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-16.848056 145.694722 | 1 Cairns' Skyrail Rainforest Cableway provides a fully integrated rainforest experience from canopy to forest floor. Admire the unique flora and fauna of this ancient rainforest from boardwalks… | |
-16.848412 145.697078 | 2 Learn more about the indigenous people of Australia and their 50,000-year history at the Tjapukai Cultural Park near Cairns. Through craft demonstrations, theatre and dance the park has… | |
-16.847344 145.696649 | 3 Tjapukai Art Gallery sells vividly coloured dot paintings, authentic didgeridoos and boomerangs that really do come back. This is souvenir-hunting made easy, with the added advantage of… | |
-16.922904 145.774669 | 4 Cairns' proximity to the Great Barrier Reef makes it a launching pad for divers. Specialist shops such as Pro Drive can help with renting and buying all your diving and snorkelling equipment… | |
-16.919212 145.77662 | 5 Australia's version of the cowboy, the bushman or bushie, has a dress code as distinctive as his North American counterpart. Don't be deceived by the name: Aussie Bush Hats stocks it all… | |
-16.921862 145.777334 | 6 The Court House Hotel is a superb historic pub in Cairns, thrust into the 21st-century limelight with a recent makeover. The kitchen serves Italian food and a lush courtyard garden surrounds… | |
-16.919619 145.775742 | 7 Johnos bills itself as the most famous live music venue in Australia. This may be an exaggeration, but it's typically idiosyncratic of Johno, the owner and self-styled Apache blues guitarist… | |
-16.923971 145.775249 | 8 Those in the mood for carousing throng to Gilligan's, a resort-style complex with a vast bar attached to a backpackers' hostel. Revellers line up for the bungee-jump and foam parties and there… | |
-16.913584 145.771708 | 9 Having undergone a Cote d'Azur-style multi-million dollar facelift, Cairns Esplanade is now the place to see and be seen in the city. The massive saltwater swimming lagoon and a pedestrian… | |
-16.96174 145.679655 | 10 Crystal Cascades is a very popular swimming spot with the locals in Cairns. Difficult to find as there is no public transport, it consists of a number of waterfalls that feed into large… | |
-16.899531 145.748613 | 11 The Flecker Botanic Gardens in Cairns specialise in exotic species of palms, gingers and aroids. They also boast a huge Amorphophallus Titanum (like a giant Arum lily), which weighs up to… | |
-16.884676 145.738019 | 12 Mount Whitfield Conservation Park Cairns' closest rainforest lies on the slopes of Mount Whitfield, five kilometres from the city centre. Two signposted walks through Mount Whitfield Conservation Park offer views of the city… | |
-16.922087 145.775783 | 13 Cairns Museum traces the city's history from the earliest Aboriginal settlements to the present day. There are significant collections of Aboriginal and Chinese artefacts, along with relics… |