🇦🇺Australia

Cleland Wildlife Park

Cleland Wildlife Park is a wildlife attraction in the Adelaide Hills region near Adelaide, South Australia. The park is situated within Cleland Conservation Park and offers visitors encounters with native Australian animals.

• Must see
• Nature site
• Adelaide

Flinders Street Station

Flinders Street railway station is a railway station on the corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It serves the entire metropolitan rail network.

• Must see
• Historic monument
• Melbourne

Art Gallery of Western Australia

The Art Gallery of Western Australia is a public art museum located in the Perth Cultural Centre. It serves as the principal state art collection holder for Western Australia.

• Must see
• Art and culture venue
• Perth

Circular Quay

Circular Quay is a harbourfront precinct and major transport interchange in Sydney, New South Wales. It serves as the primary ferry terminal for Sydney Harbour, connecting passengers to locations including Manly, Taronga Zoo, and Parramatta.

• Must see
• Activity
• Sydney

Perth Cultural Centre

Perth Cultural Centre is a public cultural precinct in the heart of Perth, Western Australia. It serves as a hub for arts, culture, and learning, bringing together several major institutions in one connected space.

• Must see
• Art and culture venue
• Perth

Rundle Mall

Rundle Mall is Adelaide's premier pedestrian shopping street and public thoroughfare in the South Australian capital. It functions as the city's commercial and social heart, stretching east from King William Street through the central business district.

• Must see
• Market
• Adelaide

River Torrens Linear Park

River Torrens Linear Park is a public open space corridor following the River Torrens through Adelaide. It forms part of the broader Adelaide Park Lands system, which encircles the city centre.

• Must see
• Nature site
• Adelaide

Southbank Promenade

Southbank Promenade is a pedestrianised riverside walkway along the southern bank of the Yarra River in central Melbourne. It forms the spine of the Southbank precinct, connecting the central business district to the Crown Entertainment Complex and beyond.

• Must see
• Activity
• Melbourne

Chinatown Melbourne

Chinatown Melbourne is an ethnic enclave in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia.

• Must see
• Historic monument
• Melbourne

Elder Park

Elder Park is a public park situated on the southern bank of the River Torrens in Adelaide, South Australia. It forms part of the linear parklands that characterise the city's layout.

• Must see
• Nature site
• Adelaide

St John's Cathedral

St John's Cathedral is a Gothic Revival cathedral in Brisbane, Queensland. It serves as the cathedral church of the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane and stands as a prominent religious and architectural landmark in the city.

• Must see
• Place of worship
• Brisbane

Parliament House Queensland

Parliament House Queensland is the meeting place of the Parliament of Queensland, located in Brisbane. The building occupies a prominent position on the corner of George and Alice Streets in the CBD, overlooking the Brisbane River.

• Must see
• Historic monument
• Brisbane

Royal Arcade

Royal Arcade is a working nineteenth-century shopping passage in central Melbourne, opened in 1870 and still linking the city’s retail streets.

• Must see
• Historic monument
• Melbourne

Parliament House South Australia

Parliament House South Australia is the seat of the bicameral Parliament of South Australia, comprising the House of Assembly and the Legislative Council.

• Must see
• Historic monument
• Adelaide

Waterfall Gully

Waterfall Gully is a valley and recreational area located in the Adelaide Hills face zone, within the Greater Adelaide metropolitan area.

• Must see
• Nature site
• Adelaide

Sydney Opera House

Sydney Opera House is a performing-arts complex at Bennelong Point, where its white sail-like roof shells project into Sydney Harbour beside Circular Quay.

• Must see
• Historic monument
• Sydney

Sydney Harbour Bridge

The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel through arch bridge spanning Sydney Harbour, connecting the Sydney central business district with the North Shore. Opened in 1932, it carries rail, vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic.

• Must see
• Historic monument
• Sydney

Royal Exhibition Building

Royal Exhibition Building is a historic exhibition building and one of Melbourne's highest-priority visitor stops in the current curated list.

• Must see
• Historic monument
• Melbourne

Carlton Gardens

Carlton Gardens is a heritage-listed public garden located in the inner-city suburb of Carlton, adjacent to the Melbourne central business district.

• Must see
• Nature site
• Melbourne

Federation Square

Federation Square is Melbourne’s civic gathering place beside the Yarra River and Flinders Street Station, built around open terraces, angular architecture and a changing programme of cultural activity.

• Must see
• Historic monument
• Melbourne

National Gallery of Victoria

National Gallery of Victoria is an art museum and one of Melbourne's highest-priority visitor stops in the current curated list.

