Cairns Museum holds fascinating narratives depicting life in the tropics. It offers insights into heat challenges, laborious work, and sweat associated with cane, railways, rainforests, and reefs. Additionally, it explores the stories of White Australia and Aboriginal resistance against European isolation. The museum presents accounts of tourists, hippies, and local festivities amid the region's humidity, cyclones, toads, mold, and mosquitoes. Furthermore, the Cairns Museum pays homage to the Traditional Owners of its lands and extends respect to all First Nations Peoples in Cairns, Far North Queensland, and the Torres Strait. As a family-friendly establishment, the museum is air-conditioned and provides complimentary Wi-Fi for its visitors.
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• Research Centre
• Exhibitions
• Collection.
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CAIRNS MUSEUM REVIEWS
Excellent. What a little gem of a place. Doesn't look like much space from the road, but enter into a magical trip into the past. It's spread out over two floors. Quiet rest spots on the balcony are perfect for views over the streets below. Alot of interesting artifacts you just don't see in a larger museum. True to the region specifically. Lovely, vibrant art, friendly staff and gifts available in the shop. Prices so reasonable for the effort put into presenting unique objects. A excellent time line of the regions also provided. Fascinating trip through history. Thank you!
Lovely little museum with extremely high quality and informative exhibits. I was very excited to see a piece of the Endeavour Tree on display, as I work at a museum that has the rest of that very tree lol. Would love to visit again and hopefully get to chat more with staff, as it was a quiet day when I visited and it seemed that there weren't many staff/volunteers on hand that day, so I didn't want to take anyone away from their busy tasks.
This is a compact but very well curated museum on three floors. The numerous artifacts take you right back in time. There is plenty to read and touch. There is a wealth of period maps and photographs to enjoy.
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Cairns City Library is a historic building offering numerous resources and services for visitors in downtown Cairns City QLD These include a wide array of materials like foreign language resources, DVDs, newspapers, and magazines. The library operates as a comprehensive information centre, catering to many visiting users with international standard services. With multiple dedicated rooms and sections, it provides specialized spaces, such as a spacious area for toddlers filled with children's books and magazines in an inviting atmosphere. Additionally, the City Library hosts the Cairns' Sister Cities display, featuring an interactive touchscreen. The library also organizes creative activities for children in a serene environment. Visitors can enjoy free admission and access to computers, internet, and Wi-Fi. The library also offers entirely self-service facilities for the convenience of its patrons.
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• Meeting Room
• E-audiobooks
• E-books
• E-magazines.
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CAIRNS CITY LIBRARY REVIEWS
Great little library - perfect for a place to sit and use your laptop for a bit. Really nice old building with a big tree outside with a colony of bats (which can be a bit noisy and smelly but interesting!). Went on a holiday to Cairns but was in a backpackers hostel so this is a much better place to check emails and do some writing and internet surfing compared to the hostel room.
Beautiful building. Very spacious and clean with enough tables, desks and seating options. Outlets to charge electronic devices. Computers and printers available. I don't know if the WiFi is limited but all I can tell is that it's fast. Been there for two hours and it worked perfectly fine.
WOW!! What an amazing beautiful library and super friendly and helpful staff. It is definitely the best library I’ve seen in Australia.
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Cairns Cenotaph is a heritage-listed memorial between Esplanade and Trinity Bay near Florence Street. It showcases a blend of granite, sandstone, and marble in its World War I (WWI) monument featuring a digger (soldier) statue. World War I memorials in Australia varied in form, including honour boards and stone monuments. This war memorial holds significant aesthetic and social value, forming part of a broader Remembrance tradition observed throughout Queensland and Australia post-WWI. Culturally and historically, the memorial site has great importance within the Cairns community, serving as a poignant tribute erected in honour of fallen service members from Cairns and Australia. The Cairns Cenotaph stands as a beautiful site of Remembrance, offering a fitting space to honour their soldiers.
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• Clock Tower
• Tourism
• War Monuments.
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CAIRNS CENOTAPH REVIEWS
War memorial cenotaph on the Cairns Esplanade overlooking the ocean. Alot of history can be read telling of the history of Cairns in the World Wars!
This memorial is a wonderful area as a Site of Remembrance which is a credit to the designers and is maintained in wonderful condition.
Beautiful tranquil spot for a Cenotaph. Early morning before all the business of the day to quietly contemplate.
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