Things to Do · Day Trip
Ancient bunya-pine rainforest, walking trails and grazing wallabies.
World's largest bunya-pine rainforest
Rainforest walks and waterfalls
Wallabies on the grassy balds
Monthly Bunya Mountain Markets
Things to Do · Museum
Australia's finest horse-drawn carriage collection, plus hands-on heritage trades.
National Carriage Collection of horse-drawn vehicles
Working heritage-trade workshops
Indigenous cultural displays
School-holiday activities and demonstrations
Things to Do · Day Trip
A 20-metre cascade into a granite gorge, best after rain.
20-metre waterfall and granite gorge
Falls and valley lookouts
Swimming holes at Cascade and Bottlebrush Pools
Eucalypt-forest walking circuit
Things to Do · Shopping
Quirky dried-flower art, homewares and a leafy garden cafe.
Dried-flower and gourd artworks
Gifts, homewares and craft supplies
Garden cafe under the trees
Kids' play area with animals
Things to Do · Family Fun
Meet lions, meerkats and monkeys on a family day out.
Lions, meerkats and primates
Daily keeper talks and feedings
Saturday-night Zoofari tours
Hands-on animal encounters
Things to Do · Attraction
Ride restored steam locomotives built right here in Toowoomba.
Restored Toowoomba-built steam locomotives
Heritage station and railway museum
Steam shuttle rides on operating days
Pub-lunch heritage rail journeys
Things to Do · Arts & Theatre
Australia's grandest regional performing-arts palace, all art-deco glamour.
Heritage-listed 1933 art-deco auditorium
Touring musicals, comedy and live concerts
Queensland Symphony Orchestra performances
Guided glimpses of the restored foyer
Things to Do · Shopping
The Darling Downs' biggest mall, right in the city centre.
Myer, Big W, Kmart and 180+ specialty stores
Five-screen cinema
Food court and dining
Huge undercover parking
Things to Do · Museum
Step back into pioneer Queensland at this sprawling living-history village.
Dozens of restored pioneer-era buildings
Vintage machinery and steam displays
Live demonstrations on event days
Picnic-friendly parkland setting
Things to Do · Park & Garden
Australia's largest traditional Japanese stroll garden, serene year-round.
Central lake, waterfalls and dry garden
3km of tranquil stroll paths
Azalea Hill and Japanese maples
A peaceful spot for photography
Things to Do · Nature & Walks
313 hectares of escarpment bushland for hikers and mountain bikers.
Extensive walking and mountain-bike trails
Native escarpment bushland
Escarpment viewpoints
Birdlife and quiet gullies
Things to Do · Park & Garden
A tranquil city lake with fountains, ducks and a big playground.
Landscaped lake with fountain
Popular children's playground
Creekside bikeway to Queens Park
Shady picnic and BBQ spots
Things to Do · Park & Garden
A fragrant, family-friendly park with a garden you can smell.
Accessible Scented Garden
Adventure playground with climbing wall
Pond, fountain and shade trees
Carnival of Flowers display site
Things to Do · Museum
Toowoomba's proud military heritage, housed in a WWI-era drill hall.
Uniforms, medals and militaria across eras
Historic military vehicles
1917 Drill Hall heritage connection
Strong local Anzac significance
Things to Do · Park & Garden
Native gardens and a dinosaur-dig playground with Bunya Mountains views.
400+ native plant species
Dinosaur-dig adventure playground
Lake, wetlands and frog pond
Views toward the Bunya Mountains
Things to Do · Lookout
The escarpment's iconic view over the Lockyer Valley below.
Sweeping Lockyer Valley views
Waterfall and stepping-stone feature
Bushwalking tracks along the escarpment
Cafe, playgrounds and picnic lawns
Things to Do · Day Trip
Hilltop cellar door with valley views just south of town.
Estate wine tastings
Cheese platters and local dishes
Sweeping valley and mountain views
Popular function and wedding venue
Things to Do · Park & Garden
Toowoomba's leafy green heart and Carnival of Flowers centrepiece.
Formal botanic flower displays
Historic trees, monuments and memorials
'Frogs Hollow' children's play areas
Carnival of Flowers hero site
Things to Do · Nature & Walks
Lush rainforest circuits with towering blue gums and rare birds.
Rainforest and Palm Creek circuit walks
Towering blue gums and palms
100+ bird species
Picnic areas with BBQs
Things to Do · Nature & Walks
A huge 200-hectare bushland reserve on the range escarpment.
200+ hectares of bushland
Walking, riding and MTB trails
Shady picnic area
Abundant birdlife
Things to Do · Attraction
An award-winning heritage station wrapped in glorious gardens.
Award-winning heritage gardens
1870s station buildings and displays
Carnival-season heritage train rides
Picnic grounds and bushwalks
Things to Do · Nature & Walks
A steep volcanic climb rewarded with a summit circuit and big views.
Steep summit scramble and loop track
Lockyer Valley panoramas
Volcanic geology
Site of the 1843 Battle of One Tree Hill
Things to Do · Day Trip
The world's oldest working woolshed brings the wool era to life.
Historic 1860s working woolshed
Shearing and blacksmithing demonstrations
Animal nursery and station village
Billy tea and damper at the Damper Hut
Things to Do · Art & Culture
Free CBD gallery holding a nationally significant Australian art collection.
Lionel Lindsay Collection of 400+ Australian works
Fred and Lucy Gould antiques and porcelain
Rotating touring and regional exhibitions
Rare books including Leichhardt letters
Things to Do · Art & Culture
Queensland's largest open-air gallery hides in the city's laneways.
100+ large-scale murals
Concentrated around Ruthven Street laneways
Works by international and local artists
Free self-guided walking trail
Things to Do · Lookout
A quieter escarpment lookout with panoramic valley views.
Panoramic escarpment views
Picnic shelter and BBQs
Quieter than Picnic Point
A good sunrise vantage point
