Must-see attractions in Brisbane & Around

  • Pyramids Road

    Brisbane & Around

    A small winery focused on handmade, low-volume wines, including an impressive mourvèdre.

  • Queensland Museum & Sciencentre

    Brisbane

    Dig deeper into Queensland history at the state's main historical repository, where intriguing exhibits include a skeleton of the state’s own dinosaur…

  • Stanthorpe Heritage Museum

    Brisbane & Around

    This curio-crammed museum on Stanthorpe's northern outskirts gives a comprehensive insight into the town’s tin-mining and grazing past. Well-preserved old…

  • Brunswick Street Mall

    Fortitude Valley

    Daytime action in Fortitude Valley focuses on and around Brunswick Street Mall, a pedestrianised strip dotted with pavement pubs, cafes and eateries…

  • Queensland Maritime Museum

    Brisbane

    If you're a hardcore fan of all things maritime, you'll probably enjoy this sea-salty museum. Its sprawling collection includes historic lighthouse parts,…

  • Wheel of Brisbane

    Brisbane

    Steps from the Queensland Performing Arts Centre is Brisbane's slightly more modest version of the giant observation wheels now common in cities from…

  • North Stradbroke Island Historical Museum

    Brisbane & Around

    Once the ‘Dunwich Benevolent Asylum’ – a home for the destitute – this small but engaging museum describes shipwrecks and harrowing voyages, and gives an…

  • Queensland Club

    Brisbane

    The Queensland Club is so exclusive that even its website is members-only. While you may not be schmoozing in its hallowed rooms any time soon, the…

  • Chinatown

    Fortitude Valley

    Punctuated by a replica Tang dynasty archway at its western end, Duncan St is Brisbane's rather underwhelming Chinatown. The pedestrianised strip (and the…

  • Bee Gees Way

    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…

  • Old Windmill

    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…

  • 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…

  • Cape Moreton Lighthouse

    Moreton Island

    Located at the island’s northern tip, Queensland's oldest operating lighthouse is the place to come for great views when the humpback whales are passing…

  • Valley Walk of Fame

    Fortitude Valley

    Brisbane's homegrown music deities are honoured with a series of bronze plaques in the Brunswick Street Mall. It's a mixed bag of megastars and indie…

  • 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…

  • Stanley St Plaza

    Brisbane

    Home of the weekend Collective Markets South Bank, this renovated, touristy section of historic Stanley St is flanked by mainstream cafes, restaurants, a…

  • Old Post Office

    Brisbane & Around

    Designed by Queensland colonial architect Francis Drummond Greville Stanley and built in the late 19th century, this heritage-listed beauty exemplifies…

  • Laurel Bank Park

    Brisbane & Around

    Test your senses at the manicured Laurel Bank Park, home to a scented garden full of pungent herbs and blooms for the visually impaired. There's also a…

  • Allora Cemetery

    Brisbane & Around

    On the northern outskirts of Allora, this heritage-listed cemetery is the final resting place of Travers Robert Goff, whose daughter, writer PL Travers,…

  • Market in the Mountains

    Brisbane & Around

    Market in the Mountains draws the locals with its combo of handcrafted jewellery, clothes and beauty products, fresh local produce, plants and coffee. You…

  • Redcliffe Museum

    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…

  • Granite Belt Maze

    Brisbane & Around

    The timber-slatted Granite Belt Maze, 8.5km north of town, is a hit with kids. Other on-site diversions include a nine-hole mini-golf course and giant…

  • Toowoomba Court House

    Brisbane & Around

    This heritage-listed building was designed by prolific colonial architect Francis Drummond Greville Stanley.

  • Redcliffe Jetty Markets

    Brisbane & Around

    A busy market with fresh produce, ready-to-eat bites, arts and craft, gifts and live music.

  • Riverside Centre

    Brisbane

    Shopping, eating and office complex next to (you guessed it) the Brisbane River.