Hay is rich with history and heritage. Take a walk along the Heritage Trail during your visit and read the history of some of Hay's wonderful historic buildings.
Some buildings not to be missed that are not a part of the Heritage Walk are:
Hay Railway Station
Hay War Memorial High School
Hay War Memorial Hall
Hay Gaol
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Explore nearby
Mungo National Park
Visit the spectacular landscape that is home to the Mungo Lady and Mungo Man. The final resting place for these human cremations some 42,000 years old.You can do a self-guided drive tour through Mungo that takes you past the “Walls of China”, which run along the eastern shoreline of the largest lake. Or you can…
Hay Gaol Museum
Church St Hay NSW 2711
From Open 7 days per week from 9am - 5pm
Built in 1878 and a community museum since 1976 the Hay Gaol has stood sentinel over the town as it transformed from Gaol to maternity hospital to institute for girls and now a museum. The museum houses an intriguing collection of artefacts from antique windmills to Australia’s oldest known bark canoe.
Bidgee Riverside Walk
Murrumbidgee River Road, Hay, NSW, Australia
Bidgee Riverside Trail is a formed walking track that hugs the curves of the Murrumbidgee River invites visitors to wander through the Bushy Bend reserve to Sandy Point beach. The walking track features large public sculptures by artists John Wood and John Woodward. Hire a bike from the Visitor Information Centre to explore by bike.