visitor info guide to brisbane

Perched on a breezy hill spot with city vistas is this multi-storey Queenslander with wraparound latticed verandas, hammocks, lush tropical gardens and a salt water pool.

This warm stylish Queenslander home away from home is ideal for a small group, couple or single traveller as well as a longer stayer.

Nestled in a leafy enclave close to the river and park, this character low-rise hotel with tranquil garden occupies a converted block of interwar flats.

Since its dubious beginnings in 1824 as a harsh penal settlement for Australia's worst convicts, the CBD has had a string of reincarnations before it became today's modern glass and concrete business and retail hub.

This thoroughly modern 41 storey tower sits on the site of Brisbane’s iconic Festival Hall and features 1 and 2 br apartments.

Scarborough Beach Resort, a well-maintained modern apartment complex, is brilliantly situated in the heart of the picturesque seaside village of Scarborough at the tip of the Redcliffe peninsula.

The art at The Miro is not confined to the façade, which comprises a Joan-inspired mural on retractable balcony screens.

This fascinating little trove of ancient artefacts belonging to UQ and dating back 4000 years is one of the best kept secrets around.

On a grassy outpost in the industrial reaches of Lytton lies Fort Lytton, the heritage listed remains of Australia's only surviving moated 19th century fortress.

Few who pass the glass doors of MacArthur Chambers Hotel would know that it was from this building that General Douglas MacArthur directed the Allies in holding back the Japanese invasion.

This impressive Brisbane City Council owned museum offers an insight into the social history and visual arts of Brisbane.

There’s nothing dusty or musty about this slick little timber building on the edge of the Old Petrie Town car park.

You don’t have to be a ship enthusiast to visit this homey museum, which is well laid out and staffed by mostly ex-naval and maritime workers.

Visitors to this museum will be happily surprised to find a modern well laid out display of the Redcliffe peninsula's 200+ years of European history

Behind the plain brick façade of Redland Museum lies a wonderland of memorabilia from the past.

Resembling a mini historical village, the Samford Museum holds one of the most extraordinary collections of heirlooms, memorabilia and building styles of late 19th and early 20th century Queensland life to be found.