Also on display are shells, rocks, minerals, moths and butterflies . Built in 1866, this Georgian-style house was the former Harbour, Customs and Station Master's residence. Now on the State Heritage register, the museum features five rooms decorated with period furniture and a collection of memorabilia including books and photographs. On the northern outskirts of Victor Harbor, Urimbirra Wildlife Park has more than seventy species of Australian animals and birds in their natural settings. Paths winding through the park enable visitors to see the animals at close range.
Special features are a nocturnal animal house and also crocodiles.
Steps take visitors to its summit for startling views of Pelican Lagoon, American River, the nearby hills and the Southern Ocean at Pennington Bay. However extreme care should be taken by inexperienced surfers. Bounded at its southern end by Cape St Albans, the beach is superb while the tree-lined Chapman River is safe for swimming, canoeing, boating and has good fishing. There are excellent camping spots, barbecue facilities and picnic spots,with plenty of walking trails. Above the bay and just off the road, there are good views of the mainland over the beach.