Tropical Queensland Museum, located in Townsville, two minutes walk from the city center, introduces the history and natural heritage of the region. Here you can find a huge collection of coral Great Barrier Reef and historical artifacts that tell about the past of North Queensland. The exhibition tells about life in the tropics, on the local flora and fauna and of the creatures that inhabit the depths of the ocean. In total, the museum presents more than 2, 5 million specimens!

Corals - this is the main area of ​​interest is the museum, numerous research programs focused on the study of the evolution and current status of coral reefs. The collection of corals of this museum is the most scientifically important collections in the world. But scientists have long museum acquired international recognition in various fields of science, especially in those related to the study of the sea.

Of particular interest is a collection of artifacts from the sunken British warship "Pandora". The ship sank off the coast of North Queensland in 1791, on board were some members of the famous mutiny on the "Bounty". The artifacts are located in the section of marine archeology.

The museum was opened in 1987 as a branch of the Museum of Queensland. In 2000 the new building was constructed for the museum's extensive collection. Construction at a cost of 18 million Australian dollars.