Sights in Gold Coast
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Springbrook National Park
Springbrook national park is perched atop a 900m (2952ft) high plateau, which, like the rest of the McPherson Range, is a remnant of the huge volcano that once centred on Mt Warning in NSW. The park's vegetation is cool-temperate rainforest and eucalypt forest, with gorges, cliffs, forests and waterfalls, numerous walking tracks and several picnic areas.
The village of Springbrook is balanced right on the edge of the plateau, with several waterfalls (when there's enough rain) that tumble more than 100m (328ft) to the coastal plain below. There are several places where you can get the giddy thrill of leaning right out over the edge, including Purling Brook Falls, at the Gw…
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Federation Walk
The ocean side of the spit, which extends north from Main Beach, is home to uncrowded beaches and excellent surf. From here you can see across the channel to South Stradbroke Island and it's a popular fishing spot. A fig tree opposite the entrance to Seaworld marks the start of the Federation Walk, a pretty 3.7km trail that winds its way through patches of littoral rainforest and down to the Gold Coast Oceanway.
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QDeck
The 360-degree views of the Gold Coast from the observation level of QDeck are brilliant for gaining perspective and orientation. The deck is 230m high on the 77th level of Q1 Tower, and is accessed by one of the world’s fastest elevators. The Qbar has DJs on Friday and Saturday nights.
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Wyndham Cruises
A number of cruises depart from the marinas at Main Beach to explore the Gold Coast waterways. Wyndham Cruises operates two-hour cruises up to and around the Broadwater, including morning or afternoon tea.
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Sea World
A huge aquatic theme park, Sea World has loads of animal performances, including twice-daily dolphin shows, sea-lion shows, shark-feeding, dugongs and the real crowd-pleasers - resident polar bears. You'll have to set a schedule though - the waterslides and rollercoasters are agonizingly addictive.
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