Uncover Hidden Stories and Tales From Times Past

A walk down memory lane

Some stories stay etched in our minds while others you have to see to believe. If you are the later, but enjoy a good tale or two as well, take a wander through some of Southern Queensland Country’s most captivating and immersive museums.

Miles Historical Village Museum is one of Australia’s leading regional museums, displaying replica village streetscape depicting Queensland’s rural history during the 1800’s.

Did you know the rabbit industry was bigger than mining and agriculture in Texas in the 1930s? Texas Rabbit Works, which was once the Riverside Freezing Works in 1928, is now one of the region’s top tourist attractions, with interactive displays sharing the history of the rabbit industry during the depression.

Set along the original Cobb+Co route, Cobb+Co Museum is home to the National Carriage Collection, boasting a variety of interactive displays, exhibits and heritage trade workshops. A visit to the Chinchilla Historical Museum will reveal heritage and history dating back to the Jurassic era, with prehistoric fossil woods and the Green Plague featuring.

Take it outdoors

When you’re in a part of the Sunshine State where the weather is good one day and better the next, it makes sense to seize the opportunity to soak up some rays, stretch your legs and see the sights. Southern Queensland Country is bursting with artwork to explore outdoors.

With one painted silo artwork, three painted water tanks, and nearly 100 murals to discover, it’s safe to say everything is a canvas in our country. Beginning just 2 hours from Brisbane follow this guide to explore our region’s best outdoor artwork. Discover one of Queensland’s bustling street art scenes with over 55 murals (and counting) in Toowoomba or see Millmerran’s pioneering history come to life in a series of six installations across the town. Further on you will find an absolute must-see, the silo mural at Yelarbon, Queensland’s largest mural silo artwork with a 1,800m2 painting across eight silos.