Australia

Australia's planned capital on Lake Burley Griffin, Walter Burley Griffin's 1913 geometric layout, the War Memorial, Parliament House, and nine national museums.

South Australia's capital on Colonel Light's 1836 grid ringed by parklands with the Central Market at its core four wine regions at the doorstep and gateway to Kangaroo Island.

Queensland capital on the Brisbane River with 2.6 million metro population, South Bank Parklands, Story Bridge, subtropical climate, and 2032 Olympics host.

Discover Cairns, the Great Barrier Reef, Daintree Rainforest, the Esplanade lagoon, Atherton Tablelands, and Far North Queensland's tropical gateway city.

Discover Darwin, Kakadu and Litchfield National Parks, the Mindil Beach markets, Indigenous culture, wet season storms, and Australia's wild tropical north.

Australia's Pacific surf city with 70 km of beaches, theme parks and ancient rainforests in the hinterland.

Tasmania's capital on the Derwent estuary - MONA museum, Salamanca Market, kunanyi/Mount Wellington, and gateway to Bruny Island, Freycinet and Cradle Mountain.

Victoria's capital on the Yarra and Port Phillip Bay - laneway bars, coffee culture, packed sporting calendar, multicultural tables, and gateway to the Great Ocean Road and Yarra Valley.

Australia's second-oldest city on the Hunter River - convict coal origins, Art Deco ocean baths, surf beaches, and Hunter Valley wine country one hour inland.

Western Australia's capital on the Swan River and Indian Ocean, the most isolated major city on Earth, with Kings Park, white-sand beaches, Fremantle port, and access to Margaret River wine and Rottnest Island quokkas.

Discover the Sunshine Coast, Noosa, Mooloolaba, Glass House Mountains, hinterland markets, and 100 kilometres of Queensland coast at a gentler pace than the Gold Coast.

Australia's largest city on Sydney Harbour - 5.4 million people, the Opera House, Harbour Bridge, the Bondi-to-Coogee coastal walk, the Royal Botanic Garden, Taronga Zoo, the multicultural food culture, and the gateway to the Blue Mountains, Hunter Valley wine.

Australia's sixth-largest city on 50 km of Queensland beaches, Surfers Paradise towers, Burleigh point breaks, theme parks, and Springbrook rainforest hinterland.

Coastal city 85 km south of Sydney between Illawarra escarpment and 17 beaches. Sea Cliff Bridge, Southern Hemisphere largest Buddhist temple, and relaxed surf and rail access.