COURT HOUSE MUSEUM

Port Douglas Court House, built in 1879, was the city's first courthouse. Today it is one of the oldest buildings in Queensland: in 1859, when Queensland separated from New South Wales, the state had very few courthouses in its new colony. Built in wood and on four levels, it was renovated in 1911 after a cyclone. Visit also the small wooden church St. Mary's by the Sea with, from the inside, a superb view of the sea. Since 1997, the building has been transformed into a museum.