Guidebook for Bowen Hills
Essentials
Gasworks Car Park
1 Skyring TerraceVery close and popular new shops
Arts & Culture
A major feature on the Brisbane calendar of events, the Royal Queensland Show (the Ekka), is held each year at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground and many other expositions and festivals.
RNA Showgrounds
A major feature on the Brisbane calendar of events, the Royal Queensland Show (the Ekka), is held each year at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground and many other expositions and festivals.
Twelfth Night Theatre
4 Cintra RdLocal live theatre.
Gallery of Modern Art
Stanley PlaceMajor art gallery
Queensland Museum
Melbourne StreetNext to Southbank
Sightseeing
Teneriffe station
Commercial RoadA great and cheap way to get around and see Brisbane by river.
Brisbane’s oldest surviving residence and is located on the Breakfast Creek bank of the Brisbane River
24 locals recommend
Newstead House
Newstead Avenue Brisbane’s oldest surviving residence and is located on the Breakfast Creek bank of the Brisbane River
Pretty much a must see destination. Parkland with beach pools and restaurants.
865 locals recommend
South Bank Parklands
Stanley Street PlazaPretty much a must see destination. Parkland with beach pools and restaurants.
Mount Coot-Tha
The best lookout of Brisbane
Kangaroo Point Cliffs
Great river walk with lookout and abseiling/rock climbing
Story Bridge Adventure Climb
170 Main StTour and climb the Story Bridge
Expansive gardens, a mass of green lawns, towering Moreton Bay figs, bunya pines, macadamia trees and other tropical flora
320 locals recommend
City Botanic Gardens
147 Alice StExpansive gardens, a mass of green lawns, towering Moreton Bay figs, bunya pines, macadamia trees and other tropical flora
The world’s largest koala sanctuary
22 locals recommend
Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary at Lone Pine, stop 42 station
The world’s largest koala sanctuary
Treasury Casino and Hotel Brisbane
130 William St 24-hour casino
Everything Else
YMCA Bowen Hills
95 Abbotsford RdLarge gym with causal daily prices
Food Scene
The Valley Pool
432 Wickham StRetail and restaurant precinct.
James Street Market
22 James StUpmarket and lively restaurant, fashion and food precinct.
Entertainment & Activities
Roma Street Parkland
1 Parkland BlvdLarge CBD parkland.