Places to visit in Australia

It depends on how long you have and what you enjoy. Many first-time visitors pair a city such as Sydney or Melbourne with a nature region, for example the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, Uluru in the Northern Territory, the Great Ocean Road in Victoria or the national parks of Tasmania. The Featured row on this page shows a standout place from every state and territory, and each state guide lists its regions and top things to do.

Choose Near me under Where? and allow location access. ILoveAU then lists places by distance from you, and the link keeps your approximate area, so you can come back to the same results. Your location is read only when you choose Near me.

Yes. Pick New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory under Where?, or open a state guide under Explore by state for its regions, highlights and things to do.

Choose Nature and wildlife or Hiking under What are you after? to see parks, reserves and walks, or search for a park by name. Park pages show official information where it is available, such as current alerts, facilities, fees and walking tracks. Check the alerts before you set out, because tracks and roads can close at short notice.

A guided tour is often the easier choice for remote areas, reef and wildlife trips, water activities or a first visit to a region, because transport, equipment and local knowledge are included. Exploring on your own gives you more time and flexibility on well-marked walks, in towns and in national parks with good access. Tour pages show the operator, where the tour starts and the price from, where the operator provides them.

Yes. Search in plain words, for example a family day out in Melbourne or an accessible coastal walk near Sydney. Listings show accessibility information where the operator has provided it. For specific needs, such as wheelchair access or quiet spaces, contact the operator to confirm before you visit.

The rows are the top results of ILoveAU's own search ranking, which weighs how fully a listing is described, its trust and accreditation signals and how relevant it is; they are not ranked by star rating. Each row takes one place from every state and territory so it covers the whole country, and a place appears in one row only. We review the selection about once a month.

Yes. Turn on AI in the search bar and describe what you want, for example a quiet beach near Byron Bay, a rainy day in Hobart or a weekend of wineries near Adelaide.

Yes. Sign in and tap the heart on any place to save it to a collection. Make a collection for each trip, add the same place to more than one, write a note on each, and share a collection with a link or invite friends to plan it with you.

Listings are refreshed from their sources regularly, but opening hours, prices, event dates and availability can change at short notice. Check the listing and the operator's website before you travel or book.