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Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and sell everything from fresh foods to artwork. Corner
South Terrace and Henderson Street.
Fremantle Motor Museum
This is home to a fine array of luxury restored vehicles, one being a pre war Rolls Royce
limo. Motor bikes and racing cars are also on display.
Victoria Quay.
Fremantle Museum and Arts Centre
Once a lunatic asylum this building went through a total restoration and re opened in
1972 as a museum and arts centre. There are ever changing exhibitions here with the
focus being on local artists and their works. The courtyard here often has music or
theatrical performances. Corner of Ord and Finnerty Streets.
Old Fremantle Prison
This was WA's maximum security prison from the 1850's until its closing in 1991. A
guided tour will fill you in on all the horrors that occurred within the stone walls. For
something a little more spookier you can go on a torchlight tour of the prison. The
Terrace.
Round House
The oldest structure in Western Australia, built by convicts in 1831.This unusual building
has 12 sides but has lost it's roof, it also has the infamous tag of being the location of
WA's first hanging. High Street.
Western Australia Maritime Museum
This wonderful building located at the mouth of the Swan River tells stories of all things
maritime, including shipwrecks, fishing expeditions, war ships and much more. The tours
are very informative and the tour guides are often real sailors with real seafaring stories.
Victoria Quay.
Geraldton
Geraldton is an Indian Ocean port which was established in 1850 after the explorer
Gregory had reported mineral deposits to the north, now a port exporting bulk grain.
Geraldton is the gateway to Abrolhos Islands.
Beaches
Geraldton has beaches, including one right in the city centre known as Town Beach. Most
of the local beaches are safe for swimming and on weekends Mahomets Beach has surf
patrols. The climate here is mostly sunny but the winds do get blustery, making the
beaches great for surfing and windsurfing.
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