Thursday Island & Horn Island
The highest point on Thursday Island, Green Hill is home to the well-preserved remains of a 19th-century fort, built in 1891 in preparation for a possible…
Must-see attractions in Australia
Victoria
Inside an old bluestone church (c 1860), this interesting museum covers Dunkeld's local history. The highlight is its display of Gunditjmara and Djab…
Tasmania
Carol and Tony O'Neill planted their olive grove two decades ago, and now produce award-winning Sevillano, Manzanillo, Paragon, Verdale and Californian…
Sydney
The famous Gold Coast theme park has a western Sydney version with more than 40 slides, including a 360-degree loop slide that hits speeds of up to 60km/h…
New South Wales
Off the beaten track, 117km east of Tenterfield, this ark contains some of the best-preserved old-growth rainforest in NSW. With picnic areas, a…
Cairns & Far North Queensland
Part cafe, part gift shop and part museum, Coffee Works is dedicated to all things java. The Coffee World museum is like Willy Wonka's chocolate factory…
South Coast NSW
Bone-white and richly decorated with sculptures of Hindu deities, Helensburgh's temple is a rewarding detour on the drive between Wollongong and Royal…
Sunshine Coast
The Imperial Hotel is now also home to the state-of-the-art Eumundi Brewery, maker of the town's eponymous beer. Those interested in the brewing process…
South Coast NSW
This engaging museum tells of Jervis Bay's shipbuilding past and Aboriginal history. Interesting displays explain the Wreck Bay Aboriginal community's…
West Coast Australia
Its reputation proceeds it as an epic fire-lookout tree to admire for its height and girth, or a daring opportunity to test your vertigo and your fitness…
South Coast NSW
Around 10km south of Batemans Bay, this good private zoo has white lions and an enthralling troop of gorillas, as well as tigers, cheetahs, snow leopards…
Launceston
James Boag’s beer has been brewed on William St since 1881. See the amber alchemy in action on 90-minute guided tours, which include a beer and cheese…
Brisbane
At the junction or George St and Margaret St is the Mansions, an unusual three-storey, red-brick Romanesque terrace which was cobbled together in 1890…
Tasmania
Located next door to Pipers Brook, Jansz (named after explorer Abel Jansz Tasman) was originally in partnership with Louise Roederer, so it's not…
West Coast Australia
Coalseam Conservation Park, on the Irwin River between Mullewa and Mingenew, has carpets of everlastings (paper daisies) in the spring wildflower season,…
Brisbane & Around
Rated four stars by wine guru James Halliday, Tobin's meticulous vineyard grows a number of varietals, including shiraz, cabernet sauvignon, merlot,…
Darwin
At this innovative museum and multimedia experience, you can hear personal accounts of those affected by, and those who actively participated in,…
Victoria
Sitting on an old mine across the road from Sovereign Hill, the family-friendly Gold Museum features multimedia exhibits, nuggets found in the area and…
Kangaroo Island
Once a farm, Rocky River, the area around the park visitors centre, is now a rampant hotbed of wildlife, with kangaroos, wallabies and Cape Barren geese…
West Coast Australia
Millbrook's lush vine rows and ponds come a a total surprise, nooked into the dry jarrah-clad hillsides the middle of somewhere close to nowhere…
Brisbane & Around
About 4km east of Dunwich, sand-fringed Brown Lake gets its strained-tea hue from the native, medicinal tea trees that fringe it. The lake is a popular…
Cairns & Far North Queensland
Visitors are welcome at this rescue and rehabilitation centre for injured and orphaned bats, possums and gliders. Passionate volunteers are more than…
Cairns & Far North Queensland
The 62-hectare botanical gardens contain a large number of plant species, including the Cooktown orchid. Marked walking trails lead to the beaches at…
Victoria
A 20-minute drive north of Ballarat in the rural township of Learmonth, this weatherboard cafe occupies an 1860s ironmongery. It's popular primarily for…
West Coast Australia
Mandurah's community-run museum is an engaging little repository of all things aged and olden – it's one of WA's better regional collections. Unless you…
Canberra
Located on the Molonglo River floodplain, the Jerrabomberra Wetlands are home to over 200 bird species, including some that migrate from as far away as…
West Coast Australia
Named for its location opposite the town's old cemetery, this grassy beachfront park is primed for barbecues and picnics, and there's a large kids'…
West Coast Australia
Built in the 1860s using convict labour, this stone complex includes a courtroom, cells and stables, and operated as the Toodyay (then Newcastle) lock-up…
Adelaide
Innovative MOD. science museum on the University of South Australia campus races towards the future, with seven interactive, surprising gallery spaces…
West Coast Australia
Part of the vast Whiteman Park estate, this wildlife park features cassowaries, echidnas, kangaroos, koalas, potoroos, quokkas and native birds – if you…
Adelaide
You can't possibly come to Adelaide without entertaining thoughts of touring Coopers Brewery. Tours take you through the brewhouse, bottling hall and…
Brisbane
Divvied up into three exhibition spaces, WAG aims its spotlight at contemporary Australasian art. Multiculturalism and social justice are recurrent themes…
West Coast Australia
Around 1km east of Wave Rock is Hippo's Yawn, a granite cave eroded from the base of a big orange boulder, which does indeed resemble the gaping jaws of a…
Blue Mountains
A good stop while exploring the Bells Line of Road, this cordial ciderhouse has few rules – just show up, taste some of their delicious cider (scrumptious…
Perth
On calm days, it's like a turquoise paddling pool with some of Perth's best snorkelling – think mottled reef with swaying seaweeds and similarly coloured…
Victoria
Here you can take a ride on a vintage tram from the museum's depot along a 1.3km section of tramline around Lake Wendouree. Horse-drawn trams started…
Robert Stein Winery & Vineyard
New South Wales
The small, rustic cellar door of this established vineyard has an eclectic and interesting range of wines to sample, including a popular riesling (a nod…
Victoria
Sunraysia Cellar Door has free tastings and sales for around 250 local wines from 22 different wineries from the Murray–Darling region, as well as a few…
The East Coast
Out the back of the Bark Mill Tavern & Bakery, this museum explains the processing of black wattle bark to obtain tannin for tanning leathers. The mill…
Perth
One of Perth's most beautiful parks, suburban Hyde Park is a top spot for a picnic or lazy book-reading session on the lawn, as fountains flow. A path…
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