Chillagoe's remote savannah location makes it an ideal place to scan the night skies. This observatory, at Chillagoe Eco Lodge, makes it even better, with an equipped viewing dome, two huge telescopes and expert commentary. Hosted stargazing sessions are dependent on the weather. Bookings required.
Chillagoe Observatory
Cairns & Far North Queensland
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Chillagoe−Mungana Caves National Park
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Part of the Chillagoe−Mungana Caves National Park, these eerie, abandoned smelters are a Chillagoe icon. They operated at a furious pace between 1900 and…
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1. Chillagoe−Mungana Caves National Park
0.46 MILES
This park boasts a magnificent miscellany of features including 400-million-year-old limestone caves, Indigenous rock art, eerie outcrops and the ruins of…
0.47 MILES
Part of the Chillagoe−Mungana Caves National Park, these eerie, abandoned smelters are a Chillagoe icon. They operated at a furious pace between 1900 and…