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Australia covers 7,688,287 km², sixth largest in the world, and close to 4,000 km separate its east coast from its west. Nearly 28 million people live here, abo...
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Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor
Australia covers 7,688,287 km², sixth largest in the world, and close to 4,000 km separate its east coast from its west. Nearly 28 million people live here, about 80 per cent of them within 25 km of a mainland coastline 35,821 km long — which is the fact that governs any trip taken across it. The cities form a rim around an interior that stays largely empty; Sydney and Melbourne pass five million each, and Canberra, the capital, is neither of them. Six states and ten territories, and a sensible visit chooses two of them rather than the map.
Checked 2026-08-25
Every city catalogued in this country so far, ranked by how much there is to see.
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Henley Beach is a coastal suburb and beach located in Adelaide's western suburbs, approximately 10 kilometres west of the central business district. The area forms part of the Adelaide metropolitan coastline along Gulf St Vincent.
Hosier Lane is Melbourne’s celebrated open-air street-art corridor, a public laneway whose identity is made by walls layered with changing murals, tags and painted interventions.
The Institute of Modern Art is a contemporary art institution located in Brisbane. It serves as a venue for the exhibition and promotion of modern and contemporary art practices.
Ipswich Art Gallery is a public art museum in the centre of Ipswich, about 40 kilometres west of Brisbane's central business district.
Jawbone Marine Sanctuary is a protected marine area located in Melbourne's vicinity. The sanctuary preserves coastal waters and marine ecosystems, offering visitors a chance to observe natural underwater environments.
Kalamunda History Village is a heritage attraction in the Perth Hills of Western Australia. It presents the story of Kalamunda and its surrounding community through preserved historic buildings, local objects, and interpretive displays.
Kangaroo Point Cliffs is Brisbane’s distinctive river-edge recreation landscape: a band of red-brown cliffs rising beside the Brisbane River, with the city centre spread across the water.
Karawatha Forest Discovery Centre is a nature interpretation facility located within Karawatha Forest, a significant bushland reserve in Brisbane's southern suburbs.
Kingston Park Coastal Reserve is a coastal open space within the Adelaide metropolitan area, situated along the shoreline of southern Adelaide. The reserve forms part of the continuous coastal belt that characterises this section of the Gulf St Vincent coastline.
Lesmurdie Falls National Park is a Perth Hills nature destination centred on a waterfall descending the Darling Scarp. The escarpment setting creates a strong contrast between elevated bushland and views toward the coastal plain.
Melbourne Park is Melbourne's major sports and entertainment precinct and the principal home of the Australian Open tennis tournament. The site brings together stadiums, tennis courts, event spaces, and public movement routes beside the Yarra River.
Eureka Skydeck, locally known as Melbourne Skydeck, is a prominent observation deck and visitor destination in Melbourne. It offers elevated city views from one of Australia's tallest buildings.
Mettams Pool is a natural swimming spot on Perth’s coast, formed by rocky reef that creates a partially sheltered pool beside the open ocean.
Minnippi Parklands is a public park area in Brisbane, included in curated metropolitan visitor rankings as a notable green space. The parklands form part of Brisbane's broader network of recreational areas accessible to residents and visitors.
MOD. at UniSA is a futuristic museum and gallery operated by the University of South Australia on its North Terrace campus in Adelaide.
Montefiore Hill is an elevated open-space viewpoint within Adelaide’s Park Lands, close to the central city. The hill is a landscape stop for visitors who want a broad city view and an outdoor setting.
The Motor Museum of Western Australia is a curated automotive heritage institution located in the Perth metropolitan area. It preserves and displays vehicles significant to Western Australia's motoring history.
Mount George Conservation Park is a protected natural area situated within the greater Adelaide region of South Australia. The park forms part of the Mount Lofty Ranges and preserves significant bushland habitat characteristic of the Adelaide Hills environment.
Mount Lofty Summit is a public lookout in the Adelaide Hills, about 15 kilometres east of central Adelaide. At more than 710 metres above sea level, it provides a broad view over Adelaide’s metropolitan plain toward Gulf St Vincent.
Museum of Brisbane is the city’s museum inside Brisbane City Hall, on Level 3 above King George Square. Its subject is Brisbane itself: the city’s stories, people, places and changing identity are interpreted through exhibitions in the civic heart.
Nerima Gardens is a Japanese-style garden located in Brisbane, Queensland. It forms part of the broader network of parks and gardens across the Brisbane metropolitan area.
Newport Lakes Reserve is a public park and nature reserve in the inner-western Melbourne suburb of Newport. The site occupies a former bluestone quarry that operated from the mid-1800s until 1978.
Nielsen Park is a heritage-listed public park situated within Sydney Harbour National Park in the eastern suburbs of Sydney. The park occupies a prominent harbour foreland position in Vaucluse, offering sheltered swimming beaches and picnic grounds.
North Head Sanctuary is a protected coastal headland area located at the northern entrance to Sydney Harbour. The site forms part of the traditional lands of the Gayamagal people and holds significant Aboriginal cultural heritage.
Northshore Riverside Park is a public riverside green space located along the Brisbane River in Brisbane, Queensland.
Ten to fourteen days should cover one coast, one city pair or one city plus a nearby landscape, not the continent. Sydney and Melbourne can share a southeastern route; Perth, the tropical north and the Red Centre each demand separate flights and more time.
Australia’s Department of Home Affairs is the authority for Visitor visas and electronic travel permissions. Select the product for the passport and purpose, complete required declarations, and remember that visa approval does not remove Australia’s strict biosecurity obligations.
Flights are usually the efficient link between distant states. Rail and coaches serve selected corridors, cars become important outside cities, and urban fare cards are local rather than national; remote drives require fuel, water, communications and realistic distance planning.
Australia’s seasons and hazards vary dramatically by latitude. Southern-city summers, tropical dry seasons and Red Centre heat create different windows, so choose dates for the selected region and check official fire, cyclone or flood advice before road travel.
The Australian dollar is the sole recorded currency. Contactless payment is common, but remote roadhouses and small services justify a backup card or cash; check surcharges at the point of sale and budget fuel around long gaps rather than metropolitan prices.
Use 000 for urgent police, fire or ambulance assistance; Australia uses Type I power at 230 V. Treated public tap supplies are recorded as safe, but remote-site notices take precedence, and travellers should save the state emergency service relevant to their route.
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