Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery
Victoria
This gallery has a permanent collection of more than 300 pieces, focusing on the works of contemporary and local artists. It's known for its collection of…
Must-see attractions in Australia
Adelaide
Exquisitely manicured, fenced Japanese gardens on a quiet reach of South Tce. A top spot for a quiet lunch/mediation/snooze in the sun. Himeji is Adelaide…
Manly
Found on the Manly Scenic Walkway, just before heading into the Balgowlah Heights section of Sydney Harbour National Park. The picnic area is cut off at…
Blue Mountains
By the station in Mount Victoria, the local museum is chock-full of quirky Australiana, including old farm equipment, taxidermy and Ned Kelly’s sister’s…
West Coast Australia
Across the Avon River from the town centre, this castellated red-brick church was completed in 1854. Inside are stained-glass windows designed by WA…
Brisbane & Around
Inside a converted church, the spick-and-span Redcliffe Museum details the peninsula’s history through information boards, a nifty short film, artefacts…
Tasmania
Sometimes referred to as 'the other St Andrews' (there are two churches of this name in Evandale), this building with its soaring spire dates from 1872…
Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage Museum
West Coast Australia
This tiny house museum, scenically overlooking the jetty in Carnarvon's Heritage Precinct and occupied by a succession of lighthouse keepers until 1980,…
Southern NSW & The Murray
This beautiful, fascinating iron homestead (1888) was built by Bishop Sydney Linton to combat the heat. Surrounding the building is a historic rose garden…
Port Douglas
The quaint and quiet 1879 Court House contains historical exhibits, including the story of Ellen Thompson, who was tried for murdering her husband in 1887…
The East Coast
The final resting place of Waubedebar, the local Aboriginal woman who fished a couple of hapless sailors from the surf in the early 1800s. Waubs Beach, in…
Byron Bay & Northern NSW
The town’s small museum is housed in a beautiful old building, and features a solid account of local history, an interesting radio room and an impressive…
Gold Coast
The ultimate water slide here is the Kamikaze, where you plunge down an 11m drop in a two-person tube at 50km/h. This vast water park also has pitch-black…
Launceston
Built 1844 in unusual Egyptian revival style, Launceston's synagogue is the second-oldest in Australia (…though Ramses II would be unimpressed by its…
Tasmania
This historic cottage (c 1850) near the river was built by a remarkable pioneer couple, ex-convict Thomas Johnson and his wife, Dolly Dalrymple Briggs,…
West Coast Australia
Take Radio Hill Dr (off Newman Dr, west of the visitor centre) to the top of the hill for a fine 360-degree lookout over the town and its sunburnt…
Launceston
Erected in 1864 and featuring soaring neoclassical columns. 'Progress with Prudence' says the coat of arms – duck inside to the council offices on…
Cairns & Far North Queensland
Cooktown and the surrounding area has a strong tradition of Indigenous art. This main street gallery represents the Yuku Baja Muliku people, with all…
New South Wales
The historic gold mine is located at Peak Hill, a small town 49km north of Parkes (75km south of Dubbo). Visitors can take a self-guided tour and enjoy…
Cradle Country & The West
A pleasant 50-minute return walk through the rainforest to these falls follows platypus-inhabited Botanical Creek. The track starts at People’s Park, off…
Southern NSW & The Murray
Featuring a small zoo with kangaroos, wombats and emus, and a free-flight aviary. Nearby Baden Powell Dr leads to a good lookout and scenic Captain Cook…
West Coast Australia
Part of the Heritage Precinct, this museum houses an old steam train, plus info about sheep-shearing in the area. Some old steam engines and rickety…
The East Coast
A multi-storey bluestone-and-brick special, the 1838 Morris’ General Store is the biggest object in Swansea. And it's still selling stuff – these days it…
Blue Mountains
This lookout accessed from Blackheath offers amazing views over the Grose Valley and spectacular rock formations. It's about a five-minute walk from the…
Tasmania
The popular undercover Penguin Market takes place every Sunday. Stalls sell fresh local produce, art and crafts, vintage clothing, gifts and homewares…
West Coast Australia
Housing Australia's largest collection of raptors, this centre, 5km south of Margaret River, rehabilitates many birds of prey each year. There are free…
Sydney
Gorgeous, peaceful and serene, despite its proximity to busy Balmoral, this is a photogenic location for a swim. At low tide it's a lovely stroll along…
The East Coast
Swansea's central town beach (the smaller of two beaches here) is a fairly demure affair – shallow, with lots of seaweed. But hey, a beach is a beach if…
Northern Territory
Drive or walk up the short-but-steep hill off Moule St to the lookout over the old open-cut mine, now full of water (135m deep!). There are good views…
Northern Territory
Near the Adelaide River township, this popular waterfall and waterhole is reached via a snaking trail alongside a creek and is good for swimming. It gets…
West Coast Australia
Tiny by modern Mandurah standards (check out the McMansions around this part of town), this whitewashed stone, shingle-roofed cottage was one of the first…
Tasmania
The original parts of this bluestone-and-sandstone church are older than its 1901 clock tower. The garden setting is lovely, and the Gothic arch at the…
Sydney
Australia's oldest colonial cemetery, these open lawns are the resting place of many an early settler. There's a map at the entrance gate with some…
Southern NSW & The Murray
This interesting museum tells the stories of the Hay Gaol, which since 1880 has operated as a maternity hospital, an insane asylum, a POW-internment camp…
Mornington Botanical Rose Gardens
Victoria
Away from the beach, these beautifully landscaped gardens in the Civic Reserve are home to over 4000 roses planted in 86 beds. Visit in spring and summer…
New South Wales
This olive farm, 10km out of Inverell, does tours, olive-oil tastings, and sales of its oils, spice blends and sauces. Note that Beaulieu is pronounced …
New South Wales
Lovers of two-wheeled engineering will be in clover in this lovingly-curated collection of more than 50 Ducatis, Triumphs, BSAs and other classic bikes…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
This attractive rectangular space is run by a photographer and dedicated to contemporary camerawork. It's well worth a look; there have been some really…
Southern NSW & The Murray
The museum features a model reconstruction of the town in the 1890s. Check at the adjacent information centre for low-season opening hours.
The East Coast
In between the craggy rockscape of little Governor Island and the Bicheno shoreline is this deep ocean ravine, where the town's fishing fleet shelters…
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