Tourist Attractions

Giant Maori wrasse swimming over colorful coral reef in the Great Barrier Reef, surrounded by tropical fish

Great Barrier Reef marine life guide: meet the world below the surface

Put your face in the water at the right outer reef site on a clear Cairns morning, and the first thing that hits you is…
A historic brick building with a veranda and arched details sits behind a sign reading “Cooktown Museum,” surrounded by tropical plants and palm trees under a clear blue sky.

James Cook Museum Cooktown: history, artifacts & visitor guide

There is a nineteenth-century convent building on the corner of Helen and Furneaux Streets in Cooktown that stops most visitors in their tracks. Wide verandahs,…
Large dark boulders sit in the foreground with a steep hill covered in black rocks rising behind them, surrounded by patches of green vegetation under a partly cloudy sky.

Black Mountain Cooktown QLD: a geological wonder explained

Most of the landscape between Cairns and Cooktown is green – dense rainforest on the coastal route, open savannah on the inland highway. So when…
Aerial view of Grassy Hill Lookout in Cooktown showing the hilltop monument, winding road, lighthouse, and sweeping river and coastline surrounded by lush green landscape

Grassy Hill Lookout Cooktown: views, history & what to expect

There is a moment at the top of Grassy Hill when everything clicks into place. You are standing 170 metres above sea level, the Endeavour…