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.

Castle Hill

Castle Hill at the center of the city has amazing views both east to Magnetic Island and west to the suburbs and hills. There is a road to the top, but the steep uphill walk is also popular, particularly in the evening when it is cooler.

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.

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 Willows Golf Club

Is an international-standard golf course with a 72-hectare 180-acre golf wildlife sanctuary and also home to the queensland masters. the area is also home to a residential estate.

These gardens were established in 1932. There are special collections of Pandanus. They have been called Townsville's finest park.

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.

These gardens were established in 1984