Things to do in Beenleigh

Warner Bros. Movie World is a theme park full of thrilling rides, stunts and encounters with movie and comic-book stars. This fantasyland is next door to the Village Roadshow Studios and includes a super-sized water tank for film shoots. Kids will be thrilled to walk among the costumed superheroes and cartoon characters who roam the park and give performances throughout the day.

Dreamworld features a wide selection of fantastical and diverse Australian attractions all in one place. Exploring this huge theme park takes a whole day and incorporates wildlife observation, movie-themed attractions, and thrilling rides.

With over 1,000 stores across four diverse shopping districts, offering an incredible array of retail and entertainment options, it is easy to see why Queen Street Mall attracts over 26 million visitors every year. Wander through the alleyways and back streets and discover cafés and bars filled with the city’s trendy crowd. Catch some street performers, magicians, dance troupes and musicians with their scheduled performances on the special stage near George Street.

Situated at the foot of Mount Coot-tha, Brisbane Botanic Gardens cover an expansive 52 hectares of landscaped native and exotic plant collections. Brisbane council initially decided to create these gardens in an effort to complement and enhance the original City Botanic Gardens with a more spacious site that would lend itself to expansion in the future.

Nestled among the many artistic venues in the cultural district of South Bank, The Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) is the most distinguished of them all. This hugely expansive area contains four separate performance spaces which accommodate a variety of shows including operas, ballets, musicals, orchestras, recitals and performers in theatre, dance and comedy.