By Car

Cunningham Highway. Drive 2.5 hours southwest from Brisbane.

District Historical Society Museum, Girraween National Park, Sundown National Park, Orchards, Old Caves Winery

District Historical Society Museum

The Stanthorpe and District Historical Society Museum is a typical, well developed rural museum which includes a shearer's hut (1842), the North Marylands School Residence (1891), the Stanthorpe Shire Council Chambers, a small gaol, some interesting railway artefacts (commemorating the Amiens branch line for the soldier settlement area), and a vast collection of memorabilia from the area. All of the buildings have been beautifully preserved. The setting, next to the Top of the Town Caravan Park at the top of Main Street, is delightful.

Girraween National Park

But the chief attractions of Stanthorpe tend to be the natural features rather than the historical ones. Stanthorpe lies at the heart of what has become known as 'The Granite Belt' a region which extends for 50 km north from the NSW border. The town is totally surrounded by large granite outcrops. The two most important parks in the area are the Girraween National Park and Sundown National Park.

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