• Must see
• Art and culture venue
• Melbourne

Perth Mint

The Perth Mint is a heritage precious metals refining facility and tourist attraction in Perth, Western Australia. Established in 1899 as a branch of Britain's Royal Mint, it originally struck gold sovereigns from Western Australian gold rush output.

• Must see
• Historic monument
• Perth

Royal National Park

Royal National Park is a large protected landscape on Sydney’s southern edge, stretching between eucalyptus forest, sandstone country, coastal heath and the Pacific shoreline. Established in 1879, it is recognised as one of the world’s oldest national parks.

• Must see
• Nature site
• Sydney

Cooks' Cottage

Cook's Cottage is a historic building in Melbourne's Fitzroy Gardens. It was built in 1755 in Great Ayton, Yorkshire, England, then dismantled, shipped to Australia and rebuilt in Melbourne in 1934.

• Must see
• Historic monument
• Melbourne

Perth Observatory

Perth Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in the Perth metropolitan area. The facility serves as a centre for public astronomy education and stargazing experiences.

• Must see
• Historic monument
• Perth

Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney

Royal Botanic Garden

The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney is a major botanical garden occupying a prominent harbourside position in the Sydney central business district.

• Must see
• Nature site
• Sydney

Shrine of Remembrance

The Shrine of Remembrance is Melbourne’s principal war memorial, set on St Kilda Road with a deliberate architectural presence above the surrounding parkland.

• Must see
• Historic monument
• Melbourne

Fremantle Prison

Fremantle Prison stands as a former Australian convict establishment in Fremantle, the port city of Perth.

• Must see
• Historic monument
• Perth

Hyde Park

Hyde Park is a 16-hectare public park in the centre of Sydney, stretching between the city’s museum and civic precincts. Governor Macquarie proclaimed and named it in 1810, and the City of Sydney identifies it as Australia’s oldest park.

• Must see
• Nature site
• Sydney

Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park is a protected national park located north of Sydney. It encompasses significant natural landscapes including bushland, waterways, and Aboriginal heritage sites.

• Must see
• Nature site
• Sydney

Polly Woodside

Polly Woodside is a historic iron-hulled sailing ship preserved as a maritime heritage attraction in Melbourne. Built in 1885 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the vessel operated as a cargo ship for decades before retirement.

• Must see
• Historic monument
• Melbourne

City Botanic Gardens

Brisbane City Botanic Gardens

City Botanic Gardens is a historic riverside botanic garden in Brisbane. The current curated ranking identifies the exact production place and prioritises it for garden paths, mature planting, lawns, and a river-edge setting beside central Brisbane.

• Must see
• Nature site
• Brisbane

Kamay Botany Bay National Park

Kamay Botany Bay National Park protects coastal landscapes and culturally significant places around Botany Bay in Sydney. Its two principal visitor areas are Kurnell and La Perouse.

• Must see
• Nature site
• Sydney

Old Melbourne Gaol

Old Melbourne Gaol is a preserved former prison in central Melbourne where the building carries as much meaning as the displays.

• Must see
• Historic monument
• Melbourne

Darling Harbour

Darling Harbour is Sydney’s waterfront public precinct around Cockle Bay, where a broad promenade connects working harbour views with pedestrian bridges, Tumbalong Park, Darling Quarter, museums and event venues.

• Must see
• Historic monument
• Sydney

Arts Centre Melbourne

Arts Centre Melbourne is a performing arts centre located in the Southbank precinct of Melbourne, Victoria. It serves as a major hub for theatre, music, dance, and cultural events in Australia's second-largest city.

• Must see
• Historic monument
• Melbourne

Fort Denison

Fort Denison is a heritage-listed former penal site and defensive facility located on a small island in Sydney Harbour, New South Wales.

• Must see
• Historic monument
• Sydney

Art Gallery of New South Wales

Art Gallery of New South Wales is a major public art museum beside the Domain, combining historic collections with contemporary exhibition spaces.

• Must see
• Art and culture venue
• Sydney

Art Gallery of South Australia

The Art Gallery of South Australia is a major public art museum in Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. It forms part of the North Terrace cultural precinct alongside other significant institutions.

• Must see
• Art and culture venue
• Adelaide

Museum of Contemporary Art Australia

Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum of Contemporary Art Australia occupies the former Maritime Services Board building on Circular Quay West, beside Sydney Harbour. Its galleries bring contemporary art into direct conversation with the waterfront, ferry movement and the Opera House across the quay.

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• Art and culture venue
• Sydney

Adelaide Gaol

Adelaide Gaol is a former prison located within the Adelaide Park Lands. It operated as a correctional facility for more than a century before ceasing operations.

