Rottnest Island Museum
Currently Open- Address: Henderson Avenue, Cockburn, Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia Map
- Timings: 11:00 am - 03:30 pm Details
- Phone: +61-0893729777
- Time Required: 01:00 Hrs
- Tags: Museums, Family And Kids
However delightful the island is now, it has quite a dark history. Learn all about it in this tiny little museum. The building, built by aboriginal prisoners, used to be a hayshed and a granary, but now it comprehensively cover’s the island’s past of shipwrecks, natural history, European settlements, their conflict with and imprisonment of the Aboriginals. A lot of the story is told via a stunning array of photographs.
Rottnest Island Museum Travel Tips
- You’ll find the museum behind the Thomson Bay Settlement Shopping Mall.
Entrance Ticket Details For Rottnest Island Museum
- You need to donate a gold coin to enter. In Australia, these are in fact bronze coins valued at AUD 1-2.
How to Reach Rottnest Island Museum
- You’ll have to drive, walk or cycle to here. The Hop-on-hop-off bus shoud stop near the visitor centre on Henderson Avenue.
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- Rottnest Island Museum Address: Henderson Avenue, Cockburn, Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia
- Rottnest Island Museum Contact Number: +61-0893729777
- Rottnest Island Museum Timing: 11:00 am - 03:30 pm
- Best time to visit Rottnest Island Museum(preferred time): 11:00 am - 02:30 pm
- Time required to visit Rottnest Island Museum: 01:00 Hrs
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4.3/10
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43.01% of people who visit Rottnest Island include Rottnest Island Museum in their plan
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243 Times
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11 AM - 12 PM
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55.56% of people start their Rottnest Island Museum visit around 11 AM - 12 PM
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1 Hr
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People usually take around 1 Hr to see Rottnest Island Museum
70.59% of people prefer to travel by car while visiting Rottnest Island Museum
People normally club together The Basin and Oliver Hill Battery while planning their visit to Rottnest Island Museum.