Must-see attractions in Australia

  • Houghton

    West Coast Australia

    The Swan's oldest and best-known winery is surrounded by stroll-worthy grounds, including a jacaranda grove (check out the insanely purple blooms from…

  • Bendigo Soldiers Memorial

    Victoria

    Fronting Rosalind Park in the heart of the city, this beautiful museum honours Australian soldiers who've served abroad. Within a historic domed building …

  • Flying Boat Museum

    Victoria

    The famous Catalina flying boat A24-30 is on display outside a secret communications bunker, along with photographs and other displays at this museum 16km…

  • Pagan Cider

    The Southeast

    Get fruity at this cider-maker outside of Cygnet that uses eating apples and pears, as well as squeezing out Australia's first natural cherry-apple cider…

  • Grandvewe Cheeses

    The Southeast

    About 3km south of Peppermint Bay is this top stop for foodies. Grandvewe Cheeses churns out organic cheese from sheep’s milk – Tasmania's only sheep…

  • Boomtown Wine

    Victoria

    Three winemaker mates have come together here to produce their wines on-site using locally grown grapes. The winery's within the Mill complex, and offers…

  • Country Music Hall of Fame

    New South Wales

    Recognised as a collection of 'national and international significance', this trove of artefacts and dioramas explores Australasian country music's rich…

  • Stockyard Gully Caves

    West Coast Australia

    Got a 4WD and a torch? Detour 35km northeast of Green Head (via Coorow-Green Head Rd) to Stockyard Gully National Park, where this limestone-cave complex…

  • East Coast Heritage Museum

    The East Coast

    Inside Swansea’s original schoolhouse, this engaging little museum covers Aboriginal artefacts, colonial and convict history, whaling and the plight of…

  • The Cellar by Gilbert

    New South Wales

    Located in a beautiful stone-and-corrugated-iron building, there's a tasting room and vine-laden verandah where you can indulge in Gilbert wines from…

  • Buda

    Victoria

    Home to a Hungarian silversmith and his family for 120 years, Buda has permanent displays of the family’s extensive art and craft collections, furnishings…

  • Lost Ones Gallery

    Victoria

    Putting Ballarat's ornate architecture to good use, this contemporary gallery is set up inside an 1870s Masonic temple with a colonnaded facade. It's a…

  • Old Castlemaine Market

    Victoria

    The magnificent old market occupies a building with a classical Roman-basilica facade, topped with a statue of Ceres, Roman goddess of the harvest. The…

  • King Island Dairy

    Tasmania

    Low-key but top quality, King Island Dairy’s fromagerie is 8km north of Currie (just beyond the airport). Visit its attached shop to taste award-winning…

  • Prince's Square

    Launceston

    Prince's Sq once hosted military drills, public hangings and rowdy political meetings. These days, it's a lovely place to relax. There's a bronze fountain…

  • Flour Cask Bay

    Kangaroo Island

    Down a well-maintained dirt road south of American River, this remote beach is just the spot for a little soul-searching, a breezy paddle in the brine or…

  • Gosling Creek Winery

    Great Ocean Road

    Tucked away down a pastoral road between Lorne and Birregurra is this attractive boutique winery with a tin-shed cellar door. Tastings of its riesling and…

  • Miami Marketta

    Gold Coast

    A hawker-style street market in a previously abandoned warehouse strewn with fairy lights, this lively space has food, fashion, art and live music. Work…

  • Whipper Snapper Distillery

    Perth

    Look for the vintage aircraft logo on the exterior wall as you visit this combination of urban whisky distillery and sunny coffee shop, in an out-of-the…

  • Launceston Tramway Museum

    Launceston

    Launceston had trams until 1952, when the rails were ripped up and the carriages sold off. Now you can visit this volunteer-staffed museum to take a ride…

  • Victoria Street Precinct

    Byron Bay & Northern NSW

    Victoria St is the city's main heritage precinct, with some fine examples of 19th-century architecture, including the 1862 courthouse at No 47, the…

  • Cedar Creek Falls

    The Whitsundays

    These beautiful falls, a popular swimming spot when there's sufficient water, can be reached by turning east from the Proserpine–Airlie Beach road at…

  • Best of All Lookout

    Gold Coast

    True to its name, the Best of All Lookout offers phenomenal views from the southern edge of the Springbrook Plateau to the lowlands below. The 300m trail…

  • Merindoc Vintners

    Victoria

    This third-generation family winemaker offers tastings of its shiraz in a tasteful cellar door on an 800-hectare farm in Tooborac. It also produces a…

  • Myilly Point Heritage Precinct

    Darwin

    At the far northern end of Smith St is this small but important precinct of four houses built between 1930 and 1939 (which means they survived both the…

  • Balmoral Beach

    Sydney

    The beachy enclave of Balmoral faces off with Manly across Middle Harbour, and has some good restaurants and a beaut swimming beach. Split in two by an…

  • Fintan Magee Fox Mural

    Brisbane

    Brisbane-raised Fintan Magee (dubbed the 'Australian Banksy') is known across the globe for his whimsical street art, his murals adorning walls from…

  • Stonier

    Victoria

    One of the original vineyards planted on the Peninsula, Stonier is widely known for its chardonnay but also produces a pinot noir and a sparkling. Kids…

  • Abercrombie Karst Conservation Reserve

    New South Wales

    Off the beaten track, some 70km southwest of Bathurst, this picturesque national park is known for its impressive limestone caves, including one of the…

  • Painted Cliffs

    The East Coast

    From Darlington it’s a one-hour return walk to the Painted Cliffs, at the southern end of Hopground Beach. From the beach you can clamber along the…

  • Charles Darwin National Park

    Darwin

    Available for day-use only, this park protects places of natural and cultural importance, including part of Port Darwin wetland, one of the country's most…

  • Furneaux Museum

    The East Coast

    The grounds around the volunteer-run Furneaux Museum are strewn with whalebones, blubber pots and rusty ship propellers. Inside are Aboriginal artefacts …

  • Plume Estate

    West Coast Australia

    Lovely little Plume is a low-key family-run winery in the Bickley Valley, with an impressive valley view from their iron-clad cellar door. Bite into some…

  • Beer Farm

    West Coast Australia

    Located in a former milking shed down a sleepy side road, the Beer Farm is Margaret River's most rustic brewery. Loyal locals crowd in with their children…

  • Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre

    Cairns

    This centre looks after sick and injured sea turtles before releasing them back into the wild. Educational tours (45 minutes, maximum 15 guests) take…

  • Moo Brew

    Hobart

    Stand-out beers from Moo Brew, MONA's own craft-beer brewery in nearby Bridgewater, include a zingy Hefeweizen and a hoppy pilsner. Call to organise a…

  • Army Museum Bandiana

    Victoria

    The Army Museum Bandiana displays a variety of war weaponry, items from missions, and documents. The old cars are magnificent. There are Buick and Holden…

  • Echuca Historical Society Museum

    Victoria

    This historical museum is located in the old police station, which has been classified by the National Trust. It has a collection of local history items,…

  • Crystalbrook Superyacht Marina

    Port Douglas

    The hub of waterbased activities in Port Douglas, Crystalbrook Marina is also attempting to be a social hub with a few restaurants, bars and boutique…

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