The town’s old police station, established to smooth relations between pastoralists and Indigenous people, is now a museum displaying old police and mining equipment.


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1. Policeman's Point

1.06 MILES

Signposted off the Victoria Hwy northwest of town, Policeman's Point is a pretty spot overlooking the Victoria River. It is said to have once been used by…

2. Escarpment Lookout

1.45 MILES

Escarpment Lookout, accessible via a sealed road, has fine views over town and the surrounding country.

3. Gregory's Tree

8.9 MILES

The leader of the 1855 European expedition to these parts, AC Gregory, inscribed his arrival date into a baobab; it is still discernible (and is explained…