Places that preserve the settings of important periods in history are able to bring the past alive for today's generation, and make history interesting for everyone. The re-creation of the old town of Ballarat, a former gold-rush center in the Australian state of Victoria, has become a very popular tourist destination, as well as an important site for primary and high school students to visit as part of their history lessons.
澳洲第二大城墨爾本市郊，有一個很受歡迎的旅遊勝地，是「巴拉勒淘金再造古鎮」。這個古鎮並非一般給人休閒玩樂的旅遊點，它是中小學生上歷史課時要去實地參觀的遺跡，亦是澳洲華裔可以了解澳洲開發史的地方。