3 Best Places To Visit in Busselton

“Busselton Jetty is the longest timber-piled jetty in the Southern Hemisphere. The attraction is an underwater observatory, where a spiral staircase leads 26 feet below Geographe Bay. Busselton Jetty is now used exclusively for tourism and recreation but has a colourful past as a working jetty. The jetty is characteristic of a rail line along its length, an antique of the railway line into Busselton from Bunbury. The line now carries visitors next to the jetty to an underwater observatory, one of only six natural aquariums worldwide, which opened to the public in 2003. Tickets for the Underwater Observatory Tour include a round-trip train ride, a 45-minute guided tour of the observatory, and a Jetty Day Pass.”

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“The Busselton Museum is accommodated in the one-hectare Old Butter Factory boundaries, nestled on the banks of the picturesque Vasse River. A version of the old Busselton Jetty Rotunda increases the vista. The building exhibits reveal Busselton’s diverse agricultural, forestry and maritime history, with particular importance focused on the popular 1920s Group Settlement Scheme and the heritage-listed Old Butter Factory. The museum started in 1975 and is run by volunteers from the Busselton Historical Society. The workers who care for the artifacts create new displays and continuously work to keep the collection relevant.”

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“Wonnerup House is a historic farm area that was constructed in 1859 and is nestled in over 2,500 acres of land. In 1837, George Layman designed a rough hut, which was destroyed by fire. In the 1870s, when the shortage of a school in Wonnerup was a concern for local people, George Layman Jr. donated property near Wonnerup House for a school built in 1873. In 1973, the National Trust opened Wonnerup House to the public. The National Trust of Western Australia acknowledges and celebrates the connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to their lands, cultures, and heritage throughout the state. Their vital role is integral to their comprehensive approach to heritage conservation and management at all their sites.”

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