Located with the Shire library in Ruskin Street, the Orbost museum is open during business hours, Monday to Friday.

The collection relates to the history of European settlement from the 1870s. It includes a considerable number of artefacts donated by local people with an emphasis on family history.

Local attractions include:

• Slab Hut c1872
• Forest Park Heritage Precinct
• Butter Factory 1893
• Snowy Floodplain Rail Bridge
• East Gippsland Rail Trail
• Bean Drying Barns
• Heritage Town Walk
• Combienbar Waterwheel c1909
• Iconic Snowy River
• Historic hotels – Orbost & Marlo
• Cemeteries – Orbost & Marlo

Historical town walks, the rail trail history and the Marlo and Orbost cemeteries are also of great interest for anyone seeking information on the local history.