Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
& Historical Museum
GALLERY, MUSEUM
( 03-5472 2292;
www.castlemainegallery.com
;
14 Lyttleton St; adult/student/child $4/2/free; 10am-5pm Mon-
Fri, noon-5pm Sat & Sun)
A superb art deco building houses this gallery, which features colonial
and contemporary Australian art, including work by well-known Australian artists such as
Frederick McCubbin and Russell Drysdale. The museum, in the basement, provides an in-
sight into local history, with costumes, china and gold-mining relics.
Buda
MUSEUM
( 03-5472 1032;
www.budacastlemaine.org
; 42 Hunter St; adult/child/family $11/5/26; noon-5pm Wed-Sat,
10am-5pm Sun)
Home to a Hungarian silversmith and his family for 120 years, Buda has per-
manent displays of the family's extensive art and craft collections, furnishings and person-
al belongings. There's an interesting mix of architectural styles: the original Indian-villa
influence, and later Edwardian-style extensions dating from 1861.
Castlemaine Botanic Gardens
These majestic gardens, some of the oldest in Victoria (established 1860), strike a perfect
balance between sculpture and wild bush among beautiful National Trust-registered trees
and the artificial Lake Joanna.
GARDENS
Hadfield's Rod Museum
( 0428 122 206, 03-5472 3868;
www.rodshop.com.au
;
Pyrenees Hwy; adult/child $5/free)
If you're into hot
rods and custom cars, take a trip out to the shop about 7km east of town in Chewton. The
big green shed contains around 20 custom-built vehicles and drag racers. Call ahead to
check it's open.
MUSEUM
Victorian Goldfields Railway
( 03-5470 6658;
www.vgr.com.au
; adult/child return $35/15)
This historic steam train heads through
the box-ironbark forests of Victoria's gold country, running between Castlemaine and
Maldon up to three times a week.
SCENIC TRAIN
Festivals & Events
Castlemaine State Festival
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