visitor info guide to brisbane

Brisbane's largely modern network of buses, RiverCats, ferries and trains are by and large a pleasant and amenable - although sadly, not cheap- way to get around.

This elegant apartment hotel occupies the building that played a pivotal role in World War II, as the chief headquarters of US General Douglas MacArthur.

A wide range of individually decorated accommodation is on offer within this brick tower in the quiet back streets of Kangaroo Point.

These two charming beautifully-equipped cottages are secreted within a private rustic garden just outside of Rosalie Village in the inner west.

Nestled in a leafy enclave, this character low-rise hotel with tranquil garden occupies a converted block of inter-war flats

This fascinating little trove of ancient artefacts belonging to UQ and dating back 4000 years is one of the best kept secrets around.

On a grassy outpost in the industrial reaches of Lytton lies Fort Lytton, the heritage listed remains of Australia's only surviving moated 19th century fortress.

Few who pass the glass doors of MacArthur Chambers Hotel would know that it was from this building that General Douglas MacArthur directed the Allies in holding back the Japanese invasion.

This impressive Brisbane City Council-owned museum offers an insight into the local social history and visual arts scenes

There’s nothing dusty or musty about this slick little timber building on the edge of the Old Petrie Town car park.

You don’t have to be a ship enthusiast to enjoy this museum, which is well laid-out and staffed by ex-naval and maritime workers

Visitors to this museum will be happily surprised to find a modern well laid out display of the Redcliffe peninsula's 200+ years of European history

Behind the plain brick façade of Redlands Coast Museum lies a wonderland of memorabilia from the past

Resembling a mini historical village, the Samford Museum holds one of the most extraordinary collections of heirlooms, memorabilia and building styles of late 19th and early 20th century Queensland life to be found

Whether you have the slightest interest in things that run on tracks or not, this national treasure of a museum is must-visit.

Facing off with the State Library of Queensland across the river, the council’s premier library and keeper of some 110000 books occupies several funky coloured stories of the mod BCC headquarters.