This is the starting point for your one hour tour of the Gold Rush Colony. To maximise your experience, take a guided tour with one of our experienced tour guides.

Alternatively for a self guided tour we have written information in English, French, German, Japanese and Spanish available at reception. For a relaxed and informal tour - grab a map and feel free to wander through in your own way reading the strategically placed storyboards.

Check the tour clock for the time of the next Guided Tour, which will commence with a demonstration of how to pan for gold in the tank behind the clock. Feel free to drop off or join up with the Tour Guide at any point or follow our suggested route to explore the buildings and exhibits or the Early Australia Gold Rush days of the 1850's.

Not all exhibits are covered in the guided tour. Each tour guide will pepper the tour with personal anecdotes and touches whilst remaining true to the core of what the Original Gold Rush Colony is about.

Feel free to spend some time wandering the grounds, panning for gold, meditating and contemplating, or enjoy your picnic.