Katherine Museum is in the old airport terminal, about 3km from town on the road to the gorge. The original Gypsy Moth biplane flown by Dr Clyde Fenton, the first Flying Doctor, is housed here, along with plenty of interesting old rusty trucks. There's a good selection of historical photos, including a display on the 1998 flood.


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3. Katherine Low Level Nature Park

3.51 MILES

A lovely scenic spot on the banks of the babbling Katherine River, just off the Victoria Hwy (Rte 1) 4km from town. It has a popular dry-season swimming…

4. Cutta Cutta Caves Nature Park

14.48 MILES

About 30km southeast of Katherine (1km off the highway), turn your back on the searing sun and dip 15m below terra firma into this mazelike limestone cave…

5. Pat's Lookout

14.61 MILES

This fine elevated lookout over the inner reaches of first gorge is accessible along the Windolf Walk.

6. Nitmiluk National Park

14.87 MILES

Spectacular Katherine Gorge forms the backbone of this 2920-sq-km park, about 30km from Katherine. A series of 13 deep sandstone gorges have been carved…

7. Leliyn

18.95 MILES

Reached off the Stuart Hwy 40km north of Katherine and a further 20km along a sealed road, Leliyn is an idyllic, safe haven for swimming and hiking. The…