West Coast Australia
The quirky local museum just off the Brand Hwy recreates life in an 1880s homestead with interactive displays of period pieces and local artefacts, plus a…
Must-see attractions in Australia
West Coast Australia
For a cracking view over York, the Avon River and the surrounding hills and wheatfields, find your way out past the town cemetery on the eastern side of…
Victoria
One of the Prom's most beautiful beaches, Squeaky Beach has a lovely sweep of white sand, striking blue waters and red-brown lichen-splattered rocks along…
Victoria
This museum, in the same building as the visitor centre, has fascinating exhibits including costume displays from the 1930s and a delightful miniature…
Tasmania
The Tamar's best-known vineyard is home to Pipers Brook, Ninth Island and Kreglinger wines (the Kreglinger sparkling is particularly impressive). There's…
Perth
Safe swimming, and an unofficial nude and gay beach. From Grant St train station it's a 1.5km walk to the beach (2km from Swanbourne Station). Or catch…
Gold Coast
At the end of Springbrook Rd, there’s a superb lookout beside the 60m Goomoolahra Falls, giving views across the plateau and all the way back to the coast…
Townsville
If you fancy a lazy picnic, head to these formal, ornamental gardens at the base of Castle Hill, 1km northwest of town.
Pieter van Gent Winery & Vineyard
New South Wales
This eternally popular vineyard is famed for its heavenly white port and muscat, and its photogenic oak-barrel room where you can sample the wares. Be…
Melbourne
This local microbrewery occupies a lofty warehouse in Richmond's backstreets. Sample its range of beers with more than a dozen on tap while nibbling pizza…
Cairns
This contemporary museum features four well-curated galleries covering the history of Cairns and Far North Queensland in pictures, exhibits and local…
Victoria
This is a wall-to-wall shrine of more than 17,000 beer cans in a huge shed. It’s the result of 30 years of collecting – one can dates back to Federation …
New South Wales
Bushwalking, mountain biking and 4WD touring are some of the activities that can be enjoyed here, and for those who wish to stay a little longer there are…
Brisbane & Around
Heritage Estate's second cellar door occupies a converted church by the New England Hwy. (The original is located 4km further north in Cottonvale.) The…
Tasmania
This 25m-tall lighthouse began its seaside vigil in 1888, after its light and landing were imported from England. Visitors can climb the spiral stairs and…
Kangaroo Island
On the northwestern corner of the island, the square 1858 Cape Borda Lightstation stands tall above the rippling iron surface of the Southern Ocean. There…
Museum of Australian History & Art Gallery
Victoria
At the northern end of Maryborough Railway Station, this museum and gallery displays Aboriginal artefacts, gold-rush relics and pieces sourced from local…
Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Walk
Victoria
Inaugurated in Seymour's Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Walk is a tree-lined promenade remembering the names of the more than 60,000 Australian men and…
New South Wales
This beautiful and educational botanical garden is divided into four parts: the stunning Shoyoen Japanese Garden, the Sensory Gardens, Biodiversity Garden…
Tasmania
The home of prestigious Arras sparkling and workaday Eddystone Point and Bay of Fires wines, this is perhaps the most attractive vineyard in the Tamar,…
Victoria
A five-minute drive out of Fish Creek on the road to Wilsons Promontory, this attractive winery offers free tastings at its cellar door in a converted…
West Coast Australia
A must for old-car enthusiasts (vintage, veteran and classic – do you know the difference?), York's main-street motor museum has everything from a basic…
The Whitsundays
Little Saddleback, in the northern Whitsundays, sits just north of George Point (on the mainland). The basic, sandy campsite on its western side is…
Brisbane
Designed in the Greek Revival style, this graceful monument honours the Australian men and women who have served in conflicts around the world. Its 18…
Hobart
In an exquisitely proportioned colonnaded 1842 sandstone building called Ancanthe (Greek for ‘vale of flowers’ – enough of a reason to visit alone), the…
Southern NSW & The Murray
Cellar-door tastings and excellent meals (mains $39 to $45) are well worth the 20-minute drive from central Wagga Wagga. Try the prosciutto-wrapped…
Great Ocean Road
This attractive wide expanse of surf is the longest beach along the Great Ocean Road, stretching for 10km from Split Point Lighthouse to Eastern View…
Launceston
This impressive design centre on the fringe of City Park incorporates an old church hall that now houses a shop specialising in handmade Tasmanian crafts,…
The Southeast
In Ranelagh, 3km west of Huonville, is this superstylish winery – all rammed earth and corrugated iron (somehow very Australian) – which has been…
Northern Territory
Glen Helen Gorge is where the Finke River cuts through the MacDonnells. It's not quite as dramatic as nearby Ormiston Gorge, but it's all relative. Only…
New South Wales
Play bocce, taste-test home-grown olives and figs, eat pizza and sample Italian wine varietals (nebbiolo, sangiovese etc) at this cellar door and gorgeous…
Bluestone Bay & Whitewater Wall
The East Coast
Within Freycinet National Park there’s challenging climbing, views and a basic camp site at Whitewater Wall. You may need a 4WD to reach it, but many 2WDs…
Victoria
Castlemaine bills itself as the 'street-rod centre of Australia', and there's no better place to check out these souped-up high-octane cars than Rod…
Victoria
Across the lake and set within the beautiful Botanic Garden, Benalla Art Gallery has a collection of Australian art, including paintings from the…
Australian Armour & Artillery Museum
Cairns
Military and history buffs will love the largest display of armoured vehicles and artillery in the southern hemisphere. Go for a ride in a tank (adult…
Northern Territory
The Ochre Pits line a dry creek bed in the heart of the West MacDonnell Ranges, 11km west of Serpentine Gorge, and were a source of pigment for Aboriginal…
Melbourne
Telling the story of Melbourne's Italian community, this small but information-packed museum puts an important part of Australia's history, and the…
West Coast Australia
Watch ridiculously large iron-ore carriers and salt ships pass by (helpfully, the visitor centre has a board listing the times the largest ships are…
Brisbane
Hidden away in an industrial corner of Bowen Hills, Fireworks is one of Brisbane's best-loved commercial galleries. With an emphasis on group exhibitions,…
Northern Territory
At Ewaninga, 39km south of Alice Springs, prehistoric Aboriginal petroglyphs are carved into sandstone. The rock carvings found here and at N'Dhala Gorge…
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