What are the best things to do in Junee, NSW?

The best things to do in Junee, NSW, include ghost tours at the Monte Cristo Homestead and train trips on Pete’s Hobby Railway.

3 best things to do in Junee, NSW

The best things to do in Junee are:

Take a ghost tour of the Monte Cristo Homestead.
Bring out your inner train nerd at the Junee Roundhouse Railway Museum.
Indulge your sweet tooth at the Junee Licorice and Chocolate Factory.

Junee, NSW, is one of several medium-sized towns in the Riverina region. It’s about halfway along the Olympic Highway on the drive from Wagga Wagga to Cootamundra.

There are arguably more things to do in Junee than many of the other Riverina towns, however. There’s a good mix of heritage and indulgence.

Things to do in Junee, NSW: Monte Cristo Homestead ghost tours

The most notorious Junee attraction is the Monte Cristo Homestead. Built in 1885, this Victorian manor house has a reputation as being the most haunted building in Australia. This is a reputation that is thoroughly milked on the Saturday night ghost tours. It’s less fun visiting the Monte Cristo Homestead by day, but day tours are the bread and butter here.

Other things to do in Junee, NSW, include the Junee Roundhouse Railway Museum and Pete’s Hobby Railway. Train nerds are pretty well served here.

Things to do in Junee, NSW: Junee Roundhouse Railway Museum

The Junee Roundhouse Railway Museum is, as the name suggests, built around a massive 1940s roundhouse. This was the last steam locomotive depot built in New South Wales. It’s now home to lots of locomotives and railway memorabilia.

Pete’s Hobby Railway is 2ft narrow gauge railway repurposing trains that once ploughed Queensland’s sugar cane fields. The short but ever-expanding track is on a private property, and the railway is very much a labour of love.

The Junee Licorice and Chocolate Factory is one of the best things to do in Junee, NSW. Photo courtesy of Destination NSW.

Perhaps the most obviously appealing Junee attraction, however, is the Junee Licorice and Chocolate Factory. Housed inside a former flour mill, this factory offers an enormous range of chocolates and confectionary. There’s an on-site restaurant, too.

Junee accommodation options include the fairly central Junee Motor Inn and budget-friendly Junee Tourist Park.

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