The Southern Highlands of New South Wales

Follow the route on this Explorer’s Map and see if you can find the answers to the questions, hidden in plain sight around the Highlands. Then switch to your smart phone and hear history come to life on the Audio App, with incredible stories about wildlife, nature, and lives well-lived in the past.

- Is there really a secret seam of gold in the Highlands?
- Why are there sunken boats to be found in the Berrima river?
- The second largest worms in the world? Where…?!
- What’s Napoleon got to do with the Lake Alexandra?

We’ve done all the research, and found all the interesting stories, so you don’t have to crawl through the boring books. All you have to do is enjoy your weekend in the Highlands, and the hidden history will be revealed as you go.

- 20 highland locations to explore
- 55 incredible stories to be told
- Discounts around the highlands too
- Compete with your friends if you want

You’ll get points for all the right answers, so you can compete with your friends if you want, and there are discounts all-round the Highlands too. We’ve also identified vineyards, swimming holes and short walks you can stop at on your journey

Finally, once you’ve finished, the maps are so beautiful you might want to put them up on a wall!

Australian Discovery & Exploration

The other side is a beautifully illustrated map of Australian Discovery & Exploration, identifying key moments, and discoveries throughout history.

- Why is the earliest sign of life on land named after Dolly Parton?
- What’s the most treacherous stretch of coast in Australia?
- What do meta-physicists believe is the purpose of humanity?
- Where did all of Earth’s water come from?

From ancient geological formations to hardy explorers, animals that break all the rules and remnants of our distant past just sitting there, waiting to be discovered.

- What is a dinosaur ant?
- How did the Boab trees get here?
- Can fish really breathe out of water?!

Throughout history our minds and horizons have been expanded by scientists, explorers and ordinary folks just following their curiosity, maybe now, it’s your turn…

Enjoy!