Perth History and Culture

373 reviews, 738 travel blogs, 943 photos and videos about 36 historic and cultural things to do in Perth.

You'll also find some useful ratings and information so that you can get all of the unbiased information you need before filling your next trip with lots of fun things to do.

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Swan Bells Perth
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48 reviews 26 travel blogs 72 photos
Distance: 0.7 miles from city center

Category: Historic sites

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- Jan 1, 2012 Fantastic to see and to hear the bell ringers at work
- Mar 4, 2006 ... edge of the Swan River and dominating Perths waterfront are the Swan Bells which include the twelve royal bells of St ...
- Jul 7, 2004 ... celebrating Buddha was in full swing next door to Perth's newest landmark, the Swan Bells Millennium Tower, a curvy, pointy, ...
- Oct 5, 2006 ... there, before heading back into the city and visiting the modern swan bells building, we went to the highest point we could ...
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Caversham House Perth
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6 reviews

Distance: 9.9 miles from city center

Category: Historic sites

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Swan Valley Heritage Trail Perth
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2 reviews

Distance: 6.5 miles from city center

Category: Historic sites

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Western Australian Museum Perth
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28 reviews 206 travel blogs 98 photos
Distance: 10.3 miles from city center

Category: Museums

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- Mar 10, 2011 ... nbsp; is how bloody expensive it is. I think Perth and Western Australia has always been traditionally more expensive ...
- Feb 26, 2007 ... Cuba 4. Fundacion de Joan Miro - Barcelona, Spain 3. Museum of Anthropology - Athens, Greece **** 2. Prado - ...
- Mar 15, 2004 ... before making our way to the Museum of Art and the museum of Western Australia. It was soon time to meet Leeanne so we ...
- Jun 9, 2005 ... needed time to recover. We took a walk up to the Museum of Western Australia where we learnt a bit about the history of ...
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Art Gallery of Western Australia Perth
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34 reviews 10 travel blogs 1 photo
Distance: 6.7 miles from city center

Category: Museums

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- Dec 15, 2006 ... we spent 'doing the sights' around Perth. Firstly we visited the Art Gallery of WA, which housed the usual ...
- Mar 27, 2007 ... first - lots of wandering and a visit to the Art Gallery of Western Australia and the Museum - both of which were ...
- Oct 27, 2009 ... highlight for Carrie was a visit to the Art Gallery of Western Australia, where we saw the Western Australian Indigenous ...
- Jan 17, 2010 ... a museum, the Western Australia Museum. The Art Gallery of Western Australia was pretty good, but I was disappointed that ...
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Northbridge Perth
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40 reviews 214 travel blogs 54 photos
Distance: 1.8 miles from city center

Category: Sightseeing

Reviews & Experiences:
- Mar 15, 2004 ... into Perth which is a really small city and made our way to Northbridge to find somewhere to stay. We got a room at a ...
- Mar 4, 2006 ... before we headed south so we made our way to the Perth Mint (PIC), Australia's oldest operating mint and one of the oldest ...
- Jun 19, 2005 ... Refugee Day. Joining the crowds we marched through Northbridge all the way to Perth's Cultural Centre, flanked by police ...
- Aug 13, 2004 ... the hostel I had decided upon, this was the YHA in Northbridge, Perth. It was quite large with reasonable facilities and I ...
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The Henge Perth

Distance: 1.3 miles from city center

Category: Sightseeing

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Penguin Island Perth
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37 reviews 35 travel blogs 65 photos
Distance: 26.6 miles from city center

Category: Sightseeing

Reviews & Experiences:
- May 3, 2007 ... is a very busy tourist spot for day visitors and picnics. Penguin Island is accessible on low tide via the sand island ...
- Feb 3, 2008 ... only a few months old, just awesome. Then it was off to Penguin Island, to see the captive penguins & spot some wild ...
- Dec 31, 2009 ... ) und letztlich die kleinen Pinguine von Penguin Island. LG Cyril Hi eveybody, hello from Perth, where I cam back for the ...
- Oct 13, 2005 ... jacuzzis and stuff, but unlikely I'm afraid. I took a trip to Penguin Island with the girls, and we saw some penguins ...
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Government House Perth
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3 reviews 3 travel blogs 5 photos
Distance: 0.6 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures

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- Nov 30, 2005 ... be put off by all the English-ness!) then round Government House and the Supreme Court Gardens... Quite successful ...
- Jun 24, 2011 ... in the city to look at some kangaroo sculptors next to the Government House. King's Park is an absolutely amazing park that ...
- Jan 28, 2011 ... when we popped our heads around the door. Nearby Government House was an impressive building in attractive gardens as ...
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Holmes � Court Gallery Perth
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2 reviews

Distance: 1.8 miles from city center

Category: Museums

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St George's Terrace Perth
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12 reviews 3 travel blogs 4 photos
Distance: 0.5 miles from city center

Category: Historic sites

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- Oct 7, 2006 ... might have something to say. The main drag in Perth is St George's Terrace which is where most of the business premises ...
- Aug 24, 2007 ... and a HUGE crowd (29,738 in total!!!)�set off up St George's Terrace towards King's Park.� Sophie and the rest of the 1/2 ...
- Jul 28, 2007 ... 185 Bar & Restaurant The Chifley on the Terrace 185 St george's Terrace Perth (08) 9226 3355 ...
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Minnawarra Historic Precinct Perth

Distance: 6.5 miles from city center

Category: Historic sites

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Barracks Arch Perth
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10 reviews

