Paradise on Earth 🏖: Queensland

which include numerous high-end Australian fashion labels. Standouts include colourful Camilla, Sass & Bide, indie-chic Gorman and multi-brand Wolfe & Ordnance, known for stocking harder-to-find homegrown designers.

5. Finders Keepers

The market has over 200 stalls showcasing the wares of independent Australian designers, artists and craftspeople. It's a great spot to score high-quality, one-off fashion pieces, jewellery, bags and more from local and interstate creatives.

6. Caloundra

Caloundra is a beach town in Queensland with many activities for travellers such as exploring the Pumicestone Passage, shopping, and visiting the ocean pool at Kings Beach.

The Caloundra Street Fair is a hidden treasure along the Sunshine Coast with 100 unique stalls. You can also enjoy fresh local food and flowers, fresh juices, tasty breakfasts, coffee, lunch and delicious sweet treats.

Queensland's rich indigenous cultures, which offer extraordinary insight into this ancient land through art, dance and guided tours across the state, from Currumbin to Cooktown.

7. Girringun Aboriginal Art Centre

The centre covers 25,000 sq km and serves as a Keeping Place, with 150 years of cultural history on display. The cooperative of Aboriginal artists offers traditional woven baskets, paintings, and colourful wooden sculptures for sale yet making it one of the best places to see Aboriginal art in this part of Queensland.

8. Fraser Coast Cultural Centre

The cultural centre is home to both the Fraser Coast Discovery Sphere and the Hervey Bay Regional Gallery. It is landmarked by 'Nala', the 20-tonne humpback-whale sculpture that 'breaches' 12m into the air from its forecourt.

The Discovery Sphere educates visitors about the Unesco-listed Great Sandy Biosphere through captivating and interactive exhibits all with a background soundtrack of eerie whale song. The gallery gives space to local artists, alongside thoughtfully curated temporary shows.

With its stunning scenery and rich culture, Queensland is for sure worth visit place, as it is a good place to realize the diversity of rainforest; great place to learn about the Aboriginal culture and of course, the living culture of current residents.