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Dr Mary Booth Reserve Foreshore Walkway
Squeezed between the Harbour Bridge and the politicians, the diminutive Dr Mary Booth Reserve Foreshore Walkway offers great views of the Opera House and the city skyline.
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Darling Walk
The $560-million environmentally conscious Darling Walk development is Darling Harbours newest block of restaurants and offices, all wrapped up in a curvy glass shell.
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Whyalla Maritime Museum
Next to the visitor centre, the Whyalla Maritime Museum includes the HMAS Whyalla , allegedly the largest landlocked ship in Australia (鈥ho keeps track of these things?).
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Museo Italiano
Telling the story of Melbournes Italian community, this museum offers a good starting point to put the history of Lygon St into both historical and contemporary context.
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National Capital Exhibition
Learn about the Indigenous peoples of the Canberra area and see copies of exquisite Burley Griffin drawings of the city at this modest museum near Regatta Point.
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Golden Grove Estate
Established family-run estate with many unique varieties, including an excellent Nero d鈥橝vola red, from a native Sicilian grape. A James Halliday five-star winery.
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Innes National Park
Sheer cliffs plunge into indigo waters and rocky offshore islands hide small coves and sandy beaches, in this national park at the southern tip of the Yorke Peninsula.
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HMAS Sydney II Memorial
Commanding the hill overlooking Geraldton is this memorial commemorating the 1941 loss of the Sydney and its 645 men after a skirmish with the German raider Kormoran .
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Heritage & Nautical Museum
Down by the water, a stoic 1865 post office now houses the Heritage & Nautical Museum, with tales of square-rigged English ships and George the pickled giant squid.
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Coorinja
Operating continuously since the 1870s, this winery specialises in fortified wines including port, sherry, muscat and Marsala. Its 6km out of town, on the road to Perth.
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Cannery Arts Centre
Has artists studios, interesting exhibitions and a shop selling local artwork. For more local art, pick up the Esperance Art Trail brochure at the visitor centre.
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Annapurna Estate
Annapurna Estate, about 3km from Mt Beauty, is a stunning vineyard with cellar-door sales and a restaurant where you can dine on the lovely deck looking over the vines.
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William Ricketts Sanctuary
This ferny garden features William Ricketts鈥?sculptures of Aboriginal people, inspired by years spent living among them. You can also see his log cottage and gallery.
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Warmun Arts
Between Kununurra and Halls Creek, Warmun artists create abstract works using ochres to explore Gija identity. Phone first from Warmun Roadhouse for a verbal permit.
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Tasmanian Copper & Metal Art Gallery
This quirky art gallery is an Aladdin鈥檚 Cave of imaginative handmade metalwork airbrushed in lurid colours. Its located next to the stone ruins of Archers Folly.
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Lake Leschenaultia
East of Mundaring and north of the Great Eastern Hwy, near Chidlow, is freshwater Lake Leschenaultia, a picturesque former railway dam, complete with a swimming pontoon.
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Le Meridien at Rialto
In the block between William and King Sts, the Le Meridien at Rialto is an imaginative five-star hotel behind the facades of two marvellous, old Venetian Gothic buildings.
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Marina Mirage
Near the start of the walk is the upmarket shopping and dining complex Marina Mirage; a farmers market is held here on the first and third Saturday of each month.
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Scrub Hill Community Farm
Run by the Korrawinga Aboriginal Community, the Scrub Hill Community Farm produces organic vegetables, tea-tree oil and excellent artworks, including didgeridoos.
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Opera House
Originally built from bark, the Opera House is one of the oldest surviving theatres in Australia and still holds several performances a year. Ask at the visitor centre.
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