Family Mystery Adventure
Where Family Memories Begin With a Mystery
Some mysteries are best explored together. Some questions don't have answers. And some family memories begin with a mystery. Allow approximately 2 hours.
Overview
Step beyond the ordinary family day out and immerse yourselves in one of Queensland’s most enduring mysteries.
This Family Explorer Experience is designed for families who want more than a quick visit to Mystery Craters.
Together, you’ll explore the ancient crater formations, uncover clues, investigate theories, and discover the stories that continue to fascinate visitors from around the world.
As you journey through the Craters, you’ll be encouraged to observe closely, ask questions, compare ideas, and form your own conclusions about what happened here.
Without strict schedules or guided commentary, your family is free to explore at a pace that suits you, allowing time for curiosity, conversation, and discovery.
Along the way, you’ll unlock Augmented Reality experiences, explore the Earth Room, discover the history of Jim’s Trail, and enjoy time together over your own stone-baked pizza, delicious treats, and refreshments.
As the mystery unfolds around you, you’ll begin to understand why generations of visitors have left with more questions than answers.
Before your adventure ends, your family will have one final task — to decide what you believe happened at Mystery Craters and submit your official family verdict.
What You Will Experience
Self-Guided Mystery Craters Exploration
Explore the crater formations, viewing platform, interpretive displays, and surrounding grounds at your own pace.
Family Investigator Pack
Receive your official Family Investigator Pack including your Explorer Map, Mystery Craters pencil, Family Verdict Card, Family Mystery File, and Investigator Certificate.
Augmented Reality Experience
Scan the QR codes and watch UFOs, meteorites, and mysterious spirals burst out of your phone in 3D right on the craters. Unlock another layer of the Mystery Craters story.
The Earth Room
Earth rearranged is Heart.
Step into one of the most unique spaces at Mystery Craters.
Part museum, part sensory experience, the Earth Room is a remarkable collection of crystals, fossils, gemstones, and natural treasures gathered over decades — each with its own story, its own energy, its own beauty.
As you explore, the warm fragrance of frankincense and sandalwood rises from the sacred ground beneath your feet. Solfeggio frequencies play softly around you. The gentle sound of flowing water fills the space. Above you the infinity symbol is etched into the ceiling — endless, timeless, no beginning and no end.
Jim’s Trail
Explore a fascinating collection of vintage vehicles and machinery celebrating local history, rural ingenuity, and the pioneering spirit of the region.
Family Pizza, Treats & Refreshments
Some meals become part of the memory.
After your adventure, every member of your family receives their own stone-baked pizza fresh from the grill, plus their own serving of café treats — the perfect way to relax, reconnect, and celebrate your day together.
Choose from freshly served apple pie, white chocolate pecan tart, or almond orange gluten free cake — each served warm with ice cream or fresh cream. Handmade scones with jam and cream are also available.
Wash it all down with barista-made coffee, Tea Drop specialty teas sourced from Melbourne, hot chocolate, cold drinks, milkshakes, or our famous Crazy Milkshakes — loaded with toppings, lollies, and chocolate.
And for the kids — ice cream in a variety of flavours, because some things are simply non-negotiable.
Signed Mystery Craters Book
Take home a signed copy of the Mystery Craters book and continue exploring the mystery long after your visit. Filled with stories, theories, discoveries, and unanswered questions, it allows your family to revisit the mystery, compare theories, and continue the conversation long after the day is over.
Family Verdict Challenge
Gather the evidence, compare theories, and submit your family’s official conclusion about the Mystery Craters.
Who Should Attend
Perfect for families seeking a unique day out, grandparents travelling with grandchildren, school holiday adventures, homeschooling families, and curious minds of all ages.
Special Note
This experience is self-guided and designed to encourage curiosity, imagination, and family connection. Advance bookings are recommended.
Important Information
Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Suitable footwear is recommended as this experience includes walking over natural terrain. Mystery Craters reserves the right to modify, postpone, or reschedule experiences due to weather or unforeseen circumstances.
Closing Thought
Some mysteries are not solved. They are explored. Together.
Mystery Craters. My Story Creates. Earth rearranged is Heart. 🌿
