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21. South Bank Parklands

Riverside park and public lagoonSouth Bank

A 17.5-hectare riverside park on the former Expo 88 site, with the free lifeguard-patrolled Streets Beach lagoon, a bougainvillea arbour and river views.

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22. City Botanic Gardens

Historic botanic gardenBrisbane City (Gardens Point)

Brisbane's oldest public garden, on a bend of the river beside the CBD, with 1850s bunya pines, a weeping fig boardwalk and free guided walks.

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23. Fremantle Prison

Historic prison and World Heritage siteFremantle

A convict-built prison in Fremantle that held inmates until 1991 and is now a World Heritage site explored on themed guided tours.

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24. Maungawhau / Mount Eden

Volcanic cone and viewpointMount Eden

The highest natural point on the Auckland isthmus, a 196-metre volcanic cone with a deep crater, Māori pā terraces and free 360-degree views of the city.

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25. Milford Sound / Piopiotahi

Fiord and national parkFiordland National Park

Fiordland's best-known fiord, 15 km of sheer cliffs and permanent waterfalls under Mitre Peak, reached from Queenstown by coach, car or scenic flight.

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26. Shrine of Remembrance

War memorial and museumKings Domain

Melbourne's war memorial in Kings Domain, completed in 1934, with free entry, hourly guided tours and underground Galleries of Remembrance.

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27. Surfers Paradise Beach

Surf beachSurfers Paradise

Long, sandy surf beach in front of the Surfers Paradise towers, the Gold Coast's best-known stretch of sand and the heart of its beachfront scene.

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28. Taronga Zoo Sydney

ZooMosman

A hillside zoo on the harbour's north shore, open on this site since 1916 and home to more than 5,000 animals, a short ferry ride from Circular Quay.

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29. Art Gallery of New South Wales

Art museumThe Domain

The state's leading art museum in The Domain, with free general entry across two buildings, Naala Nura and the newer Naala Badu, opened in 2022.

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30. Auckland Domain and Wintergardens

Historic park and glasshousesGrafton

Auckland's oldest park, set in an ancient volcanic crater, with the 1920s Wintergardens glasshouses, a fernery in an old quarry and duck ponds below the museum.

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31. Kiwi Park Queenstown

Native wildlife parkBrecon Street

A family-run wildlife park just below the Skyline Gondola, home to more than 20 native species and the easiest place in Queenstown to see kiwi.

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32. Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary

Wildlife sanctuaryFig Tree Pocket

Founded in 1927 at Fig Tree Pocket, the world's oldest koala sanctuary houses more than 100 koalas plus kangaroos and other native wildlife.

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33. Springbrook National Park

National park (World Heritage rainforest)Gold Coast Hinterland

World Heritage-listed rainforest park in the Gold Coast hinterland, with waterfalls, cliff-top lookouts and the Natural Bridge rock arch and glow-worm cave.

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34. State Library Victoria

Library and exhibition spaceMelbourne CBD

Australia's oldest public library, founded in 1854, with the domed La Trobe Reading Room, free exhibitions and Ned Kelly's armour on display.

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35. The Perth Mint

Historic mint and gold exhibitionEast Perth

A mint opened in 1899 to refine Western Australian gold-rush gold, offering self-guided tours with a gold pouring demonstration in its historic Melting House.

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36. Bondi Beach

BeachBondi

Sydney's best-known surf beach, a kilometre of sand about 7 km east of the city centre, patrolled by lifesavers and lined with cafés along Campbell Parade.

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37. Lakes District Museum and Gallery

Local history museum and galleryArrowtown

Arrowtown's museum, in the former Bank of New Zealand building on Buckingham Street, tells the story of the gold rush, Chinese miners and the Wakatipu district.

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38. Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill and Cornwall Park

Volcanic cone and parklandEpsom

A 182-metre volcanic cone that was once the largest pā on the isthmus, surrounded by Cornwall Park's farmland, gardens, cafés and the historic Acacia Cottage.

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39. Melbourne Museum

Natural and social history museumCarlton

Museums Victoria's flagship in Carlton Gardens, with a living forest gallery, Aboriginal cultural centre, dinosaur fossils, Phar Lap and an IMAX cinema.

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40. Mt Coot-tha Summit Lookout

ViewpointMount Coot-tha

A heritage-listed lookout and kiosk on Mount Coot-tha with sweeping views over Brisbane's skyline towards Moreton Bay, open around the clock and free to visit.

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