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Lookouts · Mount Gravatt, Brisbane

Mt Gravatt Lookout

A free summit lookout about 13 km by road from the Brisbane CBD with city views, a cafe, a playground and walking tracks up from Toohey Forest.

Farms and animals · Ipswich (Queens Park), Ipswich

Ipswich Nature Centre

A free council-run wildlife centre in Queens Park, Ipswich, with a boardwalk trail, native animals, a bird aviary and a barnyard.

Rainforests · North Tamborine, Scenic Rim

Rainforest Skywalk

A 1.5 km rainforest walk with steel canopy bridges, a 40 metre cantilever and an Eco Gallery, about an hour's drive from Brisbane.

Swimming spots · Springfield Central, Ipswich

Orion Lagoon

A large public swimming lagoon in Springfield Central with shallow toddler pools, a 1.5 m deep swimming end, a cafe and shaded picnic areas, about 30 minutes by car from the Brisbane CBD.

History and landmarks · Spring Hill, Brisbane

Old Windmill

A convict-built tower on Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill, and the oldest windmill tower still standing in Australia.

Water parks and splash pads · Southport, Gold Coast

Gold Coast Aqua Park

A floating inflatable obstacle course on the Broadwater at Southport, for confident swimmers aged 5 and over, with a separate zone for under 5s.

Public gardens · Benowa, Gold Coast

Regional Botanic Gardens

Free gardens at Benowa with lake boardwalks, a nature playground, an off-leash dog area and a coffee stop.

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Gold Coast

Springbrook (Natural Bridge section, Springbrook National Park), Burleigh Heads, Coolangatta and Currumbin Valley.

Brisbane

Highgate Hill, Lota, Murarrie and South Brisbane.

Scenic Rim

Lamington National Park, North Tamborine, Moogerah and Cunninghams Gap.

Logan

Beenleigh, Logan Village, Loganholme and Eagleby.

Sunshine Coast

Noosaville, Caloundra, Noosa Heads and Maleny.

Moreton Bay

Redcliffe, Bongaree, Clontarf and Caboolture.

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Mt Gravatt Lookout

Ipswich Nature Centre

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Orion Lagoon

Old Windmill

Gold Coast Aqua Park

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