The best things to see in Brisbane cluster around the river and the old city grid: the Wheel of Brisbane and the Brisbane Sign at South Bank, then City Hall, Anzac Square and the cathedrals in the CBD, finishing at Parliament House and the City Botanic Gardens. Most of these sites are free to visit, and only the Wheel and City Hall’s museum charge admission.
A good team building activity in Brisbane usually falls into one of a few categories: cooking classes in Teneriffe or the CBD, a rowing session on the river, a brewery crawl, an escape room, or an outdoor city hunt. Prices run from about 60 to 150 dollars a head and most sessions last two to three hours, leaving time for dinner or drinks afterward.
The best family activity in Brisbane depends on the day: swim for free at Streets Beach, ride the Wheel of Brisbane for the view, or spend a rainy afternoon at the Queensland Museum. Most of the best options cluster around South Bank and the CBD, so you can easily do two or three in one day.
Fun facts about Brisbane range from a clock tower you can stand inside to a river discovered by four lost convicts, plus a city hall that was once the second most expensive building in the country after the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Add a lamington born from a kitchen accident and streets secretly named after British royals, and you’ve got a city with more stories per square metre than most visitors expect.
