Discover Maryborough

Maryborough offers various ways to get to know the town: exhibitions tell stories of its military and colonial history, walking trails offer different perspectives, and SplashSide provides an inclusive water play area. When planning your trip, it makes a difference whether you are especially interested in historical stories, exploring independently or spending time in the park.

Maryborough’s history from different perspectives

The Maryborough Military & Colonial Museum displays military memorabilia from all theatres of war and from members of the armed forces. A particular focus is on Queensland and Maryborough. Other exhibits explore colonial history. Most come from local family collections, including the Warry family collection. This means that military memorabilia and objects connected with the local colonial history of families are both at the heart of the same museum.

Other points of interest focus on different historical themes. The Bond Store offers insights into Maryborough’s history and tells of living conditions in earlier times. At Customs House, visitors can hear stories about Australia’s first immigrants and the settlement of Queensland. If you are interested in the town’s past, these themes offer different perspectives, from life in earlier times to immigration and settlement.

The Gallipoli to Armistice Memorial also connects with other military and social history attractions in Maryborough. These include the Cenotaph, the Maryborough Military and Colonial Museum, and the Walk of Achievers. This connection places the Memorial within the broader context of local military and social history. Together, these sites and the museum offer more than a single historical perspective.

Walking trails, water play and parkland

Those who prefer to discover Maryborough on a walking trail can choose between different formats. The self-guided Mural Trail is 2 km long. The Magical Mary Trail, on the other hand, is an interactive walking trail that passes places in Maryborough reportedly said to have inspired the magical world of Mary Poppins.

For something different, there is SplashSide in Anzac Park: the inclusive water play area has no standing water. Queens Park, meanwhile, is heritage-listed; most of its vegetation dates from before 1900. This means that both a water play area and a park with protected heritage status are among the ways to experience Maryborough beyond exhibitions and walking trails. The older vegetation gives Queens Park its own historical character.

If you are looking for a holiday rental in Maryborough, you can make your choice based on the kind of stay you want. If historical themes are your priority, the museum, Bond Store and Customs House offer different stories. If you would rather discover Maryborough on a walking trail, there are two different formats to choose from. SplashSide and Queens Park offer other experiences. That way, you can choose Maryborough based on the experiences that matter most to you on your trip.

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