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Queens Gardens
Gregory St, North Ward
4727 8332
Free
daylight hours
These gardens were established in 1932. There are special collections of Pandanus. They have been called Townsville's finest park.
Dan Gleeson Memorial Gardens
Thuringowa Dr, Kirwan
4773 8669
Free
Open 24 hours
These gardens were established in 1984
Dairy Farmer's Stadium
Golf Links Drive, Kirwan
+61-7-4760-7590
info@dairyfarmersstadium.org.au
15 kilometers north west of Townsville
If you have the chance to see a football rugby league match while you're in the area and are into sports, it's recommended that you do so. The atmosphere in Dairy Farmers' Stadium, the home of the North Queensland Cowboys, is abuzz at all home matches. The stadium was previously known as Stockland Stadium and Malanda Stadium.
Museum of Tropical Queensland
70-102 Flinders Street
+61-7-4726-0600
info@mtq.qld.gov.au
The Museum of Tropical Queensland's main drawcard is the display of artefacts from the HMS Pandora, the ship that the British sent in pursuit of the 'HMS Bounty. Other exhibits include the wildlife of the tropical areas of Queensland.
The Palmetum
Bruce Hwy, Douglas
4727 8332
free
daylight hours
The Palmetum is a botanical garden featuring one family of plants, the palms. The collection contain all six subfamilies within the family Arecaceae. Approximately 60 species of palms are native to Australia; most are represented. The collection contains about 300 species; many rare and threatened in their natural habitat.
Reef HQ Aquarium
2-68 Flinders Street
+61-7-4750-0800
info@reefhq.com.au
$21.50 adults, $16.50 concession and $10.50 children. Family and group discounts are available.
9:30AM to 5PM every day except Christmas Day
Reef HQ is an aquarium focusing on Great Barrier Reef fish life. It is built around two large tanks each several metres high, and some twenty meters in length. The larger of the two tanks contain smaller non-predatory reef fish, and the smaller tank contains reef fish and predators including several species of shark.