Esperance Museum
A local museum in a former railway goods shed by the seafront, displaying debris from the Skylab space station that fell on the area in 1979.
The museum occupies an old railway freight shed beside the seaside park. Its exhibits cover migration, farming and pastoral history, seafaring and Indigenous heritage. Its best-known exhibit is debris from the American Skylab space station, which scattered across the Esperance area after it broke up in 1979, along with the local council's famous AU$400 'littering' fine issued to the United States. Entry is cheap, a visit takes about an hour, and it's a good option on rainy days. Opening hours are limited, so check before you go.
Opening hours
Approx. 09:00–16:00 (check website)
Nearby sights
- Esperance Tanker Jetty
- Rotary Lookout
- Blue Haven Beach
- Great Ocean Drive
- Pink Lake
- Twilight Beach
- Observatory Point
- Esperance Stonehenge