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The Sunshine Coast of Australia is located north of Brisbane and has a variety of coastal towns. Some of these towns include Coolum, Caloundra, Noosa and the Sunshine Hinterland area.

There are many historical attraction in the Sunshine Coast. To start with there is the scenic railway, Valley Rattler, that tour the Mary Valley in the Cooloola region. You can take a half morning, half day or full day tours on an old fashioned steam train called the Red Rocket Rail Motor. If you decide to take a full day tour you will travel to Dagun, Imbil and Kandanga. This tour allows passengers to disembark at these towns for touring or exploration. For a half day tour you will take a trip to Amamoor and Dagun to enjoy morning tea or a glass of wine. Half morning tour are two hours and travel between Gympie and Amamoor where you will get a chance to explore some of the arts and crafts fairs in the area.

The Landsborough Museum in Maleny Street, Landsborough, is one of the most extensive social history museums in the Sunshine Coast area and its mission is to collect, preserve and exhibit all artifacts, documents, stories and the like relating to the area known as Caloundra City. Its standing exhibitions include the personal collection of the explorer William Landsborough, as well as those of the erstwhile Premier of Queensland, Sir Francis Nicklin, and local businessman John Tytherleigh. Further exhibitions are those of indigenous tools, camera equipment, dental equipment and the fascinating relics collected from the Wreck of the SS Dicky. The museum also has an extensive library of local documents of historical significance, photographs and Government Gazettes, as well as the Breezeway, where temporary exhibits are displayed.

And last but not least is Sunshine Castle Bli Bli, a unique recreation of a Norman Castle in the Australian outback that dates back to 1971. Castle Bli Bli offers tourists so many things to do that it is hard to know where to start describing them and hard to know what to do first.

You could start by wandering through the toy and doll museum, with its fairytale dioramas, model train railway and dancing dolls or you could, instead, start by climbing the 24m tall lookout tower to enjoy the superb view of both the Sunshine Coast and Hinterland. But whatever you do, don’t miss your chance to sit on the original throne as used in the Xena, Warrior Princess, television series.

When you are looking for sunshine coast information go to www.sunshinecoastinformation.com.au. Whether you are looking to stay in one of the numerous Mooloolaba Hotels or wanting to know about local happenings all you need can be found on this site.