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Cooktown

History & Culture | History & Museums

Cooktown Creative Arts Association

Local art and crafts for sale, plus workshops, at the Old Railway Station

Cooktown

Beaches, Waterfalls & Swimming Holes

Cherry Tree Bay

Secluded beach with clean sand and palms, reached by walking tracks

Cape York Peninsula

History & Culture | History & Museums | Indigenous Culture & Heritage

Lockhart River Arts Centre

Contemporary Aboriginal art inspired by Lockhart River’s culture and coast

Cooktown

Beaches, Waterfalls & Swimming Holes

Finch Bay

Mountain-framed beach with giant rocks, a river mouth and garden trails

Rainforest Coast

History & Museums

Black Cockatoo Gallery

Wildlife art, rainforest views, refreshments and conservation insights

Cooktown

History & Museums

Cooktown Museum

Explore Cooktown’s history in a restored convent, from Cook to gold rush

Cooktown

History & Culture | History & Museums | Indigenous Culture & Heritage

Cooktown Cemetery

Explore diverse historic graves, cultural stories and gold rush mysteries

Cooktown

History & Culture | History & Museums | Indigenous Culture & Heritage | Island & Reef Experiences

Mary Watson

A tragic 1881 escape from Lizard Island ended in thirst and loss

Cooktown

History & Culture | History & Museums | Indigenous Culture & Heritage

The Normanby Woman

Mystery surrounds the fair-skinned woman captured near Byerstown in 1887

Rainforest Coast

History & Culture | History & Museums | Indigenous Culture & Heritage

Bana Yirriji Arts Centre

Temporarily closed after Cyclone Jasper; a new location is being sought.

Cooktown

Fishing & Boating | Island & Reef Experiences

Great Barrier Reef Snorkelling

Snorkel spectacular coral gardens and see tropical marine life from Cooktown.