Top Things to do in Maryborough
The 10 Best Budget-friendly Things to do in Maryborough, Queensland
Discover the best top things to do in Maryborough, Australia including Brennan and Geraghty's Store Museum, Story Bank, Fraser Coast Wildlife Sanctuary, Maryborough Military & Colonial Museum, Mary Ann Steam Locomotive, Portside, Bond Store Museum, Queens Park, Duncan Chapman Statue, Maryborough Markets.
Restaurants in Maryborough
1. Brennan and Geraghty's Store Museum
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 41 reviews
Reviewed By 133salliev - Mount Nathan, Australia
A place that makes you step back in time. Staff are super friendly and have lots of interesting tales to tell. Well worth the visit!
2. Story Bank
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 37 reviews
Discover the magic of Mary Poppins at the birthplace of her author, P.L. Travers. Once upon a time a baby girl was born in the upstairs bedroom at the Australian Joint Stock Bank on the corner of Kent and Richmond Streets in Maryborough, Queensland. Her name was Helen Lyndon Goff, but she became known to the world as P.L. Travers, author of the Mary Poppins stories. Visit her heritage-listed birthplace which has been transformed into The Story Bank – a bank that trades in stories. As you cross the threshold, you will enter a world where fantasy and fact intertwine. Tales and yarns, myths and legends, memories and stories – share in their retelling and their creation. The Story Bank has a great story to tell... but most of all, we invite you to come find your own story and add it to our collection.
Reviewed By IanMacOz
The birth place of PL Travers author of Mary Poppins - a must do when visiting Maryborough! Superb museum, very interactive and you are openly invited to open drawers and cupboards to see what is inside, you're sure to find some surprises!
3. Fraser Coast Wildlife Sanctuary
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 128 reviews
A small native zoo in Maryborough Queensland. Many native parrots, kangaroos, wallabies, snakes, lizards, and other native animals, Dingoes. Recently renovated and improved. Low entry fees, photo opportunities with native animals. Dingo and reptile encounters cost $5 reptile & $10 Dingo encounter were you get to get up close with them .
Reviewed By akdetb
Native Aussie Animals up close. I'm almost embarrassed to say that I have lived in the region for over ten years and this was my first visit to this establishment. My two grand daughters and I enjoyed it immensely. The place is run by volunteers and is so well maintained. We totally enjoyed interacting with the animals and birds. Would recommend a visit to everyone, particularly overseas visitors. Just a lovely way to spend an hour plus.
4. Maryborough Military & Colonial Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 107 reviews
Reviewed By IanMacOz
We visited here recently and we very impressed with the friendly welcome and amount of things there were to see here. Apparently they have something like 11,000 items on display all of which was presented very well. The museum is not huge, but if you like to read everything, you could easily spend a 2-3 hours there. Our children enjoyed the visit and the lady playing the piano was very good.
5. Mary Ann Steam Locomotive
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 56 reviews
Ride a full size replica of the first steam train built in Queensland in 1873, through Queens Park, the first botanical gardens in Queensland,with great views of the Mary River.Then take a tour through the historically listed buildings at Portside (extra cost), and finish with a visit to our rail museum, located in the old Maryborough Railway station, to view the hundreds of items depicting the days when the Railway was the lifeblood of so many communities across the country. Every Thursday and last Sunday of the month from 9 am, last ride approx. 12.30pm.
Reviewed By ElvisPKing - Palmerston, Australia
This beautiful restored steam locomotive operates every Thursday (same as Maryborough markets). Operated entirely by enthusiastic volunteers there is a nominal charge for a sedate 15 minute ride through parkland and historic riverside. There are 3 open air carriages each made of and named after an iconic Queensland timber. Information is provided on the Mary Ann locomotive, both technical and historical. Great fun for all the family
6. Portside
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 33 reviews
Reviewed By Familyherald
We’ve eaten at Portside Cafe four times in the last two months. Its stunning location on the edge of the park, by the river, and in a heritage building, is so relaxing and lovely that you don’t want to leave. The service is friendly and always helpful, as I’m a coeliac and usually need some extra negotiations over the menu. Food is delicious Mexican influenced flavours, and the coffee is good. We always have a wonderful time here and have driven up from Brisbane to enjoy it again!
7. Bond Store Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 49 reviews
Reviewed By HannahP1422
Excellent historical display. Was a lovely old building. Downstairs had a real olden day smell to it with lovely exposed beams and beautiful old staircase. The exhibits and displays were very interactive and informative. Our kids loved the projector. It was a lovely way to finish our Portside Pass tour with a little tipple of Port. Would definitely recommend . Great value for money.
8. Queens Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 137 reviews
Reviewed By lwarner62 - North Lakes, Australia
This park is nicely maintained and has a lot on offer. Allow enough time to wander around the whole park or you could miss something. There’s a beautiful military tribute including bronze statues and audio information, rotundas, waterfall, lovely views of the Mary River, interesting trees (not sure what they were) and a replica Mary Ann train. The train is only available on Thursday mornings and one Sunday a month. It travels around one side of the park and back and charges a small fee which is well and truely worth it as run by volunteers.
9. Duncan Chapman Statue
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 31 reviews
Reviewed By kpiddy - Brisbane, Australia
Standing in the forecourt of the Gallipoli to Armistice Maryborough ANZAC Memorial is a life size bronze statue of Major Duncan Chapman, born in Maryborough in 1888, it is written that he was the first ANZAC to step ashore at Gallipoli on the 25th of April 1915. Sadly he was killed on French soil at Pozieres on the 6th of August 1916 but will be remembered forever through this significant memorial in Queens Park.
10. Maryborough Markets
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 16 reviews
Reviewed By LDTravelling
Great markets, fresh produce and a great array of items, from food to clothing, and everything in. between
