The museum building at the end of Hamersley Street is the old Customs House. Features include a display of pearling and many old photographs and files which piece together the town's fascinating history. This natural phenomenon is caused by a full moon reflecting off exposed mudflats at extremely low tides to create a beautiful optical illusion of a staircase. Check with the Tourist Bureau for dates and times. Willie Creek Pearl Farm Located approximately 35km from Broome the farm produces south sea cultured pearls from the beautiful silver-lipped oyster Pinotada Maxima.
Visitors can observe a pearl farm at close range and discover the mystique of the cultured pearl.
Pearl Shell and Pearls Displays Shell display and curios may be seen at the historical museum in Saville Street, Shell House in Guy Street, Paspaley Pearling Company in Short Street and Broome Pearls. The Pearl Emporium, the Pearl Fisheries Gallery and Linney's Pearls in Dampier Terrace and Anastasia's Pearl Gallery in Carnarvon Street. Broome Bird Observatory Located 18km east of Broome on Roebuck Bay, the observatory is recognized as one of the top five bird watching locations in the world. Over 245 species have been recorded at the observatory. This hollow Boab has a girth of 14m and is located 7km south of Derby.