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10+$188
20+$168
30+$148

In 1851, the world’s attention turned to Ballarat, as the next major international Gold Rush began in earnest. Fresh after San Francisco 1849 rush, fortune hunters of many different nationalities converged on Australia, only to discover the diverse opportunities this great country had to offer Immigrants.

Sovereign Hill takes you back to experience the heady times of the Gold Rush era at Eureka and Sovereign Hill – Ballarat.

The Gold Museum extends Sovereign Hill’s story of Ballarat – a majestic provincial city built on the wealth derived from the great Australian gold rushes of the 1850s. An impressive glass-fronted building with panoramic views, the Gold Museum offers an award-winning gift shop specialising in the sale of gold nuggets and Australian.

Discover the beauty and power of gold as you view an impressive and valuable collection of gold nuggets, alluvial deposits, priceless gold artefacts and gold coins.

‘Ballarat: Inspired by Gold’ is a major exhibition presenting the story of Ballarat from its earliest days through to European settlement and the amazing impact of the gold rushes. Entry to the Gold Museum is free with your Sovereign Hill ticket. Separate entry is also available.

Australia’s foremost outdoor museum, Sovereign Hill re-creates Ballarat’s first ten years after the discovery of gold in 1851 when thousands of international adventurers rushed to the Australian goldfields in search of fortune. By day, Sovereign Hill is where Australia’s history comes to life! It’s just like stepping back in time – from the hustle and bustle of Main Street where costumed ladies and gents parade their new-found wealth, to the excitement of the Red Hill Gully Diggings where you can pan for real gold and it’s yours to keep!

At the Gold Museum you can see a spectacular $100,000 gold pour, venture underground on a fully-guided gold mine tour or catch a horse-drawn coach and tour the town. Go shopping 1850s-style and visit hotels, schools and a theatre with goldfields entertainers. See steam-driven machinery in action and chat with our wheelwrights, candle makers and confectioners as they ply their trades. On our streets and in our theatre, you will be entertained by costumed goldfields characters who are happy to pose for a great photo.

By night, Sovereign Hill presents its spectacular, multi-million dollar sound- and-light show, ‘Blood on the Southern Cross’, the dramatic story of the 1854 Eureka Uprising. Sovereign Hill’s commitment to authenticity and value-for-money family entertainment saw us judged as Australia’s Best Historic and Cultural Experience 2009 by Travelling in Australia Magazine.

Duration 9.00am to 5.30pm
Includes entrance Fee to Sovereign Hill

For more information and booking enquiries, please call +61 3 9354 5025.
Alternatively, email [email protected] or enquire online now and we will get back to you very shortly.

Includes entrance Fee to Sovereign hill