Beautiful building, very informative, the Endeavour anchor is on display, well worth a visit, very friendly staff, only too happy to help when asked for directions around town More

Allow a couple of hours. There is so much to see and its very interesting. We took our sons there when in there late teens. They didn't want to go, so we said we'd just pop in for a few minutes...hours later we had to drag them out for dinner! We have been many times since as we always take... More

Located in the centre of Cooktown, the James Cook Museum has wonderful interpretive signage and displays detailing first hand accounts from the journals of Captain Cook's crew on the terrors of the shipwreck of the HMB Endeavour which led to them staying for over 2 months on the banks of the Endeavour River in 1770. Look out for the original... More

Very interesting and informative. Lots of photographs, maps and exhibits giving a great insight into the early days of Cooktown and Captain Cook's stay. More

The highlight is definitely the anchor of the Endeavour recovered from the reef a few years back. The museum building is an-ex convent and is a very fine building. Definitely recomended. More

A must do when you visit cooktown. Learn about everything from the goldfish to captain cooks voyage. More

Located in an old convent. Great colonial building with a modern extension housing information about Cook's visit. Also plenty of items referring to life in the years gone. More

An interesting historical museum of the history of Cooktown and it's surrounds. Interesting displays on the history of the Aboriginal people and their responses to Captian Cook's arrival and also of their history of treatment by the European Colonizers. Also interesting Chinese section showing their impact on the area during the gold rush. More

Easy to browse though, even 9year old boys enjoyed it. Make sure you head out to the balcony upstairs and enjoy the view. More