Title: Visit Mount Helen: Best of Mount Helen, Ballarat Travel 2026 | Expedia Tourism - Expedia.ca [Hotels in Mount Helen](https://expedia.ca/Mount-Helen-Hotels.d553248634384071375.Travel-Guide-Hotels)[Flights to Ballarat](https://expedia.ca/Cheap-Flights-To-Ballarat.d5914.Travel-Guide-Flights)[Mount Helen Car Rentals](https://expedia.ca/Car-Rentals-In-Mount-Helen.d553248634384071375.Car-Rental-Guide)[Mount Helen Vacations](https://expedia.ca/Mount-Helen.d553248634384071375.Destination-Travel-Guides) # Mount Helen ## Ballarat ![Mount Helen](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/553248634384071375/2c7f94b9-9bf9-488d-9d52-5f3de85c483e.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ## Visit Mount Helen Things to do Hotels Where to stay [Ballarat travel guide](https://expedia.ca/Ballarat.dx5914) --- ### Popular places to visit ![Sovereign Hill](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6141969/f0b1d9f4-ffc5-40ef-9fb1-39313b11fe1f.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh) #### Sovereign Hill Strike gold at this open-air museum, which tells the story of Ballarat’s first decade as a gold rush town with recreated buildings, goldmine tours and workshops. 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