Katherine Where the Outback meets the tropics

The Drover’s Rest Boab Precinct is significant to the Territory’s cultural heritage.

Step back in time as you explore the Elsey Homestead Replica, Mataranka.

Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts and Culture Centre was established in 2012 as the flagship cultural facility and meeting place for the Katherine Region.

Karungkarni Art and Culture Centre is owned and operated by the Gurindji artists of Kalkarindji and Daguragu.

Closed until 2024 Dry Season.

The old railway station is considered under the Railway Precinct data sheet.

The O’Keeffe Residence is a small residence built in 1943.

The portable classrooms located at Timber Creek are known as 'Silver Bullets' because of their rounded shape and unpainted aluminium cladding.

Top Didj & Art Gallery, 7kms from Katherine and 22kms from Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) also offers a genuine Aboriginal Cultural Experience which you can find details about under Top Didj Cultural Experience & Art Gallery.

The Warloch Ponds Railway Bridge, built 1928-29, is approximately 15km south of Mataranka and is historically significant to the Territory for its association with the North Australian Railway (NAR) which brought rail transport to the Northern Territory.

This site is characterised by a large number of structural remains and diverse artefact assemblage.

The magazines are significant for their association with the construction of the North Australian Railway which was an important factor in the opening up of the Top End of Australia.

This memorial commemorates the pioneering Durack family of the VRD region who established the cattle industry with invaluable assistance from local Aboriginal people.

Emungalan Cemetery contains only four known graves.

The Fergusson River Bridge and Boiler are a major feature of the local landscape and are significant as remnants of the North Australia Railway (NAR) and for their engineering achievement, particularly in such a remote location.

Gregory’s Tree has historical and social significance.

The site consists of two long telegraph posts anchored to a high stone base stabilised by wire struts.

The site comprises a low railway bridge consisting of concrete pylons with steel beams supporting timber railway sleepers and steel railway line.

The Maranboy Mining Precinct, established in 1913-14, is significant to the Territory as an example of European 20th century mining operations and settlement.

The memorial consists of a granite boulder set on a square plinth formed of flagstones with a white painted flagpole alongside the boulder.

The memorial comprises a 23 tonne granite boulder standing on a concrete plinth.

The memorial comprises a plaque fixed to a boiler dedicated to civilians who worked on the railway.

Old Bonrook Station is an example of an early timber framed corrugated galvanised iron building which was common in the Northern Territory from 1897-1937.

Built in 1889, this was the first hotel in Pine Creek.

The building, now referred to as the 'repeater station', was originally erected at Burrundie as the Chief Mining Warden's quarters.

Learn about the importance of a rail link to the mining boom of the late 19th century and the towns along its route at the Pine Creek Railway Precinct.

This Katherine icon is a sculpture of a stockman and horse recognising the invaluable contribution by rural and regional communities to Australia’s national identity.

Timber Creek Police Station was the centre of administration for the northern Victoria River District from 1908-1930s.

The World War II Manbulloo Airfield Operations Centre and Abattoir precincts, both constructed in 1942 and located adjacent to the Victoria Highway approximately 14km west of Katherine, are rare and relatively intact examples of a wartime airfield control and communications centre and a fresh food processing and supply base.

Hunter House was built in 1942 as an Army Officer's Mess.

Waralungku Arts (pronounced Wharr Ral Loonghu) is an indigenous art centre located in the remote town of Borroloola.

King Ash Bay Fishing Club is situated on 500 acres of land (under lease from the NT Government) right on the banks of the McArthur River in the Gulf of Carpentaria, and on the doorstep to the Sir Edward Pellew Islands.

17 Mile Falls amaze all who are lucky enough to see them.

Barranyi National Park is situated in the Gulf of Carpentaria, is one of the Northern Territory's most remote visitor destinations.

The Bitter Springs are located approximately two kilometres from Mataranka in the Katherine region.

Learn about the pioneers of the Timber Creek region at Bullita Homestead.

The Crystal Falls area features a mass of rock pools, rapids and small cascades that fall away into a spectacular and large waterfall.

Cutta Cutta Caves Nature Park is located 30km south of Katherine and covers 1,499 hectares of karst limestone landscape, found in only a few locations in northern Australia.

Elsey National Park is a haven for those wanting to relax in warm, crystal clear pools, explore historic sites or enjoy some river fishing.

Located in the eastern section of the Judbarra / Gregory National Park, the three kilometre loop Escarpment Walk provides panoramic views of the Victoria River Valley with its soaring red escarpments.

Located in Judbarra / Gregory National Park, Gregory’s Tree is a Boab tree on the banks of the Victoria River 15km north-west of Timber Creek.

The Jatbula Trail is a 62 kilometre one way walk, departing from Nitmiluk Gorge, traversing the western edge of the Arnhem Land escarpment and finishing at Leliyn (Edith Falls).

Picturesque waterfalls and great swimming are the well-known features of this section of Nitmiluk National Park.

The Gulf region is known for its rivers and this is strongly reflected in the drive through Limmen National Park, which crosses four major rivers and follows a fifth, the Roper River, for awhile.

Northern Rockhole, in Nitmiluk National Park, is a half day walk from the Nitmiluk Centre at the Gorge.

There are many ways to experience the spectacular Nitmiluk National Park and its world-renowned gorge system - you can walk, swim, ride, canoe, boat or fly.

Southern Rockhole is located on the Windolf bush walking track.

Take a break at the Amphitheatre - a pocket of monsoon rainforest located along the Jatbula Trail.