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Parkes Attractions - Things to do
"The Dish" or Parkes CSIRO Radio Telescope & Discovery Centre. This awesome 64 metre radio telescope, fondly referred to as "the Dish" seems to come up out of nowhere, literally. This world famous radio telescope has even starred in its own self titled movie. The telescope is still in use, and anyone even vaguely interested in science or the solar system will be in their element. There is a cafe, gift shop, interactive displays, and also 2 theatres to experience here. (The theatres do incur an entry charge.) The Dish is open 363 days of the year, and can be found about 20 km north of Parkes, along the Newell Highway, blink and you certainly won't miss it!
The Dish::: http://www.csiro.au/parkesdish
Goobang National Park Bird watchers and orchid lovers will be keen to visit the Goobang National Park, one of the most recently added National Parks in New South Wales. Goobang National Park is about 30km north-east of Parkes, and can be accessed via 3 different roads, the Parkes-Manildra Rd, the Tomingley-Yeoval Rd, and from Baldry Rd. Due to the centrality of the park in relation to the state of NSW, this National Park features over 300 forms of plant life from both sides of the state. Goobang National Park offers bushwalking and camping for the great outdoors enthusiast.
LINK::: http://parkes.local-e.nsw.gov.au/about/1011/5564.html
Peak Hill Open Cut Mine Go panning for gold at the Peak Hill Open Cut Mine, located in Caswell St, Peak Hill. Peak Hill mine was a functioning gold mine from 1893 to 1917, and then again between 1996 and 2002. This mine offers a variety of tours from free self guided to the Digger Tour, where visitors are provided with a gold pan and encouraged to try their luck. Plenty of walking trails and viewing platforms make this mine a great insight into the history of Australian gold mining. Visitors are able to compare the historic mining with contemporary gold mining techniques.
LINK: http://parkes.local-e.nsw.gov.au/about/1011/5922.html
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