🏛️ Museum
Albany's Historic Whaling Station
The world's only complete whaling station museum, Australia's last to close, at Discovery Bay.
Typical duration
120 min
Price
Around $37 adult (≈ €22 / $24)
From port
20 km / 12.4 mi
Transfer time
25 min
Indoor / Outdoor
mixed
Queue risk
low
📋 Booking recommended👨👩👧 Family friendly♿ Wheelchair accessible
🕐 Best time to visit
Allow a half-day; morning avoids the afternoon coach crowds
At Discovery Bay you can walk through the entire preserved plant of Australia's last whaling station, which operated until 1978. Restored oil tanks, a whale-chaser ship and honest exhibits tell the full story of the industry, alongside gardens and wildlife that make it a surprisingly rounded half-day.
Getting there from the port
By car or tour to Frenchman Bay on the Torndirrup peninsula
🚌 Best transport: rental_car💶 Cost: $25-35 taxi one-way