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Best views in Brisbane

11 lookouts and viewpoints in Brisbane.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Best views in Brisbane

  1. SeeMuseum

    Museum of Brisbane

    Hosts a permanent display on the history of Brisbane and rotating exhibits by local artists that touch on Brisbane's lifestyle and culture. Daily tours into the clocktower and observation deck, bookings essential.

    Daily 10AM to 5PM, Fri till 7PMFree · Free entry

  2. Do

    Kangaroo Point

    The walls along the Brisbane River are a popular spot for rock climbing and give an excellent view of the CBD skyline just across the river. Activities carry on after dark, when the walls are well-lit. Abseiling and rock climbing classes on the cliffs with an instructor are available from Riverlife Adventures, as well as kayak, kick-bike, rollerblade and bicycle hire. There are also barbecue and picnic spots in the area.

  3. See

    State Law Building

    The office and headquarters of the Attorney-General of Queensland. The structure of the skyscraper, an iconic landmark since 1995, is dubbed the Batman Building, modelled after the Gotham City skyline in the Batman comic book series.

  4. DoSummit

    Highgate Hill

    94 Hampstead Rd

    64 m high

  5. SeeViewpoint

    Scout Place

  6. SeeViewpoint

    Formal Flower Garden

    Wheelchair accessible

  7. DoSummit

    Sinclairs Hill

    35 m high

  8. SeeViewpoint

    Flying foxes

  9. SeeViewpoint

    Story Bridge view

  10. SeeViewpoint

    The Lookout

  11. SeeViewpoint

    Wilson Outlook

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Brisbane (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Place data from Overture Maps.