Byron Bay & Northern NSW
Nimbin was an innovator of the organic gardening movement and this world-renowned permaculture education centre, created out of a degraded cow pasture…
Must-see attractions in Australia & Pacific
Hobart
For a classic view of Hobart, the Derwent River and the hulking mass of kunanyi/Mt Wellington in the background, drive up to this seldom-visited hilltop…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
This lovely neo-Gothic sandstone church (1858) makes for a hushed escape from the urban jangle of Darlinghurst Rd. There's some fine stained glass; the…
Canberra
A section of the grassy public space between Parliament and Lake Burley Griffin has been designated to represent the nation's commitment to the cause of…
Manly
Indulge your mermaid fantasies (the more seemly ones at least) in the pretty, triangular ocean pool set into the rocky shoreline here. The life-size sea…
Crystal Castle & Shambhala Gardens
Byron Bay & Northern NSW
A positive-energy theme park where pretty gardens are dotted with monolithic crystal pieces, a huge gold Buddha and mystical statues. Wander across the…
Bay of Islands & Northland
Handcrafted wines include chardonnay, pinot gris and Bordeaux-style reds, and the beautiful vineyard is a great spot for a shared antipasto platter to…
West Coast Australia
This two-room, sawn-timber cottage is in the grounds of the Guildford Courthouse, and is actually the oldest part of the Guildford Heritage Precinct (1863…
Emu Ridge Farm Eucalyptus Distillery
Kangaroo Island
A detour off Hog Bay or Birchmore roads takes you past this self-sufficient operation (all solar-, steam- and wind-powered) extracting eucalyptus oil from…
Southern WA
Most of this park's 107 sq km is covered in scrub and coastal heath, sheltering kangaroos and birds. You might also spot seals. Stokes Inlet is a popular…
West Coast Australia
To see WA wildflowers being dried and shipped around the country, visit the commercial Westways Wildflower Farm, 19km north of Moora in Coomberdale…
Aboriginal Cultural Centre & Keeping Place
New South Wales
This cultural centre houses an interesting collection of Aboriginal artefacts and art (some of which is for sale) representing the culture of the local…
Wellington
Housed in a heritage red-brick warehouse on the waterfront, this estimable gallery presents a diverse range of NZ portraiture and caricature from its own…
Byron Bay & Northern NSW
A stop between Grafton and Ballina, this museum complex and cafe – set on the site of the original New Italy Settlement – is a good spot to stretch the…
New South Wales
These local winemakers noted similarities in climate between Mudgee and the Rioja region of Spain and have turned their attention to bold Spanish reds…
Hobart
Highlighting shipwrecks, boat building, whaling and Hobart’s unbreakable bond with the sea, the Maritime Museum of Tasmania (out the back of the town hall…
Hobart
This gracious 1840 sandstone-and-slate residence is 5km north of the city centre in New Town. It was built for Robert Pitcairn, the first lawyer to…
Crows Nest Regional Art Gallery
Brisbane & Around
Inside the Shire Council building, this tiny gallery hosts rotating exhibitions of mostly modern and contemporary art by local and non-local artists, both…
Newtown & the Inner West
This ornate disused Victorian sandstone station used to be the departure point for funeral trains out to the Rookwood cemetery in Sydney's west. It's a…
Christchurch & Canterbury
A somewhat dusty window on to rural NZ of old, this museum endears with its farm machinery, model aeroplanes, dodgy dioramas and eclectic ephemera…
New South Wales
Around 4.5km past the Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Red Earth offers 'adult time' with wine tastings and cheese platters ($12 per person) on the verandah…
Sydney
One of Balmain's many notable historic buildings, the Watch House, is Sydney’s oldest surviving lockup (1854). It now operates on Saturdays (combine it…
Kawhia Regional Museum & Gallery
Waikato & the Coromandel Peninsula
Kāwhia's modest waterside museum has local history, nautical and Māori art and artefacts, as well as regular art exhibitions. Don't miss the huge fossil…
Adelaide
Quality contemporary local arts and crafts and brilliant bejewelments, plus workshops and a hellishly hot glass-blowing studio turning out gorgeous glass …
Ballina Naval & Maritime Museum
Byron Bay & Northern NSW
In the 19th century Ballina was the third-largest port in NSW, and following WWII many ex-navy personnel took jobs in the shipyards here. One of the most…
West Coast Australia
This self-guided cave is managed by the Department of Parks and Wildlife (DPAW), which provides helmets and torches. Calgardup Cave has a seasonal…
Kangaroo Island
Say hello to some local koalas at this private wildlife reserve, best experienced on a Koala Walk (sightings guaranteed). Come back at night for a…
Sydney
Lindesay is rarely open, but, aside from Nicole Kidman inviting you in for tea, this is probably your best chance to look inside an actual Darling Point…
New South Wales
A private operation offering 90-minute glimpses of the dark skies above Coonabarabran, you'll find about this observatory 9km from town, en route to…
New South Wales
Milroy Observatory offers the largest public-access telescope in the southern hemisphere – a 40-in device that was once used in the nearby Siding Spring…
Canberra
Northeast of the city, 843m-high Mt Ainslie has excellent views day and night. At the top, plaques explain what the Canberra basin looked like before the…
Sunshine Coast
This privately owned oasis comprises 18 acres of steep escarpment that has been manicured into a tapestry of paths, hedges, lawns and ponds with sweeping…
Victoria
This quirky exhibition of colourful life-sized cow sculptures is scattered throughout Shepparton and surrounding towns. The cows mooove (get it?) or,…
New South Wales
This wildlife sanctuary located 4km out of town is a haven for birds — and bird watchers. The number of bird species that call the wetlands home…
Sydney
Surrounded by 200-year-old camphor laurels and English oaks, this historic cottage was built in 1824 for the Macarthurs’ daughter’s governess and was…
Queens Park and Botanic Gardens
Brisbane & Around
Toowoomba's showpiece swathe of green – technically two parks in one – is a blaze of colour in the spring and autumn. Graced with parterre gardens, neat…
Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute
Adelaide
Tandanya offers an insight into the culture of the local Kaurna people, whose territory extends south to Cape Jervis and north to Port Wakefield. Inside…
Waikato & the Coromandel Peninsula
The Raurimu Spiral, 30km south of town, is a unique feat of railway engineering that was completed in 1908 after 10 years of work. Rail buffs can…
West Coast Australia
York's imposing red-brick-and-stone courthouse has hosted plenty of nefarious characters since it started presiding over the town's moral standards in…
Tasmania
Reached via a signed loop road off the B12 between the townships of Chudleigh and Mole Creek, Alum Cliffs (or Tulampanga, as it’s known to the tribal…
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