railways and parks, and modern lush, landscaped gardens, and exhibits racing, where top dragsters may cover a is also a simulated ride on a high-speed attractions such as vineyards, golf that have been recreated to represent standing quarter mile in as little as four "tilt" train. courses and racing circuits. local bushland and flora. seconds and reach speeds of more than Ipswich's old charm continues at its Ipswich has grown from a limestone Visitors to Queens Park should take 480 kilometres an hour in a haze of tyre Woodlands of Marburg, a grand old two- quarry into a major industrial centre for the time to visit the Japanese-styled smoke, dust and fumes. storeyed masonry plantation residence , but the focal point of the gardens, the Nerima Gardens. Named Petrolheads can test their skill at the with lacy iron verandas and a central city, the Ipswich Global Arts Link, shows after Ipswich's sister city, they are a place kart track, which has three different tower. off its strong cultural side. of peace and tranquillity. They seek to horsepower karts for drivers aged from The is an emerging wine GAL, as it is known, was created in capture the elements of a Japanese 10 years to adults. district that takes in an area from Ipswich Ipswich's former town hall, which garden while retaining a distinctly Smoke and fire from a different era south through the Fassifern Valley ipswich originally opened in 1861. It was Ipswich identity through the use of local are on display at The Workshops in North through peaceful farmland and completely renovated and extended at plants, including rare and endangered Ipswich, just three kilometres from mountain scenery. Several wineries have is up a cost of A$6.8 million to provide a species. The garden is expected to grow downtown. The site is the birthplace of cellars where visitors can taste estate cultural experience which includes an and mature for decades, if not centuries, Queensland Railways, and are the only wines and local dishes. interactive multimedia history of as the Japanese consider a garden of this Australian railyards from the 19th Golfers can take their pick from public Ipswich, art exhibitions, a place to relax, nature to be young at 500 years. century still in operation. courses to a multi-million dollar in the air and Lottie's Place, said to be Australia's Stage two, which was recently The first steam rail journey in the championship course with a new first permanent visual arts gallery for completed, extended the garden by half state began there in 1864, and at their clubhouse set within a luxurious modern ot air ballooning might be one experience, followed by the rush of children. again, with more pathways and secluded peak the workshops employed 3000 housing development. of the earliest forms of flight, silence as the pilot turns off the gas and Queen's Park, the oldest park in places, and a large pavilion for special workers. Bed 'n breakfasts throughout the hbut a couple of hundred the balloon gently floats above the earth, Queensland, dates back to 1862. It is ceremonies. The complex includes a museum with Ipswich region offer an ideal base from metres up in a wicker basket is still one drifting gracefully and silently across the perhaps Ipswich's best-known landmark, Ipswich has its fast side as well, interactive interpretations of rail history which to venture out. Some are modern of the best ways to take in the picturesque countryside of Ipswich. and is known for its shady gardens, especially the Motorsport Precinct at in Queensland, the workers and their and close to town, while others are picturesque and tranquil sights of The view may take in the extensive formal garden beds, bush Willowbank. Powerful V8 supercars are stories. Visitors can view old wagons and approaching 120 years old and have southeastern Queensland's Scenic Rim. meandering Bremer River, remnants of house and sporting clubs. A central pushed to the limit around the 3.1 steam locomotives, plus traditional been fully restored. Filling up the huge clouds of nylon Ipswich's beginnings as a limestone feature is the Nature Centre, which kilometre circuit, but their performance blacksmithing and a huge model railway. See www.floatingimages.com.au and with blasts of hot air is all part of the quarry, its colonial buildings, old features a range of Australian wildlife, seems funereal compared with the drag It is not all backward looking, as there www.gal.org.au ˂

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