Gold Coast
Australia

Gold Coast

Gold Coast combines long Pacific beaches, oceanfront towers, residential canals, estuaries, theme parks and a rainforest-covered hinterland. Between Surfers Paradise, Burleigh, Jellurgal, Broadwater and Gondwana forests, families encounter a city shaped by water, leisure and a geography far more diverse than its tourist image.

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Gold Coast: a surf city between the Pacific and subtropical rainforest

Gold Coast extends along south-eastern Queensland as a long, changing urban strip between the Pacific Ocean and inland mountains. Oceanfront towers, beaches and theme parks created a highly recognisable international image, but the real city is more complex. Canals, wetlands, estuaries, residential districts, mangroves and subtropical rainforest all belong to the same territory.

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Home of the Arts HOTA
PlaceFree
90-180 minAges 4-17IndoorOutdoor

Home of the Arts HOTA

The gallery tower, theatres and outdoor amphitheatre form a cultural campus linked by gardens and public paths. Australian art collections and festivals use the lakeside landscape as an extension of the indoor venues.

135 Bundall Road, Surfers Paradise
Springbrook National Park
PlaceFree
90-300 minAges 6-17Outdoor

Springbrook National Park

Plateaus, escarpments and valleys form part of the ancient Tweed volcano. Rainforests within the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia preserve ancient plant lineages, waterfalls and views toward the coast and Mount Warning.

Springbrook Road, Springbrook
Tallebudgera Creek
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90-300 minAges 4-17Outdoor

Tallebudgera Creek

The creek mouth is protected from direct surf and forms sandbanks and calm water areas that change with the tide. Mangroves, headland forest and channel currents reveal the transition from river to estuary and ocean.

Tallebudgera Creek, Palm Beach
David Fleay Wildlife Park
PlaceApprox. A$0-A$0
150-300 minAges 4-17IndoorOutdoor

David Fleay Wildlife Park

David Fleay promoted enclosures integrated with habitat and achieved important breeding successes with native species. Wetlands, mangroves and forest allow wildlife observation within a setting that continues his emphasis on conservation and behaviour.

Loman Lane, Burleigh Heads
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Surfers Paradise
PlaceApprox. A$0-A$45
90-180 minAges 5-17Indoor

Ripley's Believe It or Not! Surfers Paradise

Replicas, historical objects, natural phenomena and illusions are presented through theatrical displays designed for immediate surprise. The museum continues Robert Ripley’s tradition of collecting extraordinary stories while inviting distinction among authentic objects, reconstructions and visual effects.

Cavill Mall, Surfers Paradise