Other sights in The West

1. Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park

   • Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park, Australia
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   The preservation of this region as a national park is due in part to Austrian immigrant Gustav Weindorfer. In 1912 he built a chalet out of King Billy pine, called it Waldheim (German for ‘Forest Home’) and, from 1916, lived there permanently. Today the site of his chalet at the northern end of the park retains the name Waldheim.

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2. Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park

   • Franklin Gordon Wild Rivers National Park, Australia
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   Saved from hydroelectric immersion in the 1980s, this World Heritage–listed national park embraces the catchment areas of the Franklin and Olga Rivers and part of the Gordon River – all exceptional rafting, bushwalking and climbing areas. The park’s snow-capped summit is Frenchmans Cap (1443m; a challenging three- to five-day walk). The park also boasts a number of unique plant species and the major Indigenous Australian archaeological site at KutikinaCave.

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3. West Coast Pioneers Memorial Museum

   • The West, Australia
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   The excellent West Coast Pioneers Memorial Museum, in the old School of Mines building, offers insights into mine workings plus old steam trains, a mineral collection and pictorial west coast history.

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4. Gaiety Theatre

   • The West, Australia
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   Admission to the West Coast Pioneers Memorial Museum includes access to the magnificently restored, 1000-seat Gaiety Theatre; when it opened in 1898 it was one of the largest, most opulent and modern theatres in the world.

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