Glen Innes Attractions 
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Glen Innes (alt. 1073 m; pop. 6140), the center of a lush farming district with rich deposits of sapphire and zinc, lies in a beautiful setting on the New England tableland, at the junction of the New England and Gwydir Highways. The area was discovered by two cattle herds around 1830 and the town was founded in 1852.
There is a large Folk Museum in the former hospital (Ferguson and West Streets) with relics of pioneering days
The Town Hall dates from 1875, the Courthouse (in which the notorious bushranger Captain Thunderbolt was tried) from 1874, the Great Central Hotel from 1880.
There is a large Folk Museum in the former hospital (Ferguson and West Streets) with relics of pioneering days
The Town Hall dates from 1875, the Courthouse (in which the notorious bushranger Captain Thunderbolt was tried) from 1874, the Great Central Hotel from 1880.
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