Kingaroy

We visited the Kingaroy Heritage Museum which is at the information centre. It is very interesting and full of information about how and when peanuts were grown in the area, including a visual representation of peanut growing, the peanut itself is a legume and the pod itself grows under the soil surface (more info can be found here – https://crumptons.com.au/peanut-process/#:~:text=Development,pods%20develop%20under%20the%20ground). Carroll Cottage, the first building constructed in Kingaroy, is behind the Heritage Centre, you cannot go inside, but it still stands. The big peanut is a metal sculpture at the southern end of town. It is at a park area with playground, new toilet block and a peanut van across the road. The Historic Silos are a feature as you drive into town, they are operational and not offering tours at the present time. We booked into the observatory twice, but both times were cancelled due to weather and cloud, so unfortunately we did not get to do this. The Apex lookout offers views of 180 degrees over Kingaroy. The Mount Wooroolin lookout offers views in all directions, if you only have time to do one, do this one.