Brisbane City Guide

Discover Brisbane and Southeast Queensland with this 60-stop self-guided audio tour. Explore Brisbane's South Bank, Story Bridge, and cultural precinct; Gold Coast beaches from Surfers Paradise to Burleigh and Coolangatta; and day trips to Byron Bay, Noosa, Fraser Island, the Glass House Mountains, and the Scenic Rim.

Brisbane is Australia's third-largest city and the capital of Queensland, a subtropical river city of 2.5 million sprawling across both banks of the Brisbane River. Founded as a convict settlement in 1825 on the traditional lands of the Turrbal and Jagera peoples, Brisbane transformed through the 1890s gold rush and post-war mining booms into a modern metropolis now preparing to host the 2032 Olympic Games.

South of the city, 70 kilometres of golden beaches define the Gold Coast, from the high-rise glamour of Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach through the laid-back villages of Burleigh Heads and Coolangatta to the world-class surf breaks at Snapper Rocks and Kirra. Just across the New South Wales border, Byron Bay adds bohemian beach culture, while the Sunshine Coast north of Brisbane offers the elegant sophistication of Noosa and the natural drama of the Glass House Mountains.

This 60-stop audio guide covers Brisbane's cultural and culinary heart, every major Gold Coast beach, hinterland national parks at Lamington, Springbrook, and Tamborine Mountain, theme parks and wildlife sanctuaries including Australia Zoo and Currumbin, Byron Bay and Noosa, and day trips to Fraser Island, Moreton Island, North Stradbroke Island, the Scenic Rim wine country, and Hervey Bay whale coast. Along the way you'll learn about Indigenous heritage, Queensland food and coffee culture, surf tradition, and the local rituals that define Queensland beach life.