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Local Forests : there are a huge variety of forested areas - many untouched - which offer easy access and a variety of amenities - Kenilworth, Imbil, Jimna.
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Visit one of the Sunshine Coast National Parks which include:
- Ben Bennett Botanical Park
- Booloumba Creek State Forest Park
- Conondale National Park
- Coochin Creek State Forest Park
- Currimundi Environmental Park
- Glass House Mountains National Park
- Little Yabba Creek
- Mary Cairncross Park
- Mooloolah River National Park
- Point Cartwright Lookout
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Ride the Rattler maintained by the Mary Valley Heritage Railway - a day's adventure in the magical company of a steam locomotive. Departs several times a week from Gympie for diverse day trips. View pictures of the "Rattler"'s arrival in Imbil here
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Landsborough Museum, the "largest social history museum between Gympie and Brisbane" - housed in a building made of earth - just metres from the Landsborough Railway Station offering a unique and authentic glimpse of life as it was in yesteryear.
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The Kenilworth Cheese Factory a tribute to 'Poppa' Hansen and the staff who battled an economic downturn to turn a community disaster into a major community asset and taste sensation for the world !
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Mooloolah Valley Riding Centre offering safe horses, expert guides & spectacular tourist trails, with ponies for the kids & charming guest accomodation too.
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Underwater World - the largest tropical oceanarium in the Southern Hemisphere. Here you can discover the creatures of the deep and swim with a seal or hold a starfish in Australia's largest 'touch and feel' lagoon, at Mooloolaba.
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Moonshine Valley Winery - offering free admission and a large selection of Fruit wines, Fortified wines, Liquers and other delights. Visit and try their 'Moonshiners Cure All'
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Forest Glen Sanctuary kangaroos, wallabies, emus and deer wandering freely in 60 acres of natural wildlife habitat. Just off the Bruce Highway, it is hard to miss, just follow the signs.
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Opals Down Under cut their opals in their spacious and relaxed premises
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Superbee offers free admission where you can
- see a beekeeping demonstration
- picnic in the gardens
- browse a huge range of products
- see the House that Jack Built
- visit the Three Bears Cottage
- say hello to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- spin on a Merry-Go-Round
- play mini putt golf
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The Ginger Factory at Yandina is the largest ginger processing factory in the world and admission is free. You can visit:
- the Pennyroyal Herb Farm
- Koala Kottage
- Ginger Shoppe
- The Dolls Cottage
- Granny's Macadamia Kitchen
- Gingertown Motor Garage
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Aussie World and the Ettamogah Pub are right alongside the Bruce Highway at Palmview, has good Aussie music in the Woolshed out back and pub food.
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The Big Pineapple at Nambour is a lush, working tropical fruit plantation where you can feed the kangaroos at the Animal Nursery (great for the kids) and take a variety of trips through the plantation.
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A wide variety of sports and leisure pursuits are available throughout the region, for example:
- bowling
- bungy jumping
- Cable Ski
- diving
- golf
- gymnasiums
- horse riding
- hot air balloon
- jetskiing
- motor cycle tours
- surfing
- sailing
- skirmish
- sky diving
- squash
- tennis
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The Big Kart Track at Landsborough, boasts the largest go-kart track in Australia, where there is racing under floodlights Friday and Saturday nights.
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The Big Shell, Gympie Street Tewantin, has some beautiful displays of coral, shells, coloured sands, museum displays, marine art and local craft.
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Visit Bill Goodchild's Endeavour Replica which is now at the Waterfront Hotel, David Low Way, Maroochydore, after 17 years at Caloundra,
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The House of Bottles and Bottle Museum, Myles Street Tewantin, home of the 'Giant Stubby', has a collection of over 10,000 rare and unusual bottles, some up to 2000 years old.
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At Nostalgia Town just near the turnoff to the Maroochydore Airport from the Sunshine Motorway, you can enjoy Albert's Incredible Time Trip, the Enchanted Railway, Graveyard Putt Putt and Mini Cars, among others.
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Bli Bli Castle is a Medieval Style Castle at Bli Bli.The Castle is a place where medieval history in relation to the way of life, costuming, architecture and armoury can be studied and enjoyed. Bli Bli Castle also serves as a venue for weddings, functions, singles nights and childrens parties.
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The Queensland Air Museum at the Caloundra Airport has a good display of aviation memorabilia.
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Moonshine Valley Winery - free admission, includes wine tasting and winery tours. From Noosa it is 45 minutes, or 20 minutes from Caloundra, or 15 minutes
from Maroochydore, or 5 minutes from the Ettamogah Pub.
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