Cool off from Brisbane's urban heat in the 19-hectare City Botanic Gardens, a living museum of plants on the river's edge. Stroll through shaded areas like Bamboo Grove and Weeping Fig Avenue, or sunbathe by the ornamental ponds.
For those who want to know more, there are tours of the City Botanic Gardens with volunteer guides. These take place twice daily (at 11am and 1pm except Sundays, public holidays and mid-December to mid-January) and last approximately one hour.
Visitors should note that there is another Botanic Gardens at Mt Coot-tha.