Minlaton Museum

Halfway along Minlaton's main street, part of an old general store built around 1889 now holds the town's memory. The Minlaton Museum, run by National Trust volunteers, gathers the story of the central peninsula's farming heartland — the district that likes to call itself the barley capital of the world.

The displays roam across farming, shipping, schools, churches and the district council, told through photographs, documents and objects donated by local families over generations. Pride of place goes to a room dedicated to Captain Harry Butler, the First World War flying ace whose scarlet Red Devil monoplane is preserved just along the street — between the two sites you get the full arc of the town's most famous son.

Opening hours depend on volunteers, with most mornings a good bet and viewings by arrangement at other times. It's an easy add-on to a Minlaton stop along with the bakery and Watsacowie Brewing Company.