West Coast Australia
Newcomers to the region, the winemakers at Blind Corner are shaking things up with a super-approachable cellar door experience (no question too…
Must-see attractions in Australia
Brisbane
Built by convicts in 1829, this former government storehouse is the oldest occupied building in Brisbane. Inside is an immaculate little museum whose main…
Malcolm Douglas Wilderness Park
Broome
Visitors enter through the jaws of a giant crocodile at this 30-hectare animal refuge 16km northeast of Broome. The park is home to dozens of crocs (don't…
Victoria
In the extraordinary Walhalla Cemetery (off Main Rd, a 20-minute return walk from town) the gravestones cling to the steep valley wall. Some 1100 people…
Gold Coast
Canyon Lookout affords jagged views through the valley all the way to Surfers Paradise.
Penneshaw Maritime & Folk Museum
Kangaroo Island
Inside a 1922 stone school house, this salty museum displays artefacts from local shipwrecks and early white settlement (check out those girthsome…
Victoria
At the rear of Bendigo Art Gallery within Rosalind Park, this poppet head was once used in one of Bendigo's most lucrative mines. Today it serves as a…
Rockhampton
The highest peak in the Beserker Range and the focus of a 4250-hectare national park, this mountain (604m) has walking trails weaving through eucalypts…
Southern NSW & The Murray
Housed in two historic railway carriages of the same kind that were used to transport POWs, this sombre museum tells the story of the 'Dunera Boys' and…
West Coast Australia
These four 300-plus-year-old karri trees sit in a straight line; stand directly in front and they disappear into one. There's a short loop walk through…
South Coast NSW
Overlooking the fishing harbour, this two-level wooden complex was designed by renowned architect and Bermagui resident Philip Cox. It's a modern homage…
Byron Bay & Northern NSW
Lismore’s gallery has long been a cultural force in the town and a real centre of creative life in the region. It holds excellent regularly changing…
New South Wales
A labour of love, staffed by volunteers and maintained by donations, this country workshop in Cowra has rusty rolling stock under restoration. It brings…
Victoria
As well as its remarkably well-clipped hedge mazes, you can partake in tube slides, a canopy walk, a rope scramble obstacle course for kids, a 3D indoor …
New South Wales
Come to learn about Australia's unique and essential Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), by way of a short documentary, historical memorabilia and a tour…
Cairns & Far North Queensland
At the entrance to Cooktown Botanic Gardens, the town visitor centre is home to an inviting cafe (9.30am to 2pm) with outdoor deck and the Vera Scarth…
Gippsland Regional Maritime Museum
Victoria
In the old Bank of Victoria (1861) building is this interesting museum that will give you an insight into Port Albert’s maritime history. Displays recount…
Keatings Lagoon Conservation Park
Cairns & Far North Queensland
About 5km south of Cooktown, this 47-hectare wetland is a favourite among birdwatchers and walkers. The waterlily-filled lagoon is home to thousands of…
Newcastle
Sitting in a tract of bushland with plenty of walking trails and picnic areas, this council-run reserve has enclosures of native critters: koalas,…
West Coast Australia
This appealing waterhole (no swimming, unfortunately) looks particularly impressive when it fills up with rainwater during the cooler months. Its banks…
Byron Bay & Northern NSW
Ballina's big prawn was nearly thrown on the BBQ in 2009, but no one had the stomach to dispatch it. After a $400,000 restoration in 2013 by hardware…
Pemberton Fine Woodcraft Gallery
West Coast Australia
In lush gardens, this small gallery has truly exquisite pieces for sale, all mastercrafted from salvaged timber. Even if a table isn't going to fit in…
Brisbane
Dominating a car park on Trafalgar St is this giant monochromatic mural by Brisbane street artist Guido Van Helten. One of Australia's most globally…
Cairns & Far North Queensland
Thousands of Chinese migrants came to the region in search of gold in the late 1800s. All that’s left of Atherton's Chinatown now is this fascinating 1903…
Victoria
Set up in a historic building that was used to dehydrate vegetables for WWII troops, this car museum holds three exhibitions a year featuring anything…
New South Wales
This beautiful vineyard is a well-respected wedding venue and offers boutique accommodation in the self-contained Swagman's Homestead (from $150 per…
Kangaroo Island
One of SA's original gin distillers (there are now more than 20!), this fiesty little moonshiner makes small-batch gin with KI native juniper berries,…
Kangaroo Island
A turn-off 6km west of Seal Bay Rd leads to a rolling white dunescape towering above the surrounding scrub. Amazing! You can hire sandboards from Kangaroo…
Victoria
While Sanguine Estate has had winemakers in the family for over 100 years, these days the focus is New World wines. It's most known for its award-winning…
Northern Territory
Just 21km west of Finke, and 12km north of the road along a signposted track, is the Lambert Centre. The point marks Australia's geographical centre and…
Newcastle
Surfers should goofy-foot it to Nobby's Beach. The fast left-hander known as the Wedge is at its northern end, which can also offer good kitesurfing…
New South Wales
This colonial-era building was in use until the 1950s and saw many trials and committals of bushrangers take place. Today it's a museums of sorts. There's…
Geraldton Regional Art Gallery (GRAG)
West Coast Australia
With an excellent permanent collection, including paintings by Norman Lindsay and Elizabeth Durack, this petite gallery also presents provocative…
Blue Mountains
This vertiginous lookout offers jaw-dropping perspectives over the valley below from a rock pinnacle. You can walk here along the cliffs from Govetts Leap…
New South Wales
About 2km beyond the Taronga Western Plains Zoo, this is a National Trust timber-slab homestead built in the 1840s. It showcases some of the earliest…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
The non-profit Australian Design Centre has a gallery, Object, that presents innovative exhibitions of new craft and design from Australia and overseas…
Cairns
Soak up stunning views of the Coral Sea and Cairns city aboard this 35m-high Ferris wheel. The fully enclosed gondolas rotate 360 degrees (passengers…
West Coast Australia
The highest point in Roebourne, the Mt Welcome summit has great 360-degree views of the surrounding countryside. The hilltop is dotted with six sculptures…
Tasmania
This small but impressive volunteer-operated museum has a beautiful collection of rods, reels and flies, but was closed at the time of writing because of…
Broome
An amazing archival collection of photographs spanning over 100 years of interaction between the Sisters of St John of God with the people of the…
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