Top Attractions For TOWNSVILLE

• Jupiter's Townsville Hotel and Casino - Townsville’s world class casino featuring games such as roulette, black jack, two-up, poker and keno.
  
  
• Pallarenda Beach - A popular recreational spot for families, offering the best access to the stone jetty and tracks that lead to the ruins of World War 2 gunning emplacements that sit above Shelley Bay.
  
  
• Reef HQ - The world’s largest coral reef aquarium. Walk through the tunnel and view the predators of the deep including sharks, trout, groper and trevally. See the small aqauria containing eels, sea snakes, sea horses and star fish or take the kids to the touch pools for a hands on experience.
  
  
• Billabong Sanctuary - A fauna park with Australian native animals in their natural surrounds. Highlights of the park include koalas, kangaroos, pythons, crocodiles and cassowaries.
  
  
• Heritage Centre - Contains heritage houses furnished to the period. Take a tour of the museum and purchase some souvenirs and handicrafts at the gift shop. Castle Hill – Offers magnificent views of Townsville , Magnetic Island and Cleveland Bay.
  
  
• Onmimax Theatre - A unique 18 metre dome screen.
  
  
• Flinders Mall Cotter's Market - The largest arts and crafts market in north Queensland featuring farm fresh tropical fruits, vegetables, handcrafted souvenirs, snacks, drinks and plants.
  
  
• Anzac Memorial Park - Townsville’s premier waterfront park featuring the cenotaph, the Coral Sea Memorial and a commemorative fountain.
  
  
• Maritime Museum of Townsville - Displays of regional, national and international maritime history including ship models, artefacts, photos, paintings, machinery and pearl diving exhibits.
  
  
• Town Common - An environmental park featuring open woodlands, seasonal waterbird habitats, coastal scenery, grasslands, mangroves and hillside vine forests.
  
  
• Museum of Tropical North Queensland - Opening in June, 2000 features a comprehensive display of the wreck of the Pandora.
  
  
• The Strand - Newly developed during 1999, the beach follows the curve of Cleveland Bay. Special features include stinger protected beaches, eateries, playgrounds, watersports, Cliff Gardens waterfall, Kissing Point Rockpool and Centenary Fountain.
  
  
• Queens Garden - Townsville's original botanic gardens.
  
  
• The Palmetum - Botanic gardens featuring plants of the Palm Family.
  
  
• Butterfly World - Large display of butterflies, live aviary, nature walks, picnic area and souvenir shop.
  
  
• Magnetic Island - Just 20 mins by ferry from Townsville.
  
  

Top Activities For TOWNSVILLE

• Cape Pallarenda Environmental Park - A great spot for walking and picnicking.
  
  
• Yongala Dive - The ship wreck of Yongala provides a great opportunity for diving.
  
  
• Bluey’s Horseshoe Ranch, Trail Rides - Offers unforgettable experiences including swimming your horse in the cool, clear waters of the Coral Sea and exploring the islands rugged interior.
  
  
• Sailing around the bays of Magnetic Island. -
  
  
• Jet skiing on Horseshoe Bay or The Strand. -
  
  
• Natural History Tours of Magnetic Island, featuring tropical forests, mangroves, beaches and a number of other scenic spots. -
  
  
• Day Trips - Day Cruises to the Great Barrier Reef, Reef and Estuary fishing trips. Day Trips to historical gold mining town of Charters Towers, or to Paluma tropical rainforest and enjoy picnicking or swimming in cool, crystal clear mountain streams.