landmarks

  • Seisia

    Seisia is Australia’s most northerly community and departure point for a range of marine based activities – day trips with [more…]

  • Pormpuraaw

    Visitors come from all over Australia to enjoy the excellent fishing at Pormpuraaw, on the west coast of Queensland. Situated [more…]

  • Lockhart River

    Lockhart River was originally an Anglican Mission, relocated from ‘Old Site’ south of Cape Direction, to its present location on [more…]

  • Lakeland

    Lakeland is an agricultural region south-west of Cooktown on the inland route, and at the junction of the Mulligan Highway [more…]

  • Hope Vale

    Hope Vale Aboriginal community lies 40 kilometres north of Cooktown. Originally established as a Moravian Lutheran Mission on the east [more…]

  • Coen

    There’s plenty of life in the old mining community of Coen. Originally the town was created around a repeater station [more…]

  • Aurukun

    The Shire of Aurukun includes much of the traditional country of the Wik, Wik Way and Kugu people. It has [more…]

  • Cairns War Memorial

    Time now stands still but years ago, the Cairns’ war memorial kept the far northern city’s population punctual. The clock [more…]

  • Hallorans Hill

    Hallorans Hill Lookout is an ideal spot for a barbecue or picnic, watching the sunset or just enjoying the view [more…]

  • Curtain Fig National Park

    View a spectacular curtain fig tree from different vantage points along a boardwalk in this small but popular national park. [more…]

  • Cathedral Fig Tree

    The Cathedral Fig Tree, like the Curtain Fig Tree, is a gigantic 500 year old strangler tree. Located in the [more…]

  • Curtain Fig Tree

    The Curtain Fig National Park contains the renowned Curtain Fig Tree, an enormous strangler fig tree. Located a short drive [more…]

  • Herberton War Memorial

    Herberton’s war memorial, a popular ‘Digger’ soldier statue-stands out, and not just because of its soldier’s posture: erect, head high. [more…]

  • Atherton War Memorial

    A jubilant soldier, clenched right fist in the air, seemingly cheering in triumph, creates an unusual sight at Atherton’s War [more…]

  • Windy Hill Wind Farm, Ravenshoe

    Windy Hill Wind Farm is Queensland’s largest wind farm with 20 windmills producing enough power for 3500 homes. Windy Hill [more…]

  • Tolga

    Tolga is within approximately eight kilometres from Atherton, travelling through the rainforest canopied Kennedy Highway. Tolga presents a quaint little [more…]

  • Ravenshoe

    Ravenshoe, the highest town in Queensland at 920 metres, is a lush region of mountain pastures and un-spoiled World Heritage [more…]

  • Mount Molloy

    Mount Molloy was named to honour teamster Patrick Molloy who, in the mid 1880s, found the copper outcrop whilst searching [more…]

  • Millaa Millaa

    Millaa Millaa is an Aboriginal word meaning plenty of water or waterfall and this is as true as ever as [more…]

  • Mareeba

    Mareeba is an hour’s drive west of Cairns and its multicultural heritage has given the region its distinctive flavour. The [more…]

  • Malanda

    Nestled high in the Atherton Tablelands of Tropical North Queensland and surrounded by lush rainforest, the picturesque village of Malanda [more…]

  • Irvinebank

    Old fig trees line the road into Irvinebank and provide a place of welcome. These hospitable old trees are happy [more…]

  • Herberton

    This historic tin mining town on the banks of the Wild River is the oldest town on the Atherton Tablelands. [more…]

  • Dimbulah

    Dimbulah is the gateway to the Hodgkinson Goldfield, which was settled in 1876. Tyrconnell, Kingsborough and Mt Mulligan were towns [more…]

  • Chillagoe

    Head into the accessible outback west of Cairns and discover the underground wonders of the former mining town of Chillagoe. [more…]

  • Almaden

    Train buffs take note. The Savannahlander is one of tropical North Queensland’s unusual rail journeys. It runs from Cairns to [more…]