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• Historic monument
• Adelaide

Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts

Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts is a leading cultural institution in Western Australia dedicated to contemporary art practice. Located in Perth's cultural centre, PICA occupies a distinctive heritage building that has been adapted for modern exhibition purposes.

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• Historic monument
• Perth

John Forrest National Park

John Forrest National Park is a protected bushland area in Perth’s Darling Range, offering a close-to-the-city escape into jarrah and marri forest. Established in 1900, it is one of Western Australia’s oldest national parks.

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• Nature site
• Perth

Cadmans Cottage

Cadman's Cottage

Cadmans Cottage is a historic sandstone building in The Rocks, beside Sydney Cove. Built during Sydney’s early colonial period, it is one of the city’s oldest surviving residential buildings.

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• Historic monument
• Sydney

Chinese Garden of Friendship

The Chinese Garden of Friendship is a traditional Chinese garden located in Sydney. It was established as a symbol of friendship between Sydney and its sister city in China, Guangzhou.

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• Nature site
• Sydney

Heide Museum of Modern Art

Heide Museum of Modern Art is a Melbourne museum devoted to Australian modern and contemporary art.

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• Art and culture venue
• Melbourne

St Patrick's Cathedral

Saint Patrick's Cathedral

St Patrick's Cathedral is a major Roman Catholic landmark in Melbourne and the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne. Its Gothic Revival design gives the building a strong architectural presence within the city centre.

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• Place of worship
• Melbourne

Hornby Lighthouse

Hornby Lighthouse is a heritage-listed active lighthouse situated at the southern entrance to Sydney Harbour, on the tip of South Head in Watsons Bay.

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• Historic monument
• Sydney

Melbourne Town Hall

Melbourne Town Hall is a civic building serving as the seat of the City of Melbourne local government. Located on Swanston Street in the central business district, it occupies a prominent position in the city's civic and cultural landscape.

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• Historic monument
• Melbourne

St Mary’s Cathedral

St Mary's Cathedral

St Mary's Cathedral is a significant ecclesiastical structure in Sydney, recognised as a meaningful visitor destination within the documented city scope. The cathedral represents an important example of Gothic Revival architecture in Australia.

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• Place of worship
• Sydney

Fitzroy Gardens

Fitzroy Gardens is a historic public garden in Melbourne, Victoria, situated on the city's eastern fringe near the central business district.

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• Nature site
• Melbourne

His Majesty's Theatre

His Majesty's Theatre is a historic performing-arts venue in central Perth, Western Australia. It is a destination for theatrical productions, musicals, and live entertainment, as well as a notable heritage building within the city.

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• Art and culture venue
• Perth

ANZAC Square

Anzac Square

ANZAC Square is a war memorial and public park in central Brisbane, Queensland. It commemorates Australian and New Zealand Army Corps personnel who served in conflicts.

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• Nature site
• Brisbane

Old Treasury Building

Old Treasury Building is a grand nineteenth-century public building in Melbourne, Victoria. Built during the Victorian gold rush era, it reflects the wealth and administrative ambition that shaped the young city.

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• Historic monument
• Melbourne

Parramatta Park

Parramatta Park is a large public park in Parramatta, western Sydney, beside the Parramatta River. It combines open lawns, mature trees, garden areas, walking paths and colonial heritage associations.

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• Historic monument
• Sydney

Manly Beach

Manly Beach is a broad ocean beach reached through the Manly peninsula, combining surf frontage with a harbour-to-ocean visitor route.

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• Nature site
• Sydney

Wheel of Brisbane

The Wheel of Brisbane

The Wheel of Brisbane is a prominent observation wheel situated in the South Bank Parklands area of Brisbane, Queensland.

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• Historic monument
• Brisbane

Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mount Coot-tha

Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens

Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mount Coot-tha is a major botanical garden located in the western suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland. It serves as Brisbane's premier botanical collection and is distinct from the city's other green spaces.

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• Nature site
• Brisbane

Gallery of Modern Art

Gallery of Modern Art, known as GOMA, is Brisbane's modern and contemporary art museum within the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art complex.

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• Art and culture venue
• Brisbane

Mrs Macquarie's Chair

Mrs Macquarie's Chair is a historic carved sandstone bench located on a peninsula in Sydney Harbour. It was hand-carved by convicts in 1810 for Elizabeth Macquarie, the wife of Governor Lachlan Macquarie, who enjoyed sitting and viewing the harbour.

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• Historic monument
• Sydney

Bondi Beach

Bondi Beach is Sydney’s broad, crescent-shaped Pacific shoreline, where a long sweep of sand meets surf, sandstone headlands and the busy Bondi promenade.

