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Best Things to Do in Brisbane with Kids: Family-Friendly Activities
Brisbane is genuinely family-friendly, with a mix of free and ticketed activities spread across the city and its surrounds. South Bank's Streets Beach and parklands are a perennial favourite, while the Queensland Museum, Sciencecentre and Gallery of Modern Art offer engaging free or low-cost experiences. The Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in Fig Tree Pocket is the world's oldest and largest koala sanctuary. Roma Street Parkland, New Farm Park and Kangaroo Point Cliffs provide open space for running around at no cost.
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Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary
The world's largest koala sanctuary, 11km from the Brisbane CBD, with over 100 koalas, kangaroos to hand-feed and platypus, wombats and Tasmanian devils.
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Queensland Museum
A large natural history and science museum at South Bank with free entry to most exhibits, including dinosaur fossils, Queensland wildlife and the Sciencentre.
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Streets Beach, South Bank Parklands
A free man-made inner-city beach in the South Bank Parklands, with patrolled swimming, a lagoon, playground equipment and picnic areas open daily.
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Sea Life Brisbane Aquarium
A waterfront aquarium at South Bank with a shark tunnel, ocean display, turtle hospital and interactive rockpool touch tank for young children.
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Roma Street Parkland
A 16-hectare sub-tropical garden parkland in the CBD with spectacular botanical walks, a children's playground and free guided tours.
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Brisbane Planetarium, Mount Coot-tha
A full-dome digital planetarium at the Brisbane Botanic Gardens on Mount Coot-tha, with public shows and school programs on astronomy and space.
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