Ningaloo Centre

A world of natural and cultural discovery

The large, modern and stylish Ningaloo Discovery Centre includes the Ningaloo Visitor Centre, function centre and adjoining aquarium. Inside the discovery centre you’ll find the region’s cultural and natural history brought to life. Learn about the natural processes that formed the region’s wonderworld of marine life and helped it earn World Heritage status. Discover how Exmouth township formed thanks to its role as an American naval base. And find yourself swept up in rollicking tales of early life in the district.

Address:

2 Truscott Cres
Exmouth WA 6707
Australia

Opening Hours
Mon to Fri 8.30am - 5pm; Sat to Sun 9am - 1pm
Take a drive back to Exmouth’s earliest days

Step inside the ‘Red Bus’ to take a virtual drive back in time. Inside you can watch an audio-visual presentation revealing residents’ stories of early life in Exmouth. The residents share memories of...

Top-secret clandestine craft

It may not look like much but this replica submersible canoe has all the makings of a James Bond film. Known as ‘Sleeping Beauties’, the canoes were designed for clandestine operations during World...

A slice of America in the North West

Exmouth owes its formation to the US naval communication station established in 1968. At its prime the station supported a population of Americans who sent encrypted messages to United States and...

More Coral Coast collections

More than a country courthouse collection

Yalgoo of the 1900s is captured in the old Court House Museum. Learn about the people of the region through the interesting array of objects and photographs. Including rarely seen ‘message sticks’ or...

Sharing the language and culture of Australia’s first people

The Irra Wangga Language Centre is housed within Geraldton’s Bundiyarra Cultural Precinct. It works to preserve, share and promote the languages of the region’s Indigenous people. Here you can see and...

Lighthouse keeper's cottage

Geraldton Historical Society houses its collection in the delightful Bluff Point Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage - a whitewashed building which served as the home of the Geraldton lighthouse keeper and...

Historic house of former mining pioneer

The sweeping verandahs and many rooms of Northampton’s Chiverton House Museum were once the home of mining pioneer Captain Samuel Mitchell, who led work on the Geraldine Lead Mine at nearby Galena in...

While you're in the area

Filter
Harold E Holt Naval Communication Station
Attraction
Harold E Holt Naval Communication Station
Approaching the Harold E Holt Naval Communication Station near Exmouth...
via Murat Road, Exmouth, WA 6707
Tantabiddi
Attraction
Tantabiddi
Tantabiddi beach is located approximately 38 kilometres from Exmouth...
via Yardie Creek Road, Exmouth, WA 6707
The Beach Shack
Food and Drink
The Beach Shack
Located right at the beach, The Beach Shack serve coffee, fresh juices...
Bundegi Beach, Exmouth, WA 6707
Vlamingh Head Lighthouse Scenic Drive
Attraction
Vlamingh Head Lighthouse Scenic Drive
The Vlamingh Head Lighthouse Scenic Drive offers breathtaking views of the...
Vlamingh Head Lighthouse via Yardie Creek, Exmouth, WA 6707