Museum

Cobar mining heritage

Cobar, New South Wales

Cobar's copper and gold history told through the Great Cobar Heritage Centre and mine lookouts.

Cost
Paid
Booking
No need to book
Time to allow
60 min

Cobar is a mining town on the Barrier Highway between Dubbo and Broken Hill. A heritage centre in the old Court House tells the story, and the Fort Bourke Lookout shows the open-cut. Good stretch-the-legs on the long road west.

Good to know

  • Combine with the lookout already on your list
Best time
Daytime
Getting there
On the Barrier Highway
Vehicles
Campervans fine
Dogs
No dogs

Facilities

  • Toilets

The location is approximate. Check the official website before you go.

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