Discover Science & Technology Centre
This interactive museum can be found along Railway Place, and is open between 10 and 4pm. It is designed to be fully interactive, there are dozens of exhibitions to explain scientific principles in an easy to understand way, with plenty of touching and pushing of displays. The centre also features a planetarium and gift shop.
Bendigo Pottery
Bendigo Pottery is probably Australia’s most known pottery. It can be found on the Midland Highway just out of the city centre. Its distinctive brick beehive like kilns has been making pottery since 1858. Becoming a tourist centre in the 1970s Bendigo Pottery attracts thousands to see its amazing craft work and displays. The centre has a theatrette, and does workshops. Kids can play with the clay and there is some fantastic shopping to be done. Bendigo Pottery is a must for visitors to the city.
Joss House
Joss House is a red Chinese Temple and is located at Emu Point. Constructed in the 1860s by the local Chinese community, it is still used today.
Being Australia’s oldest Joss House it was constructed to worship the god Kwan Gung. Recently it has been restored by the National Trust and is open daily.
Central Deborah Mine
This great attraction can be found at 76 Violet Street. Dating back to 1909 but not commencing operation until about 1930 after a mine shaft sink, the mine saw its first dividends in 1945. Closing 9 years later in 1954 the mine extracted over one tonne of Gold. Now a museum, there are fully guided tours where visitors descend 61 metres below the surface in miners gear. There is also an interesting display of machinery and mining equipment at the surface for those who do not go underground.
