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tourist attraction · Cairns Esplanade Lagoon is a public swimming lagoon on the Cairns Esplanade, the waterfront promenade of central Cairns, opened in March 2003. The shallow pool has sandy edges, timber decks and shade pergolas, is watched by lifeguards and lies among lawns and barbecue areas, with tall steel fish sculptures standing at its seaward end.
Free entryNo ticket needed
botanical garden · Cairns Cairns Botanic Gardens is a public garden at Edge Hill, about five kilometres north-west of central Cairns, laid out in a recreation reserve from 1886. It comprises the heritage-listed Flecker Garden, named after the naturalist Hugo Flecker, the Gondwanan Heritage Garden, which traces the evolution of plants, and Fitzalan Gardens, with tropical plantings and a visitor centre.
Free entryNo ticket needed
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