Culture Cities in Australia

Land area wise, Australia is the sixth largest country. However, the population of the country is not much. It is the flattest and the driest continent. Australia‘s culture is as diverse as its landscape. Approximately 70% of the country’s population resides in 10 of the largest cities in the country. Lifestyle of Australians essentially reflects Western origins. It is the only country that is spread over an entire continent. There are many culture cities in Australia where you will find some of the well known tourist attractions. The country has as many as 16 World Heritage Sites.

Culturally rich cities in Australia

Every city in Australia has something unique to relate. Given below is a list of culturally rich cities in the country and their prime attractions. These cities have many historical landmarks, art galleries, and museums for which these places are famous.

When you travel to Australia, don’t miss out on the aboriginal artifacts. There are many shopping outlets from where you can pick up artwork and handcrafted gift items. The most common handwork items include ceramics, pottery, rugs, original paintings, and sculptures made by local as well as international artists.

Sydney

Find out the places in Sydney where you can plan a trip for a day or two.

• Theater in Kings Cross
• Sydney Opera House
• Theater in Surry Hills
• Bondi Beach
• Queen Victoria Building
• Port Jackson
• Sydney Tower
• Luna Park Sydney
• Art Gallery of New South Wales
• Museum of Sydney
• Australian Museums
• Royal Botanical Gardens
• Taronga Zoo

Brisbane

Brisbane has a number of tourist attractions. They are –

• Queensland Art Gallery
• Institute of Modern Art or IMA
• Caboolture Shire Community Arts Center
• Gold Coast City Art Gallery
• Fusions Gallery
• Brisbane Convention And Exhibition Center
• Anzac Square War Memorial
• Australian Indigenous Tribal Galleries
• Caboolture Historical Village

Perth

The tourist attractions in Perth are many. Some of the sites you can visit include the following –

• Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts or PICA
• Art Gallery of Western Australia
• Creative Native Aboriginal Art Gallery
• Craftwest Centre for Contemporary Craft
• Photograohy Gallery of Western Australia
• Japingka Gallery
• Gallery East
• Greenhill Galleries

Adelaide

Adelaide is Australia’s 5th largest city. Once you are done with the shopping at Dymocks Booksellers or Opal Field Gems, you can tour around these places.

Art Gallery of South Australia

Adelaide Gaol Historic Site and Museum

Aboriginal Art Gallery

Ayers House Museum

National Railway Museum Port Adelaide

Royal South Australian Society of Arts

RM Williams Heritage Museum

Cairns

Cairns is named after the Governor of Queensland – William Wellington Cairns. It is a city that is located in North Queensland. It has many tourist attractions. Some of them are -

Paronella Park

Kickarts Gallery

Tanks Art Center

Jungara Aboriginal Art Gallery

Kuranda Scenic Railway

Undara lava tubes

Crystal Caves

Port Douglas Museum

Cooktown Sea Museum

James Cook Museum

Mareeba Heritage Museum and Information Center

Other culture cities in Australia

In addition to the places mentioned above, you can also visit the following places –

Hobart

Canberra

Melbourne

Darwin

Gold Coast

Alice Springs

World Heritage Sites in Australia

Austrlia has a number of World Heritage Sites. The list contains names of World Heritage Sites in the country.

Macquarie Island

Great Barrier Reef

Fraser Island

Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne

Tasmanian Wilderness

Lord Howe Island

Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

Willandra Lakes Region

Kakadu National Park

Heard and McDonald islands

Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves

Purnululu National Park

Shark Bay in Western Australia

Australian Fossil Mammal Sites

Wet Tropics of Queensland

Greater Blue Mountains Area

Last updated on 11/11/2010