Shark Bay World Heritage Discovery and Visitor Centre

A rich and fascination cultural and natural heritage revealed

Few places in Australia could boast the rich and fascinating cultural and natural heritage of Shark Bay. This stunningly beautiful and remote peninsula boasts more than 30,000 years of Indigenous history, was an important site in early French, Dutch and British exploration and is now classified as a World Heritage Area in recognition of its natural wonders. Such history is revealed at the Shark Bay World Heritage Discovery and Visitor Centre. This modern museum and interpretive centre takes visitors on a journey of discovery, with interactive displays, striking photography and remarkable historical artefacts.

Address:

53 Knight Tce
Denham WA 6537
Australia

Opening Hours
Mon to Fri 9am - 4.30pm; weekend hours vary seasonally
Tiny shells make solid houses

The still and hypersaline waters of Shark Bay’s Shell Beach provide just the right environment for these tiny white shells from the fragum cockle to thrive. Trillions of these tiny shells line the...

Project Eden

Bilbies are among those creatures brought back from the brink of extinction thanks to one of the Western Australian Government’s most ambitious nature conservation projects - Project Eden. As part of...

Fashionistas’ finery

Such finery was the attire of choice for fashionistas of the 16th and early 17 centuries. Men, women and children donned ‘ruffs’ such as this one upon their necks - the thickness and detail of the...

More Coral Coast collections

More than a country courthouse collection

Yalgoo of the 1900s is captured in the old Court House Museum. Learn about the people of the region through the interesting array of objects and photographs. Including rarely seen ‘message sticks’ or...

Lighthouse keeper's cottage

Geraldton Historical Society houses its collection in the delightful Bluff Point Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage - a whitewashed building which served as the home of the Geraldton lighthouse keeper and...

Open your eyes to the natural world

The other-worldly looking structures of the pinnacles in Nambung National Park are so intriguing that they capture your full attention. But look a little closer and stay a little longer and a whole...

Take a stroll through Carnamah History

A stroll through the Carnamah Historical Society's museum is like a journey through the region’s past. You’ll find an extensive collection of old machinery and tools in the Museum’s yard and sheds...

While you're in the area

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Town Bluff
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Town Bluff
Town Bluff is a pleasant 10 minute walk along the shores of Denham in the...
via Knight Terrace, Denham, WA 6537
Monkey Mia
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Monkey Mia
Monkey Mia is one of Western Australia's most famous dolphin watching...
Monkey Mia, Monkey Mia, WA 6537
Dolphins of Monkey Mia
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Dolphins of Monkey Mia
The Dolphins of Monkey Mia in the Shark Bay World Heritage area are famous...
Monkey Mia, via, Denham, WA 6537
Denham Seaside Caravan Park
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Denham Seaside Caravan Park
Denham Seaside Caravan Park is situated in a fabulous beach front location...
1 Stella Rowley Drive, Denham, WA 6537