Sights in Coober Pedy
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Faye's Underground Display Home
Many of the early dugout homes were simply worked-out mines, but these days they’re usually specifically excavated residences. If you want to see one, Faye’s Underground Display Home was hand dug by three women in the 1960s. It’s a little chintzy, but the living-room swimming pool is a winner! Even when it’s a stinker outside, subterranean temperatures never rise above 23°C, and air-conditioning isn’t necessary.
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Old Timers Mine
The brilliant Old Timers Mine was mined in 1916 but was then hidden by the miners. The mine was rediscovered when a dugout home punched through into the labyrinth of tunnels, which now make a great tour. There’s also a museum, a re-created 1920s underground home and free mining equipment demos daily (9.30am, 1.30pm and 3.30pm).
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Serbian Orthodox Church
The largest and most impressive, with rock-wall carvings. It is 8km south of town.
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Umoona Opal Mine & Museum
The Umoona Opal Mine & Museum is a large complex right in the centre of town, with informative tours of the mine and displays of Aboriginal mythology and traditions, as well as exhibitions on the early mining days.
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sculpture garden
An eclectic sculpture garden with ‘art' and some leftover props from the film Pitch Black.
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St Peter & Paul Catholic Church
Coober Pedy's first church still has a sweet appeal.
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Catacomb Anglican Church
Remote sermons beamed onto a big screen.
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