The East Coast
About 7km north of Bicheno, this wildlife park is overrun with native and non-native wildlife, including Tasmanian devils, wallabies, quolls, snakes,…
Must-see attractions in Australia & Pacific
Cradle Country & The West
Located 12km southwest of Strahan at the harbour’s southern head, this 40m-high lighthouse dates from 1899 and is purportedly the second highest in…
Waikawa Museum & Information Centre
Fiordland & Southland
A one-stop shop in a one-horse town, Waikawa's museum incorporates an information centre, acts as the reception for various local holiday rentals, and…
Tasmania
Named after the upper Savage River, this wilderness region in the northwest of Tasmania is home to the largest contiguous area of cool temperate…
Christchurch
Canterbury College's most famous alumnus was the father of nuclear physics, Lord Ernest Rutherford, the NZ physicist who first split the atom in 1917 …
Canberra
The country's elite and aspiring athletes hone their sporting prowess at the AIS. Visitors can take 90-minute guided tours of the facilities, led by…
West Coast Australia
This glorious red-brick 1885 mansion overlooks the river a short drive east of town. Wrapped in wrought-iron verandahs and glowing russet-red in the WA…
Auckland Region
It’s a mark of the esteem in which Colin McCahon is held that the house he lived and painted in during the 1950s has been opened to the public as a mini…
Fiordland & Southland
An easy 45-minute return walk leads through forest to Lake Mistletoe, a small glacier-formed lake.
Bay of Islands & Northland
This coastal reserve features sand dunes, pohutukawa trees, jutting headlands and picturesque beaches. DOC-managed accommodation includes an eight-person…
Cradle Country & The West
This museum started life as the Imperial Hotel in 1897 and now houses an extensive and idiosyncratically captioned photographic collection documenting the…
Melbourne
Built in 1932, this honey-coloured art-deco skyscraper brings a slice of Chicago (or possibly Gotham City) to Swanston St. It's worth popping into the…
Tauranga
This shady little cemetery, overlooking the bridge, has some interesting memorials relating to battles fought between local Māori and government forces in…
Dunedin & Otago
Sculpted by wind, rain and rivers, the huge limestone boulders of this bizarre landscape were used as Aslan’s Camp in the NZ-filmed Narnia movies (2005–10…
Taupo & the Ruapehu Region
Maybe not so much 'Don't Miss' as 'Impossible to Miss', this roadside tribute to Ōhakune's biggest crop was erected in 1984. Carrots were first grown in…
Melbourne
Built between 1869 and 1870, this Parisian-style shopping arcade is Melbourne’s oldest and has managed to retain much of its charming 19th-century detail…
Victoria
The last stop on the Bendigo Talking Tram line is this depot workshop, where you can clamber aboard old trams and watch repairs and renovations. There's a…
Tauranga
Shaded by huge pohutukawa trees, spooky Monmouth Redoubt was originally a Māori pā (fortified village), then taken over and adapted by British soldiers…
Sydney
Cremorne Point (technically Robertsons Point; Woolwarra-jurng to the Eora people) is a beaut spot for a picnic on grassy Cremorne Reserve, or for a swim…
Melbourne
Tolarno was an integral player in Melbourne’s most famous midcentury artistic marriage: that between Georges and Mirka Mora. The gallery was once…
Canberra
In the city's northeast corner, behind Mt Ainslie, Mt Majura (888m) offers wonderful views from the lookout at its summit and splendid bushwalking…
Canberra
The Australian National University's main gallery displays specials exhibitions and items from the ANU's art collection. On permanent display is the…
New South Wales
This quirky little museum was once Nundle's undertaker's residence. Now it shows the history of gold mining in the district, including a 150m-long tunnel…
Queenstown
Located in the old underwater observatory beneath the main pier, this 30-minute experience promises a journey back in time, explaining Lake Wakatipu's…
Cradle Country & The West
The panoramic views of town from this lookout, which was named by soldiers after a battle in the Boer War, are excellent. Try to arrive at sunset, when…
Wellington
Committed to conservation, research and captive breeding, Wellington Zoo is home to a menagerie of native and exotic wildlife, including lions and…
Blue Mountains
Less a cave than an alcove, this Aboriginal shelter is decorated by Darug people with hand stencils dating from between 500 and 1600 years ago. It's an…
Brisbane & Around
You should be dancing, yeah! You may just get the urge as you wander through this outdoor alley installation, which honours Redcliffe's most famous…
Victoria
The Briars is the National Trust-listed 1851 homestead of one of the peninsula’s first pastoral runs. Sitting on 96 hectares, it includes original farm…
Great Ocean Road
Now that Prickly Moses has opened a taphouse in Apollo Bay there's less reason to make the trek up here to its brewery, but it's a nice excuse for a drive…
Fiordland & Southland
A steep sealed road leads up to the top of 265m Bluff Hill (Motupōhue), where a path spirals up to a lookout. Various walking tracks head up here,…
New South Wales
Henry Lawson – perhaps Australia's most celebrated author – spent part of his childhood in gold-rush Gulgong. This small museum housed in a former…
Waikato & the Coromandel Peninsula
Just past Te Mata (a short drive south of the main Raglan–Hamilton road) is the turn-off to the 55m-high Waireinga, 4km from the main road. From the car…
Brisbane
Commenced in 1828, this windmill is reputedly the oldest surviving building in Queensland. Due to a design flaw, the windmill sails were too heavy for the…
Adelaide
This towering sandstone edifice on North Tce has been a bastion of secret handshakes and funny robes since 1927. But like other things that most people…
South Coast NSW
In an attractive 1884 bank building, complete with tinted glass and high ceilings, this small museum on the high street gives an overview of local history…
Sunshine Coast
On Sunday mornings, crowds flock to Bulcock St to browse Caloundra's market stalls. You'll find everything from international street food to local art,…
Christchurch & Canterbury
On the town’s northwestern fringe, Talbot Forest Scenic Reserve is a good place for a peaceful wander. Leafy delights include lofty kahikatea (white pines…
South Coast NSW
The larger and newer of Wollongong's two lighthouses, this 25m concrete tower is still active. Picnic benches close by on the grassy headland, and…
South Coast NSW
Sombre photographs of Bega's early European inhabitants cover the walls of this creaky regional museum, housed in the town's first hotel (1859).
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