Like something out of a fairy tale, this 1897 building could be mistaken for a gingerbread house, with its stained glass, lovely old floorboards and the witch's hat itself (a terracotta-tiled Edwardian turret) standing proudly out the front, beckoning the curious to step inside. Dorms are light and uncommonly spacious, and there's a red-brick barbecue area out the back.


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1. Hyde Park

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One of Perth's most beautiful parks, suburban Hyde Park is a top spot for a picnic or lazy book-reading session on the lawn, as fountains flow. A path…

2. Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts

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PICA (pee-kah) may look traditional – it's housed in an elegant 1896 red-brick former school – but inside it's one of Australia's principal platforms for…

3. Western Australian Museum – Perth

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The state's museum is a six-headed beast, with branches in Albany, Geraldton and Kalgoorlie as well as two in Fremantle. This main branch in Northbridge…

4. Art Gallery of Western Australia

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Founded in 1895, this excellent gallery houses the state's preeminent art collection as well as regular international exhibitions that, increasingly, have…

5. Scitech

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7. Whipper Snapper Distillery

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