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Make time to take one of the cityвЂ™s craft beer tours for a behind-the-scenes look at Brisbane's best breweries as well as obligatory tasting sessions. Further must-dos include gorging on art at GoMA (Australia's largest gallery of modern and contemporary art), meeting cute and cuddly animals at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, chilling out at the inner-city beach, and browsing for artisan goodies at the Stanley Street Plaza weekend market. The sights: The scope for outdoorsy thrills is huge from taking a paddlesteamer or ferry down the Brisbane River and relaxing in the lush riverside parks of South Bank, to cycling through the City Botanic Gardens. But away from the water, itвЂ™s obvious that this city is loving its Brisvegas label not least for a new surge of glossy new hotels, creative spaces, swanky shops, and excellent music venues to rival those of its southern cousins. Much here is focussed around the Brisbane River - the glittering waterway where you can abseil the Kangaroo Point cliffs, scale the iconic Story Bridge, and rollerblade over floating walkways. The scene: Once a penal colony for British convicts sent from Sydney, the sunny state capital of Queensland is one of the countryвЂ™s most up-and-coming cities. YouвЂ™ll also be just a 45-minute ferry ride from Kangaroo Island - one of the best places on the continent to see native antipodean animals in their natural habitat.

The out-of-town daytrip: ThereвЂ™s three delightful wine regions (Clare Valley, Barossa Valley, and McLaren Vale) within easy reach of the city.

Try to spend some time in Rundle Street - the heartbeat of the East End District thatвЂ™s packed out with edgy boutiques and some of the cityвЂ™s best restaurants, cafГ©s, and bars. Further must-dos include visiting Port Adelaide for classic Aussie pubs and old wharves, the North Terrace for the Art Gallery of South Australia and the South Australian Museum, and Adelaide Zoo for its 1,800 animals (including koalas and kangaroos). The sights: An Adelaide fixture since 1969, the giant Central Market is spot-on for stocking up on farm-fresh fruit and veg, smoked meats, artisan cheeses, and seafood (better still, join Mark GleesonвЂ™s interesting early morning tour). The vibe is more like a big country town than a buzzing metropolis, with most making a beeline for the gorgeously green hills, the lovely ocean beaches, and the refurbed 50,000-seater Adelaide Oval that has been hosting summer Test cricket matches and winter football matches since colonial times. The scene: ItвЂ™s all stunning vineyards, amazing eco-adventures, outstanding festivals, and a strong urban arts and foodie scene in Adelaide - South AustraliaвЂ™s elegant capital named in honour of Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, queen consort to King William IV. ItвЂ™s also worth venturing six miles out of town to Gold Creek Village - home to the National Dinosaur Museum, Australian Reptile Centre, and Cockington Green Miniature Village. The out-of-town daytrip: The countryside surrounding Canberra has 140 vineyards and more than 30 cellar doors.

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Further highlights include shopping for curios at the Old Bus Depot Markets, watching an art-house movie at the NewActon cultural precinct, and working your way through the pleasing array of brunch cafГ©s and bars on Lonsdale Street. Must-dos include walking the вЂbridge to bridgeвЂ™ path around Lake Burley Griffin (named after the Chicago-born architect who designed the capital in 1913), visiting the National Gallery of Australia for some 166,000-plus works of art, and checking out Captain CookвЂ™s 1770 logbook at the National Library. The sights: The remarkable Parliament House, Opera House, and Australian War Memorial all fit the bill for visual thrills. But thereвЂ™s also an exciting new wave of game-changing hotels, high-profile restaurants, unique boutiques and pop-up stores, and amazing crafts markets - all of which have reshaped the city in recent years. Of course, history fanatics will still get their fix of stately government institutions, heritage buildings and eminent museums and galleries that are undeniably the best in the country. The scene: Having spent the last century living up to its moniker as a dull politicianвЂ™s playground filled with boring bureaucrats, Canberra is suddenly experiencing a Capital of Cool moment.

We check out the best urban hubs that up the wow-factor from the glittering big-name cities to the lesser-known destinations that deserve more attention.Д¬anberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT)

When it comes to buzz-worthy metropolises that send your senses reeling, Australia has it covered.

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