Things to see and do

 

Sovereign Hill                                   

 

 

Ballarat’s most renowned tourist site. The open-air museum recreates aspects of Ballarat’s past as it was in the city’s gold mining heydey of the 1850’s.                        

 

Blood on the Southern Cross (Sovereign Hill)

 

Located at Sovereign Hill this after dark light and sound spectacular is a not to miss experience.

 

Gold Museum(Sovereign Hill)

 

Located at Sovereign Hill, the gold museum houses a glittering collection of nuggets, ornaments and coins.

 

Eureka Stockade Centre                  

 

Home of the Ballarat Information Centre. This state of the art information centre uses a range of multi-media technology to bring the Eureka story vividly to life.

 

Ballarat Fine Art Gallery

The oldest regional gallery in Australia, see Colonial and Goldfields masterpieces, Heidelberg school paintings and the famous Eureka Flag.

  

Ballarat Wildlife and Reptile Park                             

  

Lake Wendouree/ Botanical Gardens

 

Gold Rush Mini Golf- Home of the Big Miner

 

Ballarat Bird World

                      

The Australian Ex-Prisoner of War Memorial (Ballarat Botanical Gardens)

 

 

 

Elysium Day Spa

Please ask reception for more information on local attractions and events