves and displays the history of the town and the Ord River Irrigation Scheme. Exhibits include photographs, machinery, agricultural displays and archival material documenting the town's establishment in the early 1960s and its development as an irrigation and agricultural centre in the East Kimberley region.
The National Road Transport Hall of Fame is a large transport museum on Norris Bell Avenue in Alice Springs, Northern Territory. Established in 1995 by the Road Transport Historical Society, it preserves and displays Australia's road transport heritage. The complex houses extensive collections of historic trucks, trailers, vintage cars and memorabilia, including the Kenworth Dealer Hall of Fame and Shell Collection, honouring drivers, pioneers and vehicles that opened remote Australia.
Redland Museum is a community history museum located at 60 Smith Street in Cleveland, Redland City, Queensland, Australia. Established in 1970, it preserves and interprets the social, agricultural and maritime heritage of the Redlands region. The museum holds extensive collections including vintage machinery, horse-drawn vehicles, textiles, photographs and domestic artefacts displayed across indoor galleries and outdoor sheds, documenting early settlement and daily life in the district.