Explore Gold Coast

SkyPoint is the observation deck on levels 77 and 78 of Q1, the 322-metre residential tower in Surfers Paradise that opened in 2005. From about 230 metres up, the view takes in the beaches, the Gold Coast hinterland and the coast south towards New South Wales. The deck has a bistro and bar, and the SkyPoint Climb leads harnessed groups around the outside of the tower's top.

Surfers Paradise Beach is the sandy surf beach on the Coral Sea along Surfers Paradise, the centre of the Gold Coast, backed by The Esplanade and a row of high-rise towers. It runs the whole length of the suburb, a surf life saving club stands on the sand, and Cavill Avenue, the main shopping and nightlife street, leads inland from it.

Sea World is a marine park and theme park on The Spit at Main Beach, north of Surfers Paradise, which grew out of a water-ski show and took its present name in 1972. Visitors see dolphins, seals, penguins, sharks and polar bears, watch animal presentations and water-ski shows, and ride roller coasters and water rides. The park also rescues and rehabilitates injured wildlife.

Burleigh Head National Park covers the headland at Burleigh Heads, on the southern Gold Coast, formed from basalt lava of the Tweed Volcano more than 20 million years ago and a cultural site for the local Aboriginal people. Two walking tracks, the Oceanview and Rainforest circuits, lead through rainforest, pandanus and eucalypt forest to views along the coast.

Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast is a water park in Oxenford, north of Surfers Paradise, next to Warner Bros. Movie World. It was built from 1982 as Cade's County Waterpark and has carried its present name since 2013. The park has a wave pool, the Calypso Beach lazy river, children's play areas and slides ranging from mat racers to a funnel slide and enclosed tube slides.

The Australian Outback Spectacular is a dinner-show arena in Oxenford, north of Surfers Paradise, run by Village Roadshow Theme Parks near Warner Bros. Movie World. Audiences eat dinner in a covered arena while an outback-themed show with Australian animals and songs is performed in front of them.

Warner Bros. Movie World is a theme park in Oxenford, north of Surfers Paradise, opened in 1991 beside a film studio lot and run by Village Roadshow Theme Parks. Its rides and shows are themed on Warner Bros. films and DC Comics characters, with roller coasters, a stunt show, a 4D cinema and a daily parade along Main Street.