Buninyong has a wonderful legacy of 19th century buildings, some surviving from the early gold-rush era.

2018 renovations to an historic wooden shop in Learmonth Street revealed a shingled roof below the iron. The store was built in 1853 as part of John Adams' store and bakery and is a notable survivor from the early goldrush era.

One of the few survivors from Buninyong's industrial past is the two-storey bluestone remnant of the Buninyong Brewery which can be seen up close when strolling around the Gong.

The existing Crown Hotel, which replaced an earlier building burnt down in 1884, is the only remaining pub however the structures of the Eagle, and the Railway Hotels still stand, now converted to other purposes.

Four churches from the 1850's and 1860's are prominent in the township, three with active congregations. They are quite distinct in their styles, the Catholic Church notable for its very modern addition to the original church of the 1850's.