Cairns Visitor Information Centre is located on the Esplanade across from the park and Esplanade Lagoon. Address: Cnr of Esplanade and Shields St, Cairns, Queensland. Website: https://www.cairnstouristinformation.com.au/ Phone: (07) 4047 9125 Email: info@cairnstouristinformation.com.au Nearby Brown Signs Botanic Gardens – a tropical paradise, renowned as one of the best exhibitions of tropical plants in Australia Cairns Aquarium … Read more
Tableland Regional Gallery showcases artistic talent from the region of Atherton Tablelands and surrounding areas. The beautiful tablelands offers natural inspiration for the arts community. The gallery building is located near the Gordon Kattenberg Memorial Gardens with the Big Leaf outside at the front.
The Big Crab in Cardwell sits above the Seaview Deli Cafe, a 24-hour cafe stop on the Bruce Hwy between Tully and Ingham in Tropical North Queensland. One of Australia’s big things, the big crab promotes the seafood cafe. It accompanies the Seaview Deli Cafe’s Crab Burger & Beer offering.
This is a historic precinct set in the old ‘Cardwell Telegraph and Post Office’ (now known as the Bush Telegraph) which was built in 1870 and is one of the oldest buildings in North Queensland. Address: 53 Victoria Street, Cardwell, Queensland. Website: https://www.queensland.com/…-cardwell-visitor-and-heritage-centre.html Phone: 07 4066 2412 Email: cardwell.tourism@ccrc.qld.gov.au Nearby Brown Signs Nearby Big Things The … Read more
The Tully Visitor Centre is an accredited visitor centre located on the Bruce Highway between Cardwell and Innisfail. The tourist centre has information of the local areas as well as souvenirs and postcards. The heritage centre has an interpretive display including rafting, European settlement, cyclones, and the sugar industry. Address: 59389 Bruce Highway, Tully, Queensland. … Read more
The Golden Gumboot is Tully’s big thing to represent the town’s attribute of being “a pretty wet place”. It is a 7.9-metre fibreglass structure with an internal spiral staircase and viewing platform and adorned with a big green tree frog on its side. The Golden Gumboot was opened in 2003, a project undertaken by the … Read more
The Mission Beach Visitor Centre is located on the beachfront of Mission Beach, a couple of hundred metres north of the Mission Beach village. It is an accredited visitor centre with a wealth of knowledge and advice for the local region. Mission Beach is situated midway between Townsville and Cairns, made up of four beach … Read more
Millaa Millaa Falls is the first in a series of falls along the Falls Circuit tourist drive. Millaa Millaa is the Aboriginal name for a rainforest vine that is in the area. Access to Millaa Millaa Falls is one of the easiest with parking not too far away with a few stairs to get down … Read more
Eachum Historical Museum Millaa Millaa showcases pre-loved possessions from times gone by. Unfortunately, they are not open too often so mostly it is viewing through the windows from outside. It is located next to a park, Millaa Millaa Lions Park, with decent facilities to stop for a picnic lunch or break. There is a shelter … Read more
The Big Fish near Millaa Millaa is a historical big thing structure for a business that has changed from fish to platypus. Originally a fish farm, the Tarzali Lakes Aquaculture Centre became a haven and tourist attraction with one of Australia’s most elusive native animals, The Australian Platypus Park. The campaign to convert the fish … Read more
