Sovereign Hill is an open-air museum in the suburb of Ballarat, Victoria. It revives the period of the great Australian gold rush in the 50s of the 19th century. It was here, the second largest gold nugget in the world weighing 69 kg was found in the Red Hill mine. The open-air museum was opened in 1970 and has become one of Australia's best tourist attractions. It covers an area of 25 hectares in the place of the richest deposit of alluvial gold in the world. A stream flows through the area, where visitors can panning for gold. The complex consists of more than 60 historic wooden buildings. The main street is lined with shops, two hotels and a theater. It is possible to visit a historical blacksmith's workshop, stables, plumbing, wheelwrighting, production of carriages, candles and other craft workshops. The latest addition to Sovereign Hill is Gold Pour, where pure gold is melted, from which a gold bar weighing more than 3 kg is poured. There is also a bank, library, school and post office in the style of the gold rush. Of course, everything with the staff in period costumes.