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• Nature site
• Sydney

Stirling Gardens

Stirling Gardens is a public garden and recognised heritage landmark in central Perth, Western Australia. It contributes to the city’s network of green spaces and offers a quieter setting within the metropolitan centre.

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• Nature site
• Perth

Treasury Gardens

Treasury Gardens is a public park in Melbourne, Victoria. It sits adjacent to the Treasury Building on Spring Street, near the eastern edge of the central business district.

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• Nature site
• Melbourne

Australian Centre for Contemporary Art

The Australian Centre for Contemporary Art is a leading Melbourne institution dedicated to exhibiting and promoting contemporary art from Australia and around the world.

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• Art and culture venue
• Melbourne

Forum Theatre

Forum Melbourne

Forum Melbourne is a historic entertainment venue located in the central city area. The building features distinctive architectural elements that contribute to its recognition as a significant Melbourne landmark.

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• Historic monument
• Melbourne

Newstead House Board of Trustees

Newstead House

Newstead House is a heritage property situated in the Brisbane suburb of Newstead. It stands as one of Queensland's surviving nineteenth-century residences, positioned on the Brisbane River with grounds that form part of the broader riverside parkland.

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• Historic monument
• Brisbane

Princess Theatre

Princess Theatre is a historic theatre in Melbourne, Victoria. It stands as a significant performing arts venue within the city's cultural landscape. The building contributes to Melbourne's reputation as a major centre for theatre and live entertainment in Australia.

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• Art and culture venue
• Melbourne

Regent Theatre

Regent Theatre is a historic Melbourne theatre and a destination for visitors interested in the city's entertainment heritage. It continues to function as a performance venue, bringing contemporary audiences into a building whose architectural character is part of the experience.

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• Art and culture venue
• Melbourne

St Paul's Cathedral

Saint Paul's Cathedral

St Paul's Cathedral is a major Anglican cathedral located in the heart of Melbourne, near the intersection of Flinders and Swanston Streets.

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• Place of worship
• Melbourne

Fort Lytton National Park

Fort Lytton National Park is a heritage-listed military precinct located at the mouth of the Brisbane River. Established in 1881, the site served as Brisbane's principal coastal defence fortification until the end of World War II.

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• Nature site
• Brisbane

Queensland Art Gallery

Queensland Art Gallery is a public art gallery in Brisbane. The current curated ranking identifies the exact production place and prioritises it for art collections and exhibitions within Brisbane's South Bank cultural precinct.

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• Art and culture venue
• Brisbane

Adelaide Himeji Garden

Adelaide Himeji Japanese Garden

Adelaide Himeji Garden is a Japanese-style garden in Adelaide, South Australia. It was established as a symbol of the sister-city relationship between Adelaide and Himeji, Japan.

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• Nature site
• Adelaide

Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium

Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium is a public astronomy education facility located within the Brisbane Botanic Gardens at Mount Coot-tha. Named after the astronomer governor of New South Wales, it serves as a cultural and scientific institution for the metropolitan area.

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• Historic monument
• Brisbane

Araluen Botanic Park

Araluen Botanic Park is a botanic garden in a sheltered Darling Range valley east of Perth. Its terraced gardens, heritage character and cooler microclimate create a garden experience distinct from the warmer coastal plain.

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• Nature site
• Perth

Cottesloe Beach

Cottesloe Beach is a coastal beach located in the western suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. It sits along the Indian Ocean shoreline and forms part of the metropolitan area's beach network.

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• Nature site
• Perth

Fort Glanville Conservation Park

Fort Glanville Conservation Park is a heritage-listed site in Adelaide, South Australia, preserving a 19th-century coastal fortification. The park contains the remains of Fort Glanville, constructed as part of colonial Australia's defensive network against potential maritime threats.

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• Nature site
• Adelaide

New Farm Park

New Farm Park is a public park in Brisbane, situated in the inner suburb of New Farm. The park occupies a prominent riverside position along the Brisbane River, making it one of the city's more notable green spaces.

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• Nature site
• Brisbane

Rippon Lea Estate

Rippon Lea Estate is a heritage property in Melbourne’s Ripponlea suburb, combining a nineteenth-century mansion with extensive pleasure gardens.

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• Nature site
• Melbourne

Adelaide Botanic Garden

Adelaide Botanic Gardens

Adelaide Botanic Garden is a major public garden in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1855, it occupies a significant site on the edge of the city centre.

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• Nature site
• Adelaide

Belair National Park

Belair National Park is a protected area within the greater Adelaide metropolitan region, managed by the South Australian Department for Environment and Water. Established in 1891, it holds distinction as one of Australia's oldest national parks.

