Museum of Tropical Queensland

Museum of Tropical Queensland is a museum in Townsville, Queensland which is located on Flinders Street. Museum of Tropical Queensland is situated nearby to the public aquarium Reef HQ, as well as near the historic building Queens Hotel.

Opening hours: 9:30 AM—4:00 PM
Type: Museum
Address: 70-102 Flinders Street

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Reef HQ and Tobruk Memorial Baths.

Reef HQ

Public aquarium

Photo: Rabs003, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Reef HQ was the world's largest living coral reef aquarium located in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The aquarium was built as a Bicentennial Commemorative project and was a part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.

Tobruk Memorial Baths

Sports venue

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

The Tobruk Memorial Baths is a heritage-listed complex of outdoor swimming pools on The Strand, Townsville CBD, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Tobruk Memorial Baths is situated 530 metres northwest of Museum of Tropical Queensland.

Victoria Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Victoria Bridge is a heritage-listed swing bridge over the Ross Creek at Stokes Street, Townsville CBD, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The central-pivoting swing bridge was constructed by G. Victoria Bridge is situated 530 metres southwest of Museum of Tropical Queensland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Townsville and Townsville City.

Townsville

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Townsville is a laid-back coastal city of over 173,724 people in North Central Queensland. Townsville is on the coast and enjoys an average of 320 days of sunshine a year.

Townsville City

Suburb

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Townsville City is a coastal suburb at the centre of the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the suburb of Townsville City had a population of 2,945 people.

Castle Hill

Suburb

Castle Hill is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The suburb is based on and around the mountain of the same name.

Museum of Tropical Queensland

Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Townsville, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-19.25738° or 19° 15′ 27″ south

Longitude

146.82224° or 146° 49′ 20″ east

Operator

Queensland Museum

Open location code

5RG8PRVC+2V

OpenStreetMap ID

node 60436753

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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