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Sights and landmarks in Ballarat

10 sights worth seeing in Ballarat: landmarks, galleries, monuments and viewpoints.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Sights and landmarks in Ballarat

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    Art Gallery of Ballarat

    The gallery has a large collection of both old and modern works. It also holds the iconic Eureka Flag, flown by the miners at the Eureka Stockade in 1854.

    10AM-5PMFree

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    Ballarat Tramway Museum

    Western shore of Lake Wendouree. The museum operates a fleet of historic trams along 1.3 km of original track through the Ballarat Botanical Gardens. The museum is open Saturdays, Sundays, public and school holidays from 12:30 till 5PM. A 20 minute ride costs $4 adults, $2 for children. There is also a free display of stationary trams and memorabilia at the depot. An 1887 horse tram operates several times per year. Trams are also available for hire.

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    Ballarat Wildlife Park

    Closed Christmas Day. Has a large display of Australian animals, birds and reptiles.

    9AM-5:30PMAdults $25, children $15

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    Kryal Castle

    A replica medieval castle situated just eight kilometres out of Ballarat on the Western Freeway. The attraction reopened in 2013 after multi-million dollar renovations.

    10AM- 4PM weekends and school holidaysAdults $35, children $22, family $99

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    Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka

    M.A.D.E

    Cnr Eureka St and Rodier St, East Ballarat. The 1854 Eureka miners' rebellion against license fees took place here. The new museum opened in May 2013, and focuses on the Eureka miners' rebellion and the changes it caused in Australian democracy. It also provides information on democracy world wide. The exhibits are interactive, and follow you through the history of the rebellion, and its outcome. They have the original Eureka stockade flag preserved and on exhibit.

    10AM-5PM dailyAdults $12, concession $8, family $35

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    Sovereign Hill

    The "Disneyland" of Victoria, it is a recreation of Ballarat during the 1850s gold rushes. Staff wear period costumes and visitors can try their hand at panning for gold.

    Every day except Christmas Day 10AM-5PM, till 5:50PM during daylight saving$41 adult, $18.70 child

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    Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial

    Cnr Wendouree Parade and Carlton Street, south end of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens. The 170-metre-long granite wall has the names of more than 36,000 prisoners-of-war carved into it.

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    Blood on the Southern Cross

    An 80-minute sound and light show depicting the Eureka Uprising.

    Mon-Sat evenings and some Sundays. Times vary$35 adult, $19 child

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    Lake Wendouree

    A large 238-hectare lake in the centre of town. Has rowing, yacht, kayak and fishing clubs.

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    Ballarat Botanical Gardens

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Ballarat (CC BY-SA 4.0).