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• Nature site
• Adelaide

Cleveland Point Light

Cleveland Point Lighthouse

Cleveland Point Lighthouse is a navigational aid structure located at Cleveland Point in the Brisbane metropolitan area. The lighthouse sits within the broader network of parks and gardens that characterise Brisbane's coastal and riverside landscape.

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• Historic monument
• Brisbane

Hart's Mill

Hart's Mill is a historic industrial site located in Port Adelaide, South Australia. The building represents an important part of the region's maritime and milling heritage, situated within the Port Adelaide area that has undergone significant revitalisation.

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• Historic monument
• Adelaide

Montsalvat

Montsalvat is an artists' colony and cultural precinct located in Eltham, within the greater Melbourne metropolitan area. Established in the 1930s, it occupies a distinctive hillside property that has served as a creative community for multiple generations.

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• Historic monument
• Melbourne

Capitol Theatre

Capitol Theatre is a heritage-listed theatre located in Sydney, Australia. The building occupies a prominent position within the city's entertainment district. Originally constructed in the early twentieth century, the theatre has undergone various transformations throughout its history.

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• Art and culture venue
• Sydney

St Peter's Cathedral

St Peter’s Cathedral

St Peter's Cathedral is a prominent Anglican cathedral in Adelaide, South Australia. It serves as the seat of the Archbishop of Adelaide and stands as a significant religious and architectural landmark within the metropolitan area.

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• Place of worship
• Adelaide

Organ Pipes National Park

Organ Pipes National Park is a protected natural area in Melbourne’s north-west, centred on a striking formation of basalt columns beside Jacksons Creek. Ancient volcanic activity shaped the dark, closely packed pillars that give the park its name.

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• Nature site
• Melbourne

South Bank Parklands

South Bank Parklands is Brisbane’s riverside public parkland on the southern bank of the Brisbane River, beside the city’s cultural precinct.

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• Nature site
• Brisbane

Queen Victoria Building

The Queen Victoria Building is a heritage-listed late nineteenth-century building in the Sydney central business district. Designed by architect George McRae and completed in 1898, it occupies an entire city block.

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• Market
• Sydney

Abbotsford Convent

Good Shepherd Chapel

Abbotsford Convent is a heritage-listed multi-use precinct occupying former convent grounds in Melbourne's inner north-east. The site encompasses multiple nineteenth-century buildings set within substantial gardens along the Yarra River.

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• Place of worship
• Melbourne

Sherwood Arboretum

Sherwood Arboretum is a public park and botanical collection in the Sherwood suburb of Brisbane, Queensland. Established in the 1920s, it occupies riverside land along the Brisbane River.

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• Nature site
• Brisbane

Her Majesty's Theatre

Her Majesty's Theatre is a historic performance venue in Melbourne's East End Theatre District. The theatre opened in 1886 and remains a working commercial venue for musicals, plays, and live entertainment.

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• Art and culture venue
• Melbourne

Bathers Beach

Bathers Beach is a coastal area in Fremantle, the port city at the mouth of the Swan River within the greater Perth metropolitan region of Western Australia.

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• Nature site
• Perth

St George's Cathedral

Saint George's Cathedral

St George's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in central Perth, Western Australia, and the principal place of worship for the Anglican Diocese of Perth. It is both an active religious building and a recognised metropolitan landmark.

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• Place of worship
• Perth

Anstey Hill Recreation Park

Anstey Hill Recreation Park is a protected natural area in the Adelaide metropolitan region, managed by the South Australian Department for Environment and Water through the Parks SA network.

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• Nature site
• Adelaide

Bronte Beach

Bronte Beach is a coastal beach within the Sydney metropolitan area, located in the eastern suburbs. It forms part of the sequence of beaches along Sydney's southeastern coastline.

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• Nature site
• Sydney

Marmion Marine Park

Marmion Marine Park is a protected marine area located off the coast of Perth, Western Australia. Established to conserve marine ecosystems, the park encompasses coastal waters, reefs, and islands that support diverse marine life.

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• Nature site
• Perth

Mount Lofty Botanic Garden

Mount Lofty Botanic Garden is a botanical garden situated in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. It forms part of the network of botanic gardens managed under the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium of South Australia.

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• Nature site
• Adelaide

Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria

Royal Botanic Gardens

Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria is Melbourne Gardens, a living botanical landscape beside the city centre rather than a single indoor attraction. Its identity comes from planted collections, lawns, lakes and winding paths that make the garden itself the experience.

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• Nature site
• Melbourne

St Kilda Beach

St Kilda Beach is a sandy beach located in the inner-southern suburb of St Kilda, approximately six kilometres from Melbourne's central business district.

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• Nature site
• Melbourne