the town features many well-preserved historic buildings which line the main thoroughfare of napier street, including a generous collection of pubs. a number of attractive gardens exist in town, including pioneer park (believed to be australia's only remaining public park designed by edna walling), the queen mary botanic gardens, the market square gardens adjacent to the council offices and lord nelson park which offers sporting facilities as well as attractions such as the old lord nelson mine and views from wilsons hill.