Located on the outskirts of Charters Towers, the Venus Gold Battery offers an insight into the incredible Australian gold rush of the late nineteenth century.

The old Miner's Cottage in Charters Towers is not your usual museum! Owned and operated by a retired prospector, Alan Silverwood, the little timber workers cottage houses Alan's extensive collection of Australiana, Antiques, Collectables, Curios and a whole lot more.... Visitors can browse the collection or try their hand at gold panning in the "tailings". Full tuition is available and this activity is very popular. Every year, hundreds of school-age children visit the cottage to learn about the golden history of the town. Located near the centre of Charters Towers, the cottage is within walking of the Post Office. The Miner's Cottage is open for bookings and personalised guided tours 7 days a week. Just call the owner to make a booking. School groups and bus tour groups are specially catered for, over 1000 schoolchildren visit the cottage to learn about the fascinating history of Charters Towers. The gold panning is very popular! Real GOLD can be found in the tailings...

The Charters Towers Visitor Information Centre provides a 7 day information and tour bookings service to visitors and locals alike. Explore the Orientation Room, speak with one of our wonderful volunteers and purchase some goodies from the Gift Shop merchandise in the Centre. Open 7 days a week 9am - 4pm weekdays and 9am - 12pm weekends (specific dates in those months may vary) except Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day, Good Friday and Anzac Day morning.

Built in the late 1800's and early 1900's the ‘Zara Clark Museum’ includes a large collection of transport related and local artefacts, as well as mining and medical items and photographs. Two, single storey brick and stucco buildings similar in design and scale make up the Museum.

Built to a design by Mark Cooper Day as the Royal Arcade, the Charters Towers Stock Exchange operated here from 1890 until 1916. The building houses many local Charters Towers businesses and the National Trust of Queensland Don Roderick Art Gallery. A rare example of an arcade in Queensland, one with architecture adapted to climate and well-liked for its scale and barrel-vault entrance, the Stock Exchange Arcade is indicative of the rise and fall of fortune on the nineteenth century goldfield.

Leahton Park is a beautifully presented 1100 acre property situated 10km by sealed road from Charters Towers. It is home to Texas Longhorn Tours.