Surfers Paradise
The high-rise heart of the Gold Coast, where a wall of towers stands right behind a long surf beach. It is the place for nightlife and the esplanade, and the observation deck of the Q1 tower looks down the whole coast.
- Where
- Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- -28.0000, 153.4167
Get the Surfers Paradise stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Surfers Paradise. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Queensland volume with your photos and a note.
Near Surfers Paradise
Sea World 5.0 km
A marine park and theme park on the Spit at Main Beach, combining rides with dolphin, sea lion and shark exhibits. It also rescues and cares for sick and injured wildlife, and is not connected to the American parks of a similar name.
Warner Bros. Movie World 15 km
A film-themed park at Oxenford on the Gold Coast, opened in 1991 and the oldest of the Warner Bros. parks in the world. Its rides and shows are built around Warner films and characters, beside working film studios.
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary 17 km
A heritage-listed sanctuary at Currumbin on the southern Gold Coast, begun in 1947. It is best known for its feeding of wild rainbow lorikeets, which arrive in huge, noisy flocks and settle on the arms of visitors holding the food.
Springbrook National Park 21 km
Rainforest on the McPherson Range in the Gold Coast hinterland, part of the World Heritage Gondwana Rainforests. Its Natural Bridge is a rock arch over a creek and waterfall, with glow worms lighting the cave behind it at night.
Lamington National Park 34 km
Rainforest on the McPherson Range along the Queensland and New South Wales border, about 85 kilometres from Southport. Known for its birdlife, ancient trees and waterfalls, it is reached at O'Reilly's and Binna Burra, where walking tracks start.
Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary 68 km
An 18 hectare koala sanctuary in the Brisbane suburb of Fig Tree Pocket, beside the Brisbane River. Alongside its many koalas there are kangaroos to feed and other native animals, and it can be reached by boat from the city.
South Bank Parklands 70 km
Riverside parkland in South Brisbane, laid out on the site of World Expo 88 and opened in 1992. A man-made swimming lagoon with a sandy beach sits across the river from the city centre, along with gardens and a bougainvillea arbour.
Story Bridge 70 km
A heritage-listed steel cantilever bridge over the Brisbane River, the longest bridge of its kind in Australia. It carries cars, cyclists and walkers between the northern and southern suburbs, and lit up at night it marks the city skyline.
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Questions
Where is Surfers Paradise?
Surfers Paradise is in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Sea World (5.0 km), Warner Bros. Movie World (15 km), Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary (17 km).
How do I get the Surfers Paradise stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Surfers Paradise and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Queensland volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Surfers Paradise before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Queensland volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
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