Must-see attractions in Australia & Pacific

  • Sailors Grave Brewing

    Victoria

    Set up in an old butter factory, this microbrewery is notable for its inventive suds – from a Gose produced using local seaweed to a whisky-sour Berliner…

  • Cylinder Beach

    Brisbane & Around

    Bordered by Cylinder and Home Beach Headlands, this broad, beautiful beach is patrolled by lifesavers, offers easy access from the car park, and generally…

  • Gulgong Pioneer Museum

    New South Wales

    This enormous, fascinating museum has one of the most eclectic and chaotic collections of artefacts in the state. Machinery, including a working 1869…

  • Bay of Islands Coastal Park

    Great Ocean Road

    Past Peterborough (12km west of Port Campbell), the lesser-visited Bay of Martyrs and Bay of Islands have spectacular lookout points from which to see…

  • Hartley's Crocodile Adventures

    Cairns & Far North Queensland

    North of Ellis Beach towards Port Douglas, Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures offers a daily range of squeal-inducing events including croc farm tours,…

  • Qdos Art Gallery

    Great Ocean Road

    Set amid the lush forest behind Lorne, Qdos always has something interesting showing at its contemporary gallery, to go with its open-air sculpture garden…

  • Bana Yirriji Art Centre

    Cairns & Far North Queensland

    Local Indigenous artists representing the Yalanji, Nyungkul and Jalunji clans produce highly-regarded paintings, jewellery and screen-printed clothing for…

  • Bill's Bay

    West Coast Australia

    Bill's Bay is the perfectly positioned town beach at the end of Robinson St. Easy access and sheltered teal waters make this a favourite with everyone,…

  • Shear Outback

    Southern NSW & The Murray

    Shearers, rousies, wool classers, cooks and working dogs are all under the one roof in this historic working shearing shed where you can watch a shearing…

  • Kuranda Original Rainforest Markets

    Cairns & Far North Queensland

    Follow the clouds of incense down to these atmospheric village markets. Operating since 1978, they're still the best place to see artists at work and…

  • Tallow Beach

    Byron Bay

    Tallow Beach is a deserted sandy stretch that extends for 7km south from Cape Byron. This is the place to flee the crowds: much of the beach is backed by…

  • Stormflower Vineyard

    West Coast Australia

    Rustic and relaxed, with beautiful Australian natives in the garden, this is the antidote to some of Margaret River's more grandiose tasting rooms and…

  • Talinguru Nyakunytjaku Lookout

    Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

    Much loved for its sunrise views in particular, with Uluru in the foreground and Kata Tjuta far away on the southwestern horizon. It also has two great…

  • Malanda Dairy Centre

    Cairns & Far North Queensland

    This welcoming spot is a great place to have a break from your Tablelands travels; its quaint, kid-pleasing dairy museum highlights the dairy-farming…

  • Torres Strait Heritage Museum

    Thursday Island & Horn Island

    Fascinating educational tours revealing the island's significant and all-but-forgotten military history, including fixed gun sites and aircraft wrecks,…

  • Pegasus Bay

    Christchurch & Canterbury

    It's fitting that Waipara Valley's premier winery should have the loveliest setting and one of Canterbury's best restaurants (mains $36 to $43). Verdant…

  • Nardab Lookout

    Kakadu National Park

    The magnificent Nardab Lookout is a 250m scramble from the main Ubirr rock-art gallery. Surveying the billiard-table-green floodplain and watching the sun…

  • Eagle Bluff

    West Coast Australia

    About 25km south of Denham, take the unsealed road 4km to this brilliant viewpoint, where a boardwalk allows you vistas that meld pinky-orange cliffs with…

  • Janbal Gallery

    The Daintree

    Browse and buy the art at this Aboriginal-run gallery, or create your own masterpiece (canvas or boomerang) under the guidance of artist-in-residence,…

  • James Cook Museum

    Cairns & Far North Queensland

    Cooktown’s finest building (an 1899 convent), this National Trust museum houses well-preserved relics including journal entries, the cannon and anchor…

