Free up plenty of time when heading for Brisbane’s prime cultural pit stop. With no less than four impressive museums offering everything from science to maritime history, you’ll be absorbed for hours. It’s also home of shops, restaurants and leisure facilities for less edifying leisure time.
Want to hold a koala or hand-feed a kangaroo? At Australia’s oldest and largest sanctuary of its kind, you can! Furthermore, you can enjoy the frenzy of Tasmanian Devils, come eye-to-eye with the elusive platypus or find out about Australia’s birds of prey from expert keepers.
There’s plenty of space to stretch your legs, but military buffs will be delighted on Sundays when the full site is opened, allowing them to discover its secrets from its earliest days up until World War II. Better still, time a visit to coincide with one of the regular military reenactments.
Enjoy the magnificent beauty that focuses on the water and what’s in it, whether you dive beneath the surface to discover reef-dwelling marine life, find a vantage point on a sandy beach or little island from which to observe whales, dugongs and turtles swimming in the bay.
The newest building, the largest gallery of modern and contemporary art in Australia, is every bit as impressive as the works that will enthral you inside. And if the kids are coming too, try their Children's Art Centre, where they will find hands-on art for young patrons.
Marvel at the beauty of plants from all over the world. Many are housed in stunning structures such as the futuristic Tropical Display Dome or the tranquil Bonsai House in the Japanese Garden. But be sure to stop for a moment of remembrance at the National Freedom Wall.