A visit to the Historic Village Herberton is like stepping back in time. Showcasing Australia’s rich and diverse history this outdoor pioneer museum is testament to an era that is long gone.
This incredible museum collects, preserves and displays fascinating historical exhibits from across Australia. The history of this museum is also closely tied with the township of Herberton and features many priceless antiques as well as buildings that have come from the town’s ancestors.
The Village currently features over 60 original buildings that date from Herberton’s foundation years and are as they were originally constructed.
Walking through the Village, visitors are given a sense of being in a real township complete with apothecary, bottle shop, school, bank, grocer’s store, frock salon, toy shop, mechanic, jail and more.
There is just so much to see and do in this amazing village that it needs to be experienced to understand the full depth of history it offers.
Posted By : 891lanaf
The best pioneer village experience I’ve been to including overseas. Authentic with great attention to detail and created with a lot of love and devotion.
From the pub to the state school which was moved completely, to Ada’s dress shop and the record shop adhere you could guess the number of 78’s in a stack, to the vast array of farm machinery you just can’t imagine the amount of stuff that’s been collected here and put on display in such a detailed order. I loved the lifestyle carriage sheds I came across unexpectedly with a funeral carriage and horses and black plumes ranged above the encased hearse. Magnificent! Then the Cobb and Co coach Cooma to Queanbeyan!
I’d highly recommend this to anyone with a slight interest in our history. It’s a true t’estiment to these citizens who’ve put it together. Well done.
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Posted On : 2024-06-19 05:26:47 
Posted By : michaelgD5273MG
Absolutely brilliant , one of the best tourist things we have come across , a word of advice , we visited after lunch and were asked " are sure you want to do this " we thought this was strange but the lovely lady explained it can sometimes take days to.go through this venue , apx $40 each , they offer a three day pass or an option to come back another day ( not possible for us ) so we did it and found out why the other offers there is literally thousands of artifacts and items and buildings to see , not possible in a couple of hours ( strange there was no limited time ticket eg: $20 as we could not possibly see it all , so lesson here is if you go ( don't miss it its great) but go very early in the morning and get the value out of the ticket
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Posted On : 2024-06-08 07:21:37
Posted By : Sharon_C
Absolutely amazing day. So much to see and learn. Allow yourself a full day to explore a walk back in history.
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Posted On : 2024-06-04 19:43:53 
Posted By : MarkE20
What an amazing place.
You need to devote at least a half day or more to see the entire village and do justice to your visit.
Situated on 16acres, there is everything imaginable of historic significance to see here.
Lots of buildings, many dedicated to a specific relic. For example the record players room, it has music playing. Same for the piano teachers room,
They have exhibits that work and you will find times where to be when they start them up. For instance the stationary engines, fire engines, old cars etc.
From memory, the museum was started by one man who collected from childhood and then joined by another and then lots of relics were donated and hence 16acres of it.
You cross the river by two ways, bridge or causeway to more exhibits and one of the largest generators I've ever seen.
They have an area where damper and billy tea is made and served but unfortunately not at the time we were there.
There is a nice cafe on site to enjoy a cold drink or lunch.
There is also a 1/2 hour video on the Tin Mining that was responsible for Herberton becoming a township. Very interesting.
One of the best Historical Villages we've been too. Well worth the drive from Cairns.
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Posted On : 2024-04-15 21:27:50
Posted By : deborahgibsonsmith
Amazing open air museum giving an insight into pioneer life iin Australia. We spent all day looking at the exhibits. The ticket is valid for multiple days so its possible to do a bit one day and return the next.
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Posted On : 2024-03-16 02:01:09
Posted By : Sarah D
This was one of best kept Historical places I have seen. Extremely well maintained and presented.
You need a day to explore the whole area, with rest breaks in between.
The staff were great and provided all the information you could ask for.
Dog friendly, we were able to take our kelpie with us and she got two treats..
This is a must see, you will not be disappointed.
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Posted On : 2024-02-17 02:22:19
Posted By : Boedapest
One of the very best open air museums we have ever seen. Staff is very friendly. We enjoyed our lunch at the Pioneer Camp very much; cooked on open fire an again very friendly staff.
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Posted On : 2024-02-15 05:18:36
Posted By : Journey03781892419
The best and most well kept historic village Ive seen anywhere. I cant imagine how much work gies into the upkeep. Blacksmith was entertaining and educational, damper and billy tea was excellent and the range and quality of displays was amazing. An excellent day out for singles, couples or a family. Travelling around Australia fir work means I see a lot of thus sort of attraction and this is the bedtime anywhere by a long way.
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Posted On : 2023-11-27 17:21:28
Posted By : Greynomad_10
Plenty of artefacts dating back to the early pioneering days to the 1970s. Interesting to envisage how the pioneers survived and thrived and to see what was modern in our time (we are 80) is now regarded as being an antique! Grandchildren would be unable to comprehend how we managed without Apple
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Posted On : 2023-10-23 04:04:36
Posted By : 771judik
Simply amazing! So well done to all involved. Staff were friendly and helpful. Displays were well maintained and the grounds are well kept. Not normally a museum person but could spend days here easily. The film is a must see. Hats off to Herberton! Loved it 💝
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Posted On : 2023-10-10 18:31:26