  • Trinity Bay Lookout

    Port Douglas

    Head up to Flagstaff Hill for sensational views over Four Mile Beach and the Coral Sea. Drive or walk up via Wharf St, or there's a walking path leading…

  • Gallery of Splendid Isolation

    Western Australia

    Adjacent to the tin camel monument on the roundabout, this photography gallery displays stunning outback landscapes by local photographer Lynn Webb, who…

  • National Holden Museum

    Victoria

    Car buffs should check out this museum dedicated to Australia’s four-wheeled icon, with more than 40 beautifully restored Holdens, from the FJ to the…

  • Mt Sonder Lookout

    Northern Territory

    Just 1km northwest of Glen Helen Gorge, the Mt Sonder lookout has sweeping views out over the West MacDonnells; sunrise and sunset are the best times to…

  • Newcastle Beach

    Newcastle

    Surfers and swimmers adore this picturesque patrolled beach at the eastern end of the town centre. Nearby accommodation and eating options mean that you…

  • Fern Pool

    Karijini National Park

    Swim quietly and with respect at this lovely, shady pool – it has special significance to the local Aboriginal people. It's a 300m (roughly 10-minute)…

  • Car Sunset Viewing Area

    Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

    The main parking area for cars and minivans for watching the sunset at Uluru. Some travellers the far southeastern end of the car park, but everyone's…

  • Little Lagoon

    West Coast Australia

    Idyllic Little Lagoon, 4km from town, has picnic tables and barbecues along its small beach, and is good for a walk or swim.

  • War Memorial

    Australian War Memorial

    Canberra

    Canberra's glorious art-deco war memorial is a highlight in a city filled with interesting architecture. Built to commemorate 'the war to end all wars',…

  • Parliament House

    Australian Parliament House

    Canberra

    Built in 1988, Australia's national parliament building is a graceful and deeply symbolic piece of architecture. Sitting atop Capital Hill, the building…

  • Hartz Mountains National Park

    The Southeast

    A favourite southern national park for its proximity to Hobart, 80km away, and the relative ease of reaching its vast alpine views, Hartz Mountains forms…

  • Te Papa National Museum at Lambton Harbour.

    Te Papa

    Wellington

    New Zealand's national museum is hard to miss, taking up a sizeable chunk of the Wellington waterfront. ‘Te Papa Tongarewa’ loosely translates as …

  • Birrarung Marr

    Melbourne

    Multi-terraced Birrarung Marr is one of Melbourne’s most unique parks, featuring grassy knolls, river promenades, thoughtful planting of Indigenous flora…

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    National Museum of Australia

    Canberra

    As well as telling Australia's national story, this museum hosts blockbuster touring exhibitions (admission prices vary), which often outpoint the…

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    Carriageworks

    Newtown & the Inner West

    Built between 1880 and 1889, this intriguing group of huge Victorian-era workshops was part of the Eveleigh Railyards. The rail workers chugged out in…

  • Questacon

    Canberra

    Most families visiting Canberra head straight for Questacon, Australia's premier science museum, where they can play around with fun interactive exhibits…

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    Museum of Australian Democracy

    Canberra

    The seat of government from 1927 to 1988, this elegantly proportioned building offers visitors a taste of the political past. Displays cover Australian…

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    Remarkable Rocks

    Kangaroo Island

    At Kirkpatrick Point, a few kilometres east of Cape du Couedic, the much-photographed, rather Dalí-esque Remarkable Rocks are a cluster of hefty, weather…

  • Gabo Island

    Victoria

    Located 14km offshore from Mallacoota, the windswept 154-hectare Gabo Island Lightstation Reserve is home to seabirds and one of the world’s largest…

  • Mulka's Cave & the Humps

    West Coast Australia

    Amazing Mulka's Cave is an important Nyaki-Nyaki rock-art site, with 452 recorded stencils and handprints, some produced as recently as 400 years ago…

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