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Norman Lindsay Gallery & Museum
Celebrated artist, author and bon vivant Norman Lindsay, famed for his saucy artworks, lived in Faulconbridge from 1912 until his death in 1969. His home and studio are now the Norman Lindsay Gallery & Museum , which holds a significant collection of his paintings, watercolours
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Museum of Tropical Queensland
Not your everyday museum, the Museum of Tropical Queensland reconstructs scenes using detailed models with interactive displays. At 11am and 2.30pm, you can load and fire a cannon, 1700s-style. Galleries include the kid-friendly MindZone science centre, and displays on North Queens
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Table Cape Tulip Farm
The volcanic, chocolate-red soils of the cape are extraordinarily fertile and it鈥檚 just the spot to grow tulips. There鈥檚 a mesmerising array of colour at Table Cape Tulip Farm when the bulbs are in flower in October. A Tulip Festival is held usually on the first weekend of October.
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Princes Square
All shady oaks, cooing pigeons and snoozing students, Princes Sq once hosted military drills, public hangings and rowdy political meetings. The bronze fountain here was purchased at the 1855 Paris Exhibition. There鈥檚 also a statue of the top-hatted Dr William Russ Pugh, the first s
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Old Windmill
This windmill is reputedly the oldest surviving building in Queensland (1828). Due to a design flaw, the windmill sails were too heavy for the wind to turn, and a convict-powered treadmill was briefly employed before the mill was abandoned. The building was converted into a signal
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Crows Nest National Park
About 6km east of town, Crows Nest National Park offers a cascading waterfall and eucalypt forest punctuated by craggygranite outcrops and sheer 100m cliffs. There are some scenic walking tracks here (ranging from 2km to 4.5km) and cool-down swimming holes, plus there鈥檚 a small bus
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Bouddi National Park
A spectacular park where short walking trails lead to isolated beaches and dramatic lookouts from where you can experience the annual whale migration between June and November. There are camp sites (per two people $20 to $28) at Little Beach, Putty Beach and Tallow Beach; book ahea
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Barrenjoey Lighthouse
This historic lighthouse (1881) punctuates the northern tip of the Northern Beaches in an annexe of Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. You鈥檒l need some decent shoes for the steep 20-minute hike (no toilets!), but the views across Pittwater are worth the effort. On Sundays short tours
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Treasury Building
At the western end of the Queen St Mall is the magnificent Italian Renaissance鈥搒tyle Treasury Building, dating from 1889. No tax collectors inside 鈥?just Brisbane鈥檚 casino.Opposite the casino fronting a grassy plaza stands the equally gorgeous former Land Administration Building ,
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Carlton Brewhouse
Foster鈥檚 beer-brewing empire runs 1陆-hour tours of its Abbotsford operations, where you鈥檒l encounter enormous 30m-wide vats of beer and a superfast bottling operation 鈥?and yes: samples are included in the price. Tours run Monday to Saturday; times vary so check the website. Visito
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Pilliga National Park
Between Coonabarabran and Narrabri, the Pilliga Forest springs either side of the highway. For a closer look at this semiarid landscape, begin at the Discovery Centre in Baradine (46km north of Coona). Here you can pick up maps and directions to the Sandstone Caves with Aboriginal
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Maroubra Beach
The last major beach before you hit Botany Bay, 鈥榯he Bra鈥?is Bondi鈥檚 match in the waves department, but its suburban location provides immunity from Bondi鈥檚 more pretentious trappings. The notorious Bra Boys gang (documented in the movie Bra Boys by Sunny Abberton) remains entrench
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Newcastle Museum
This attractive museum in the restored Honeysuckle rail workshops tells a tale of the city from its Indigenous Awabakal origins through its rough-and-tumble social history, shaped by a cast of convicts, coal miners and steelworkers. Exhibitions are interactive and engaging. If you鈥?/a>
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El Alamein Fountain
One of the most notable landmarks in Kings Cross is the thistle-like fountain in the Fitzroy Gardens (actually a rather grungy plaza). The fountain is known locally as the elephant douche . Behind the fountain is a fortress-like police station where there are also some surprisingly
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London Bridge
Just outside Port Campbell, en route to Peterborough, London Bridge has indeed fallen down. It was once a double-arched rock platform linked to the mainland, yet it remains a spectacular sight nevertheless. In January 1990 the bridge collapsed leaving two terrified tourists maroone
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Waradah Aboriginal Centre
Located in the World Heritage Plaza, this gallery and shop displays some exceptional examples of Aboriginal art alongside tourist tat like painted boomerangs and didgeridoos. However, the main reason to visit is to catch one of the 15-minute shows. Held throughout the day, they pro
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Susannah Place Museum
Dating from 1844, this diminutive terrace of four houses and a shop selling historical wares is a fascinating time capsule of life in the Rocks since colonial times. After you watch a short film about the people who lived here, a guide will take you through the claustrophobic homes
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Rosny Hill Lookout
For a classic view of Hobart, the Derwent River and the hulking mass of Mt Wellington in the background, drive up to this secret hilltop lookout (not so secret now!). Council thoughtfully lops the tops off any trees that dare impede the view. To get here, cross the Tasman Bridge, h
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Woody Island
The 100 or more small islands in the Archipelago of the Recherche are home to colonies of seals, penguins and a variety of water birds. A tour to Woody Island is highly recommended - youll see seals and sea lions lolling about on rocks, sea eagles hunting prey, and Cape Barren gees
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South Head
At the northern end of Camp Cove, the South Head Heritage Trail kicks off, leading into a section of Sydney Harbour National Park distinguished by harbour views and crashing surf. It passes old battlements and a path heading down to Lady Bay , before continuing on to the candy-stri
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