Distance: 1 miles from city center

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Law Courts Perth

1 travel blog
Distance: 0.7 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures

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- Feb 14, 2008 ... would be sacrificed to the working of Sar's ideas. Money, law courts, newspapers, the postal system and all foreign travel ...
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Museum & Fire Safety Education Centre Perth
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1 review 1 travel blog

Distance: 0.8 miles from city center

Category: Museums

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St. Mary's Cathedral Perth
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17 reviews 7 travel blogs 14 photos
Distance: 0.8 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures

Reviews & Experiences:
- Oct 22, 2005 ... results texted from Ireland! Michelle went to mass in St Mary's Cathedral and was surrounded by various GAA jerseys who ...
- Jul 16, 2008 ... food made by sponsors so no choice. Tried to visit St Mary's Cathedral opposite Hyde Park. Swarming with pilgrims. We gave ...
- Dec 24, 2011 ... sites and views. We saw the Swan Bell Tower and St Mary's Cathedral. The latter interested me as it looked basically brand ...
- Apr 14, 2011 ... kangaroo statues, the very modern St. Mary's Cathedral, and St. George's Cathedral where the excellent Ascalon ...
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Perth Town Hall
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7 reviews 15 travel blogs 26 photos
Distance: 3.8 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures

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- Nov 12, 2004 ... but there's still a few about. The convict built 1868 Perth Town Hall, St Georges Cathedral 1888, the 1836 Georfian style ...
- Oct 5, 2006 ... shops that scatter the town, we saw a beautiful church and the town hall in the main square and then drove up to Fremantle ...
- Sep 5, 2006 ... in den Bus gepflanzt. Wenn mal jemand in Perth ist und Gratislinsen braucht... Town Hall aussteigen und in den naechsten ...
- Jan 2, 2006 ... High St Mall, had a quick look around the shops, pat the town hall and stopped at the Fremantle Prison. We booked onto the ...
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London Court Perth
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29 reviews 24 travel blogs 61 photos
Distance: 0.5 miles from city center

Category: Performances

Reviews & Experiences:
- Mar 4, 2006 ... some lovely old English features and even has an area named 'London Court' (PICS). It wasn't quite like being at home but ...
- Apr 3, 2006 ... to make sure we are on the mend. First went to London Court (a touristy fake Tudor precinct which is exactly how London is ...
- Jul 7, 2004 ... morning but most shops were open including a little street called London Court decked out in fake-Tudor and Union Jacks, a ...
- Oct 5, 2006 ... all these years!) took us down to Perth's shopping area and into an arcade known as London Court, we both agreed that in ...
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St. George's Cathedral Perth
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6 reviews 1 travel blog 2 photos
Distance: 0.6 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures

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- Apr 14, 2011 ... kangaroo statues, the very modern St. Mary's Cathedral, and St. George's Cathedral where the excellent Ascalon ...
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SciTech Discovery Centre Perth
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21 reviews 3 travel blogs
Distance: 2.4 miles from city center

Category: Museums

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- Jul 1, 2011 We had a very fun day at SciTech Discovery Center, which would simply be called a Children's Museum in the States. It ...
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Museum of Childhood Perth

Distance: 1320.5 miles from city center

Category: Museums

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The Cloisters Perth
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6 reviews 1 travel blog
Distance: 0.7 miles from city center

Category: Historic sites

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- Nov 18, 2006 ... The clay was used to make Perth's earliest buildings including the Barrack's Arch, the Cloisters, and the Deanery. ...
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All Saints Anglican Church Perth
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2 reviews

Distance: 10.1 miles from city center

Category: Buildings and Structures

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Infants' Butterfly Garden Perth

Distance: 3.6 miles from city center

Category: Historic sites

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Perth Mint
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68 reviews 84 travel blogs 52 photos
Distance: 1.1 miles from city center

Category: Historic sites

Reviews & Experiences:
- Jun 9, 2005 ... a walk up to the Museum of Western Australia where we learnt a bit about the history of how Perth came about, and how it had ...
- Mar 4, 2006 ... before we headed south so we made our way to the Perth Mint (PIC), Australia's oldest operating mint and one of the oldest ...
- Nov 12, 2004 ... 4000km took us from Sydney NSW to Perth WA. Somewhere over the red centre of Australia whilst flying at 30,000 feet we ...
- Aug 13, 2004 ... rather well! The next morning we started to approach Perth finally. In Australia, they tend to be fussy about moving ...
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The Old Perth Observatory

Distance: 1.4 miles from city center

Category: Historic sites
Armadale History House Perth
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1 review

Distance: 16.8 miles from city center

Category: Museums
Toodyay Perth
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9 reviews 7 travel blogs 3 photos
Distance: 14.6 miles from city center

Category: Historic sites

Reviews & Experiences:
- Mar 4, 2006 ... before we headed south so we made our way to the Perth Mint (PIC), Australia's oldest operating mint and one of the oldest ...
- Apr 14, 2008 ... ocean before breakfast and visited Kath's mum's country house in Toodyay, a rural village in WA where we saw wild ...
- Mar 6, 2010 ... where we based ourselves during our time in Western Australia. Olivia, Craig's oldest daughter, was the flower girl at our ...
- Oct 23, 2011 ... a lovely dinner with mum and an early night. Sunday takes us to Burger King, up through Toodyay and onwards to Paynes ...
Western Australian Medical Museum Perth

Distance: 2.8 miles from city center

Category: Museums
Aviation Heritage Museum Perth
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5 reviews

Distance: 7.1 miles from city center

Category: Museums