Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Brisbane City, Australia

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 4.2 km
Ascend 180 m
Descend 161 m

Explore Brisbane City in Australia with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Brisbane City

Sight 1: Howard Smith Wharves

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Howard Smith Wharves is a heritage-listed wharf on the Brisbane River at Boundary Street, Brisbane City and Fortitude Valley, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built from c. 1934 to 1940s circa. It is also known as Brisbane Central Wharves. The 3.5-hectare (8.6-acre) site is one of the most culturally and historically significant riverfront locations in Brisbane. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 4 February 1997.

Wikipedia: Howard Smith Wharves (EN), Website

1042 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 2: Customs House

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Customs House is a heritage-listed customs house at 427 Queen Street, Brisbane CBD, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Charles H McLay and built from 1886 to 1889 at a cost of £38,346 by John Petrie & Son. It was originally used for the collection of customs duty and was opened in 1889, when Queensland was a British colony, replacing the original Customs House located at Petrie Bight. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 7 February 2005.

Wikipedia: Customs House, Brisbane (EN)

659 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 3: Centenary Place

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Centenary Place is a heritage-listed park at 85 Wickham Street, Fortitude Valley, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is also known by some as Centenary Park even though this is not the name it was given at the ceremonial dedication. It was designed by Henry Moore. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 6 August 2007.

Wikipedia: Centenary Place (EN)

1023 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 4: General Post Office

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The General Post Office in Brisbane, Queensland, in Australia is a heritage-listed post office located at 261 Queen Street in 1872 and extended through to Elizabeth Street in 1908. It is still in use by Australia Post. Opposite the GPO building is Post Office Square.

Wikipedia: General Post Office, Brisbane (EN)

243 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Anzac Square

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ANZAC Square is a heritage-listed town square and war memorial located between Ann Street and Adelaide Street, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is a state memorial to the men and women who participated in overseas armed service and is named in honour of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. ANZAC Square is adjacent to ANZAC Square Arcade.

Wikipedia: ANZAC Square, Brisbane (EN)

1244 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 6: Roma Street Parklands

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Roma Street ParklandsAndy Mitchell from Glasgow, UK / CC BY-SA 2.0

Roma Street Parkland covers 11 hectares in the centre of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Roma Street Parkland is adjacent to the former Brisbane Transit Centre and the Roma Street railway station from which it takes its name. There is pedestrian access to the Roma Street Parkland from the Roma Street railway station, as well as from Albert Street, and from the section of the Parkland which was formerly called Albert Park on Wickham Terrace.

Wikipedia: Roma Street Parkland (EN)

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