Visit Historic Boulder

Historic Boulder

Boulder was named after the famous Golden Mile Mine, the ‘Great Boulder’, which was pegged in 1893. No longer will you see a skyline covered with wooden poppet heads, but you will still experience the warmth and friendliness of that special brand of people who have made Boulder their home.  Visitors can take a self guided walk down Burt Street and Piesse Street (the original main street) to see Boulder attractions. Bustling Burt Street is the main street in Boulder.

Royal Flying Doctors Base
Hart Kerspien Drive, Kalgoorlie Airport
The Royal Flying Doctor Visitor Centre, situated at the Kalgoorlie-Boulder airport, provides an extraordinary insight into the work of one of Australia’s truly legendary organisations. Entry is by donation and our friendly guided tour will take you through the chronicles of our history. Guided tours commence on the hour until 2pm and take approximately 45 minutes.
Open Monday to Friday 10am – 3pm

Boulder Town Hall
Burt Street, Boulder
This stately building completed in 1902, houses the magnificent Philip Gaotcher drop curtain.
The Goatcher Curtain is lowered for viewing Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 10am – 3pm and on every Boulder Market Day (third Sunday of every month) 9:30am - 12:30pm

Goldfields War Museum
Burt Street, Boulder
The Goldfields War Museum features a comprehensive range of war memorabilia, including many personal items and an outdoor display of armoured vehicles.
Open Monday to Friday 10am – 4pm Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays 9am – 1pm

Boulder Pharmacy
Burt Street, Boulder
This is the only operating pharmacy museum in Western Australia. The items on show reflect the history of the pharmacy which has been in operation for over one hundred years.
Open Weekdays from 9am-5pm, Saturday 9am-12pm

The Little Boulder Sweet Shop
41 Burt Street, Boulder
With “sweet” memories of days gone by you must see our Famous “The Little Boulder Sweet Shop”
Not only a sweet shop…also a stroll down Memory Lane. Join Judy and Graeme for a chat and a taste of your favourite “Aussie” childhood favourites.
Opening Hours Wed – Fri 9am -5pm, Sat 9am - 4pm, Sun 10am - 4pm, Closed Mon and Tue

Super Pit Shop
2 Burt Street, Boulder
The Super Pit Shop is the public face of KCGM and allows for visitors and locals access to vast amounts of information on the massive mining operations. Premium Super Pit merchandise is available for purchase and you can even own your own piece of the Golden Mile with a spectacular selection of gold nuggets and splatters on display. Available on request (subject to availability) is the Super Pit DVD screenings. The scale Super Pit Model shows visitors what the final pit will look like in 2017! For the complete experience take a tour of the mine, free on the day and only available on Boulder Market Day (thirds Sunday of each month).
Open Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm, Boulder Market Days (third Sunday of the month) 9:30am - 12:30pm

Loopline Tourist Railway
Corner of Burt and Hamilton Street
Located at the Boulder City Railway Station on Hamilton Street in Boulder, this line was once the busiest Railway Station in Australia. The Railway Museum was established in March 2004 and is open 9am – 1pm daily.

The Super Pit Lookout
Off Goldfields Highway on Hanault Road, Boulder.
View the massive KCGM mining operations from the public lookout open 7am to 9pm daily (May temporarily close). Blasting is a spectacular site, so check with the Visitor Centre for blasting times.

Boulder Market Day
Boulder comes alive with this once monthly event as shops open for business and local home made produce fill the stalls. The smell of fine foods is also not far away. A walk down Burt Street on a Boulder Market Day will not disappoint as visitors and locals flock to create a busy thoroughfare. Free Super Pit tours also run every half hour from 10:00 until 11:30 taking you behind the scenes of this massive mining operations, with a guided bus tour with full commentary.