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,…
Must-see attractions in Australia & Pacific
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…
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…
Christchurch
Universally known as the Cardboard Cathedral due to the 98 cardboard tubes used in its construction, this interesting structure serves as both the city's…
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…
Victoria
This museum, in the same building as the visitor centre, has fascinating exhibits including costume displays from the 1930s and a delightful miniature…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
Townsville
If you fancy a lazy picnic, head to these formal, ornamental gardens at the base of Castle Hill, 1km northwest of town.
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…
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…
Dunedin & Otago
Housed in an elegant, temple-like former bank building, the Forrester Gallery was closed for renovations at the time of research, but should be open in…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Wellington
Inside the Carter Observatory at the top of the Botanic Gardens, this full-dome planetarium offers space-themed multimedia shows and stargazing sessions…
Tauranga
Country-club-like Mills Reef, 7km southwest of the city centre at Bethlehem, has tastings of its award-winning wines. This isn't grape-growing country, so…
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,…
Christchurch
Willowbank focuses on native NZ critters (including kiwi), heritage farmyard animals and hands-on enclosures with wallabies, deer and lemurs. There's also…
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…
Dunedin & Otago
If you've ever fantasised about being transported back to Ancient Rome, stroll through the Corinthian columns and into this gorgeous Catholic church …
Parnell & Newmarket
These formal gardens are blooming excellent from November to March. A stroll through Dove-Myer Robinson Park leads to peaceful Judges Bay and tiny St…
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…
Hobart
In an exquisitely proportioned colonnaded 1842 sandstone building called Ancanthe (Greek for ‘vale of flowers’ – enough of a reason to visit alone), the…
Wellington
Built for the centenary of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1940, this gorgeous little art-deco building on the shell-strewn Petone foreshore contains a fun and…
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…
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