The road beyond Silverton becomes isolated and the horizon is vast. Just 5km from town, this lookout, a glorified roadside dust-mound at the highest point as far as the eye can see, affords the kind of views that seem to go on forever: you might recognise them from the film Mad Max 2.
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
Living Desert Sculpture Symposium
15 MILES
A striking range of work on a hilltop northwest of town was created in 1993 by 12 international sculptors. They were responding to the limitless landscape…
Royal Flying Doctor Service Museum
18.86 MILES
This iconic Australian institution has a visitor centre at the airport. There are stirring displays and stories of health innovation and derring-do in the…
Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery
17.36 MILES
This impressive gallery is housed in the beautifully restored Sully's Emporium from 1885. It's the oldest regional gallery in NSW and holds 1800 works in…
14.76 MILES
One of the most memorable experiences of Broken Hill is viewing the sunset from the Living Desert Sculpture Symposium, on the highest hilltop 12km from…
9.84 MILES
The first mines were walk-in, pick-and-shovel horrors. For an eye-opening experience, tour this historic mine (dating from the 1880s) where you squeeze…
17.62 MILES
Teetering atop the silver skimp dump is this moving memorial with memorable views. It houses the impressively stark Cor-Ten steel memorial to the 900…
Albert Kersten Mining & Minerals Museum
17.21 MILES
This Broken Hill museum houses fascinating displays (and a mind-bending video) which explain how the richest lode of silver, lead and zinc in the world…
17.21 MILES
Born in 1927, Jack Absalom is one of the celebrated 'Brushmen of the Bush', a group of five artists that hailed from Broken Hill (Pro Hart was another…
Nearby attractions
1. Silverton Gaol and Historical Museum
2.88 MILES
The 1889 Silverton Gaol once housed 14 cells. Today the museum is a real treasure chest: room after room is crammed full of a century of local life …
3 MILES
The School Museum is a good history pit stop, tracing Silverton's local school from its earliest incarnation in a tent in 1884.
3.08 MILES
This is probably the last thing you expect to find out here, on the edge of nowhere: an eclectic collection of original Mad Max movie props and…
9.84 MILES
The first mines were walk-in, pick-and-shovel horrors. For an eye-opening experience, tour this historic mine (dating from the 1880s) where you squeeze…
14.76 MILES
One of the most memorable experiences of Broken Hill is viewing the sunset from the Living Desert Sculpture Symposium, on the highest hilltop 12km from…
6. Living Desert Sculpture Symposium
15 MILES
A striking range of work on a hilltop northwest of town was created in 1993 by 12 international sculptors. They were responding to the limitless landscape…
15.89 MILES
Kevin 'Pro' Hart (1928–2006) was a former miner and is widely considered one of outback Australia's premier painters. His iconic work is spread over three…
8. Sulphide Street Rail and Historical Museum
17.1 MILES
In the heart of downtown Broken Hill, this interesting museum has a bunch of rusty old rolling stock and rooms full of artefacts relating to local history.