Parks and Preservation: Oceania

Search online for a preservation area, historic place, or national park in the region of Oceania. These could be historic public buildings, national parks, wildlife preserves, museums, monuments, memorials, tourist destinations, etc. Use the park/museum/reserve’s OFFICIAL website (not a trip advisor page or something) to answer the questions below. Try to find one with a lot of information to make it easier to get the necessary details. This doesn’t have to be super structured, the objective is to get you exploring a little bit and zoom in on a place in Oceania. Give us a bit of a tour! Have fun with it!

Include at least one photo of the place and a map that shows its location in your post. (How to embed image tutorial)

Significance of the park/site (Why is it important?)

The site location (Where is it? What is the physical landscape like? Is it rural or urban?)

Who or what is the site’s central goal or topic? (What histories do they tell? What is the site dedicated to protecting? Why is it important?)

What interpretive programs (tours, school programs, exhibits, etc.) do they do?

Is the site owned publicly (like by a city government or park service) or privately? Who owns it?

Fun thing (Do they have a nifty virtual exhibit? Neat project they’re doing? A cool event?)

Would you want to visit? Why?

When you respond to two (2) of your classmates, find ones that cover a different place from the site you chose! Share with them something about the site you researched, something you learned from their post, and/or some connection between the two!