St John's Cathedral
Still under construction, Brisbane's stunning neo-gothic Anglican cathedral will not only be unique in Queensland when it is finally completed in 2009, in time for the Centennial Celebrations; it will also probably be the last of its kind ever to be built in the world. Watch out for striking features like the carved possums on the organ screen, the 17m (55ft) high ceiling (the only completely stone-vaulted gothic-style building in the southern hemisphere) and the hand-stitched pew cushions (a team of faithful from across the diocese produced more than 400 cushions in canvas stitch over a 10-year period).

373 Ann Street, between Wharf and Queen Streets
Tel: (07) 3835 2231.
Website: www.stjohnscathedral.com.au

Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary
The largest koala sanctuary in the world, founded in 1927, features some 130 adult koalas and joeys (baby koalas), as well as two keeper shows a day, but also dingoes, roos, wombats, snakes and other local wildlife. You will even get the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of Pope John Paul II and Janet Jackson and hug a koala... nobody seems to be able to resist these little furry cuties.

Jesmond Road, Fig Tree Pocket
Tel: (07) 3378 1366.
Website: www.koala.net

Australian Woolshed
Multi-award winning Australiana attraction based on a typical outback sheep station. Touristy but popular. At this recreated outback sheep station in the suburbs of Brisbane, you can bottle-feed lambs and milk a cow before visiting the Native Australian Animals. A professional sheep shearer shows how wool is shorn from the sheep's back.

148 Samford Road, Ferny Hills
Tel: (07) 3872 1100.
Website: www.auswoolshed.com.au