Housed within a blank warehouse canvas in Bowral's semi industrial precinct is what can only be described as a well-kept secret.
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Fairground Follies is an antique and mechanical music museum and the Highlands' newest, most unique attraction.
Destination Southern Highlands hosted its first Industry After Hours event for 2019 at the venue.
A visit to Fairground Follies will transfer everyone who visits back to the days of their childhood with the music, the lights and smiles.
Fairground Follies is home to some of the world's most significant and historically unique pieces of fairground memorabilia.
The venue is filled to the brim with organs, instruments and fairground mechanical pieces, all in working order and playing their music to simply delight all who visit.
Guests are welcomed to the venue under a veil of 1000 fairy lights, which immediately provide a sneak peak of what's in store.
Guests can view the enormous 100-year-old English carousel, with its 30 ornately handcrafted timber horses and cockerels, rotating in a clockwise direction to give the impression of a galloping action as they go up and down.
There's also the Mortier Taj Mahal (101 key), organ built by the company Mortier in Belgium in 1924, which is regarded as the ultimate instrument and the only one remaining in the world.
The Mortier Taj Mahal features more than 1000 light globes adorn the facade, along with over 1,000 pipes, snare drum, bass drum, woodblocks, triangle, castanets, xylophone and other unique instruments.
The venue itself can be used for private functions, parties, weddings and more.
With its historic fairground theme and mechanical music, it can be themed or sized, according to the imagination or requirements of customers.
Inquiries for visits, photography, events and general enquiries can be made to Fairground Follies by calling 0419 866 855, emailing craig@crobson.com.au or visiting www.fairgroundfollies.com.
