Hidden gems - Sights & Landmarks in Gold Coast, Australia not to miss (Updated April, 2024)

Hidden gems: Sights & Landmarks in Gold Coast

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Gold Coast. This list contains 16 places from Sights & Landmarks category.

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Surfers Paradise Esplanade

Park

👍👍 Sights and sounds of crashing wave! Surfers Paradise in the late evening.

4.90 (76 reviews) (~9.2 km from centre)

Mick Schamburg Park Lookout

Tourist attraction

👍👍 My favorite place to go when I’m feeling down. Just getting up there and looking out onto the horizon puts a giant bright smile on my face again.

4.80 (108 reviews) (~1.05 km from centre)

Jebbribillum Lookout

Observation deck

👍👍 Wonderful loukout and tracking path.

4.80 (34 reviews) (~1.45 km from centre)

Gold Coast & Hinterland Museum Historical Society

Local history museum

👍👍 This place is packed with historic artifacts as well as featuring some historic old settler buildings. The one in the photo is a settlers cottage. The grounds include a little rain forest walk and historic cemetery. Well worth the visit. We went as a group to paint - the staff were very helpful and...

4.80 (32 reviews) (~8.53 km from centre)

Echo Beach

Park

👍👍 Beautiful beach to go to! Enough shadow spaces as well. Deep and shallower water to swim in. Calm and super clear water, no waves. You can jump from the bridge too.

4.70 (128 reviews) (~1.92 km from centre)

Gold Coast Hinterland Heritage Museum

History museum

👍👍 We went for a ghost hunt tour at night with Dark Stories. Great interactive experience. Perfect location. Look them up at darkstories.com.au

4.70 (44 reviews) (~9.01 km from centre)

Burleigh Heads Rock Pools

Park

👍👍 Awesome place to spend a good day with friends

4.70 (40 reviews) (~1.19 km from centre)

Burleigh Headland (Big Burleigh)

Hiking area

👍 Fabulous views. The breeze is delightful.

4.70 (30 reviews) (~1.83 km from centre)

Rotary Park (Burleigh)

Park

👍👍 I just love Burleigh beach, great walking, always vibrant, plenty tables and BBQs. Well maintained and generally clean, worth a visit, however very bird noisy at sundown.

4.60 (143 reviews) (~0.09 km from centre)

Miami Rainbow Stairs

Park

4.60 (94 reviews) (~1.21 km from centre)

Reg Chesters Park

Park

👍 Lovely spacious park right next to the beach with plenty of amenities, ample shade and pet friendly too

4.60 (45 reviews) (~0.35 km from centre)

Broadbeach Sign

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Centre of attraction in the heart of Broadbeach. Great display for tourists. First place I visited after moving to the coast. Even better during night, especially now with the Christmas lights & decoration in the Park.

4.60 (43 reviews) (~6.02 km from centre)

Home Of The Arts (HOTA) Parklands

Park

👍👍 Great new gallery at the Gold Coast. Impressive buildings and lovely exhibitions.

4.60 (40 reviews) (~9.51 km from centre)

Ronnie Long Park

Park

👍👍 Great place with beautiful location. The place has nice playground, exercise equipments, car park, public toilet.

4.50 (73 reviews) (~2.46 km from centre)

Burleigh Knoll Conservation Park

Nature preserve

👍👍 Great spot to watch the Fruit Bats in their roosts. Very active during daylight hours. Bring binoculars for better observation.

4.50 (44 reviews) (~0.87 km from centre)

Platell Park

Park

👍👍 I love this park. Nice and quiet location, car park, public toilet, BBQ, playground. Beautiful waterfront. We went to this place on Sunday, very quiet and peaceful.

4.50 (38 reviews) (~7.24 km from centre)

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Hidden gems: Sights & Landmarks in Gold Coast, Australia