Brisbane Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
capital city of Queensland, Australia
About Brisbane
TheGreater Brisbaneregion has a population of about 2.2 million people and is Australia's third-largest city. Brisbane, colloquially known asBrissie(pronouncedBriz-ee), gained international exposure through multiple international sporting events and political summits, including the upcoming 2032 Summer Olympics. It is also known as the main setting of the animated kids TV seriesBluey. For many thousands of years prior to British settlement, the Brisbane area was inhabited by the Turrbal and JageraAboriginal people. They knew the area that is now the central business district as Mian-jin, meaning "place shaped as a spike". The Australian English phrase "hard yakka" – meaning "hard work" – comes from the Jagera people, and is certainly what the British settlers faced in Brisbane's humid subt
Top Attractions in Brisbane
Explore the best things to see and do in Brisbane:
- ★ANZAC Day
- ★Balloons over Brisbane
- ★Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha
- ★Brisbane City Hall and King George Square
- ★Brisbane City Hall Clock Tower
- ★Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
- ★Brisbane Festival
- ★Brisbane International Film Festival
Where to Eat in Brisbane
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Ahmet's Turkish Restaurant
- 🍴Alchemy
- 🍴Anouk
- 🍴A Salt 'n Battery
- 🍴Bar Merlo
- 🍴Beach House
Where to Stay in Brisbane
- 🏨Adina Apartment Hotel Brisbane Anzac Square
- 🏨Albion Manor Apartments and Motel
- 🏨Banana Bender Backpackers
- 🏨Bridgewater Terraces
- 🏨Brisbane City Backpackers
- 🏨Brisbane City YHA
Brisbane Travel Guide Sections
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