Things To Do
From OCAU Wiki
We often see threads in the forums asking "I'm going (somewhere), what should I do there?" The Wiki seems a perfect spot to store people's suggestions for each place.
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Australia
NSW
Sydney
- Taronga Zoo
- Manly Oceanarium
- Darling Harbour Aquarium
- North Rocks Computer Market on Sundays
- Sydney Powerhouse Museum
- Australian Museum
Victoria
- Victoria Reference Thread
- Visit Victoria website
- Victoria's Top 20 Attractions
- Sovereign Hill - Ballarat
- Phillip Island
- Great Ocean Road
- Ballarat Wildlife Park
Melbourne
- Puffing Billy - The Dandenongs
- Crown Casino - Melbourne City
- Fairy Park - Anakie
- Melbourne and Werribee Zoo, and Healesville Sanctuary
- Melbourne Aquarium
- Free City Circle Tram
- Melbourne Cricket Ground - Richmond
- Melbourne Public Transport
- Royal Botanical Gardens
- Chapel Street
- The Rialto
- St Kilda
- Luna Park - St Kilda
Queensland
Brisbane
- South Bank - Museum, Art Gallery, State Library
- South Bank Parklands - Restaurants, cafes, nature walks, markets, lagoon, beach, BBQ areas
- Mount Coot-tha - Lookout, Botanic Gardens, Planetarium
- The Ekka - Annual show/fair/exhibition
Helpful Sites
These sites list current events/activities for Brisbane.
ACT
Canberra
Questacon
War Memorial
Telstra Tower
Lake Burley Griffin
National Museum
National Botanical Gardens
National Library
National Film archives
South Australia
Adelaide
Western Australia
Perth
- Kings Park
- Rottnest Island
- Fremantle
- Burswood Casino
Tasmania
Hobart
- Salamanca Place
Northern Territory
- Uluru / Ayers Rock
- Kings Canyon
- Litchfield National Park
- Kakadu
- Northern Territory Day (fireworks)
Darwin
Alice Springs
Vietnam
Saigon / Ho Chi Minh City
- Rubber Plantations
- Markets
- Shrines and temples
- Skip the Zoo - animals are treated poorly
- French colonial architecture
Hanoi
- Halong Bay (stay overnight on boat)
- Stay on Cat Ba island - visit the hidden general's war hospital
- Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
Meekong Delta
- Cu Chi Tunnels
- Overnight Homestay
Hoi Ann
- Tailoring (Thong Phi 28 Le Loi) - suits, costumes, bring photos of what u want
- Bicycle ride to the beach
- Cooking Lessons
Marble Mountain
- Where they make all the budhas, lions, vases etc. out of marble
Sapa
- Hiking
- Meet tribes
- (requires anti-malaria tables)
Nha Trang
- Chill on the beach
- Boat to the islands
- Restaurants
- Party hard at night
Hue
- Old capital
- Visit the citadel
- Motorbike tour of sorrounding areas