Travel Reference
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Around Albany
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Sights
Whale World Museum
( 08-9844 4019;
www.whaleworld.org
; Frenchman Bay Rd; adult/child $29/10; 9am-5pm)
When the
Cheynes Beach Whaling Station ceased operations in November 1978, few could have
guessed that its gore-covered decks would eventually be covered in tourists, craning to see
whales passing within harpoon-shot of the slaughterhouse itself. The museum screens sev-
eral films about marine life and whaling operations, and displays giant skeletons, har-
poons, whaleboat models and scrimshaw (etchings on whalebone). Outside there's the
rusting
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whale chaser and station equipment to inspect. Free guided tours de-
part on the hour from 10am to 3pm.
Attached to the complex is the Walk on the Wild Side wildlife park. Entrance is in-
cluded with admission to Whale World. Planned to open in 2013, an adjacent Biodiversity
Park will include Faunatopia and Floracopia, two areas showcasing the diverse animal and
plant species of the surrounding region.
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