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Kuranda Scenic Railway

Kuranda Scenic Railway - Stoney Creek Falls Cairns
The original Kuranda Scenic Railway is a spectacular journey comprising unsurpassed views of dense rainforest, steep ravines and picturesque waterfalls.

Hou Wang Chinese Temple and Museum

Hou Wang Chinese Temple and Museum Atherton
Atherton Chinatown is the Award-winning site of the unique Hou Wang Temple and interpretive museum.

Mount Surprise Gems

Mount Surprise Gems Mt Surprise
Mount Surprise is Far North Queensland’s only fossicking information hub. Take a choice of tours or go alone and hire or buy your own equipment.

Chillagoe Hub and Information Centre

Chillagoe Hub and Information Centre Chillagoe
Chillagoe is the easiest accessible outback experience available within a relatively short distance west of Cairns. It's only about two hours 30 minutes from Cairns and one hour 30 minutes from Mareeba with only 18 kilometres of unsealed road.

Daintree Discovery Centre

Daintree Discovery Centre Daintree
The award winning Daintree Discovery Centre is the number one attraction in the Daintree. It is a self-funding eco tourism facility that specialises in providing interpretive information about the Daintree Rainforest and its environs.

Cairns Regional Gallery

Cairns
Cairns Regional Gallery is Far North Queensland's only visual art museum and in 2005 it celebrates it's 10th Birthday: a decade of documenting and presenting history, heritage and contemporary culture of this vast and distinctive region of Australia and the...

The Big Cassowary

Mission Beach
Many Australian towns boast large monuments of their most recognisable town features, and Mission Beach is no different.

Jowalbinna Rock Art Safari Camp

Laura
Explore Jowalbinna, epicentre of Quinkan Aboriginal Rock Art near Laura. UNESCO rates Cape York's Quinkan region among the world's top 10 rock art areas.

Kuranda - Village in the Rainforest

Kuranda
The picturesque mountain retreat of Kuranda Village is just 25 kilometres northwest of Cairns in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is a vibrant little town surrounded by World Heritage Rainforest. Travelling to Kuranda is a highlight in itself.

Koombooloomba Dam

Ravenshoe
The power station was commissioned in 1999, and was developed in line with principles of environmentally sustainable development.

Mulgrave Settlers Museum

Gordonvale
Mulgrave Settlers Museum, next to the sugar mill in Gordonvale, was purpose-built to house objects used by settlers in the area then called Nelson in the late 1800s.

Outback Opal Mine

Clifton Beach
To start your free visit to the Outback Opal Mine why not view the interesting eight minute documentary available in English, Japanese and German.

Australian Sugar Industry Museum

Mourilyan
Opened in 1977 the Australian Sugar Industry Museum is a modern complex covering some 14,000 square.

Fascinating Facets and The Crystal Caves

Atherton
The Crystal Caves are a mineralogical museum in a fantasyland cave.

Hallorans Hill

Atherton
Hallorans Hill Lookout is an ideal spot for a barbecue or picnic, watching the sunset or just enjoying the view of the surrounding areas, farmland...

Quinkan Reserves Ancient Rock Art

Laura
Famous for its rock art, Quinkan Country contains a large and dramatic body of prehistoric rock paintings.

Windy Hill Wind Farm

Ravenshoe
Windy Hill Wind Farm is Queensland's largest wind farm with 20 windmills producing enough power for 3500 homes.

Centre of Contemporary Arts (CoCA)

Cairns
The Cairns Centre of Contemporary Arts (CoCA) brings together a variety of exciting art forms under one roof.

Hartleys Crocodile Adventures

Palm Cove
Hartley's Crocodile Adventures is the best place to see crocodiles and native wildlife in Tropical North Queensland. It's home to a range of habitats including melaleuca Wetlands, riverine rainforest and eucalypt woodland.

Terrestrial Georgetown Centre

Georgetown
At the Terrestrial Centre in Georgetown you will find located the multi award winning, Terrestrial - the Ted Elliott Mineral Collection.

Paronella Park

Mena Creek
At Paronella Park, Mena Creek, Tropical North Queensland, the dream continues. The unforgettable holiday memories are the chance discoveries.

Undara Experience

Mt Surprise
Only three and a half hours from Cairns in Tropical North Queensland's Gulf Savannah lies a land so different in contrasts - and the Undara Experience.

Golden Gumboot

Tully
Originally the Golden Gumboot was a competition between Tully, Innisfail and Babinda as to which town is the wettest in Australia.

Rainforestation Nature Park, Kuranda, Queensland

Kuranda
At Rainforestation Nature Park, visitors can experience Australian nature and Aboriginal culture in one convenient setting. The 40 hectare tourist attraction is on the coastal range behind Cairns, amidst World Heritage tropical rainforest, and only five minutes from Kuranda.

Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park

Smithfield
Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park is Australia's most awarded attraction and the only Aboriginal experience providing a direct benefit to the local Aboriginal People.