The two storey solid wooden building housing the museum today was built in the year 1897 as a fort by the second White Rajah, Charles Brooke to impose peace and order in the region where warfare among the local tribes prevailed. The ground floor of the building was used as a jail and also a storage space during the Brooke rule. In 1985, the building was gazetted as an official monument. It was used for administrative purpose housing the Resident and the District office of the division and also other government departments before it was gazatted as a historical building.
Luak Bay Food Court is a food court that opened in 2015 alongside Luak Bay Road just off the Miri-Airport Road 'Seahorse' roundabout. The food court is located in between two shop houses and features muslim & other local foods and drinks. 