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
Whale oil

Today, the annual humpback whale migration lures tourists keen for a sighting of these gentle giants. But in 1912 it enticed Norwegian whalers to the area to hunt whales at nearby Point Cloates...

Whale shark wire artwork

If there’s any one creature for which Ningaloo is famed, it’s the mighty whale shark. These gentle and giant sharks visit the region each autumn. They were also the inspiration for this giant wire...

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...

More Coral Coast collections

Relocating Koobabbie Farm, kitchen sink and all.

This collection was saved by Coorow Heritage Group, after it was gifted three buildings and the farming equipment from a historically significant farm. Find out about the history of Samuel Rudduck and...

Museum and herbarium

In the mid-1980s residents from the sparsely populated Murchison Shire banded together to build the rammed earth Murchison Museum. Step inside the museum to discover artefacts revealing everyday life...

Old prison protects pioneering history

Wander through the old police house and court rooms which today house the vast Irwin Districts Historical Society collection and you can almost hear the click of chains which once bound prisoners here...

Take a stroll through Carnamah History

A stroll through the Carnamah Historical Society's museum is like a journey through the region’s past. You’ll find an extensive collection of old machinery and tools in the Museum’s yard and sheds...

While you're in the area

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Exmouth Navy Pier
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Exmouth Navy Pier
Rated among the world’s top ten land-based dive sites, Navy Pier is home...
Navy Pier, Exmouth, WA 6707
Mesa Camp at Cape Range National Park
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Mesa Camp at Cape Range National Park
Located in Cape Range National Park, Mesa Camp has access to a wide, sandy...
Cape Range National Park, via Yardie Creek Road, Cape Range National Park, WA 6707
Neds Camp at Cape Range National Park
Accommodation
Neds Camp at Cape Range National Park
Located in Cape Range National Park, Neds Camp has access to a narrow...
Cape Range National Park, via Yardie Creek Road, Cape Range National Park, WA 6707
Cape Range National Park
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Cape Range National Park
Situated on the west side of Exmouth’s North West Cape is the Cape Range...
Cape Range National Park, Cape Range National Park, WA 6707