West Coast Heritage Centre
West Coast Heritage Centre, Zeehan
A large mining museum in the former silver-mining town of Zeehan, with mineral specimens, steam locomotives and a recreated old street, tracing the mining history of Tasmania's West Coast.
The West Coast Heritage Centre lies about 45 kilometers north of Strahan in Zeehan. It occupies historic buildings including a late-19th-century mining school and is considered one of Tasmania's finest mining museums. Exhibits include a rich collection of minerals, old steam locomotives and rail carriages, a re-created mine and street scenes, and the Gaiety Theatre, where celebrated performers once took the stage. Admission is about AU$25, and allow 1.5-2 hours. It can be combined with Henty Dunes for a half-day self-drive.
Opening hours
Daily around 10:00–16:00 (check official website)
Nearby sights
- Henty Dunes
- Ocean Beach
- Strahan & Gordon River Cruise
- The Ship That Never Was
- Hogarth Falls
- Queenstown, Tasmania
- West Coast Wilderness Railway
- Horsetail Falls