Other sights in South Coast
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Whale World Museum
The Whale World Museum, 21km from Albany, is based in Frenchman’s Bay at Cheynes Beach Whaling Station, which closed in November 1978. There’s the rusting Cheynes IV whale chaser and station equipment to inspect outside. The museum screens several 3-D gore-spattered films and other films about whaling operations, and displays harpoons, whaleboat models and scrimshaw (etchings on whalebone). There are free guided tours on the hour.
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Yongergnow Malleefowl Centre
The excellent community-managed and volunteer-run Yongergnow Malleefowl Centre is in Ongerup, about 50km north of the Mount Trio Bush Camping & Caravan Park – check opening hours before visiting.
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Albany Wind Farm
En route to Whale World, about 12km from Albany, stop off to take a look at the Albany Wind Farm, the biggest in the southwest and an eerily striking sight as you get closer.
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Porongurup National Park
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The town has been settled since the 1830s and the convict-built 1868 police station and gaol have been preserved as a museum.
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Banksia Farm
All 77 species of weird and wonderful Australian banksia tree have found a home at the Banksia Farm.
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