Parts of Broome date back to the 1880s, when the pearl industry was thriving. Stroll along streets lined by weathered clapboard houses, visit the Broome Historical Museum and catch a film at the open-air cinema in Chinatown — the oldest of its kind in the country. The tragic side of Broome’s pearl heritage can be felt in its seaside cemeteries, which pay testament to the many lives lost, and to the diversity of workers from across the world who came to work in this remote part of Australia. Broome remains a working pearl port, and its modern sea farms offer an insight into the contemporary industry.