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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.