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animated films relating Dreaming stories. Look for the half-dozen spinning windmills out
the front.
Ju Raku En Japanese Garden
( www.toowoombarc.qld.gov.au ; West St; 7am-dusk) Ju Raku En is a beautiful, Zen-like spot
several kilometres south of the centre at the University of Southern Queensland. Designed
by a Japanese professor in Kyoto, the 5-hectare garden has a rippling lake, carefully
aligned boulders, conifers, bamboo stands, cherry blossom trees, photo-perfect bridges
and wiggly paths.
GARDENS
Queens Park Gardens
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GARDENS
( www.toowoombarc.qld.gov.au ; cnr Lindsay & Campbell Sts; 24hr) These immaculate botanical
gardens occupy the northeast corner of Queens Park, and blaze with colour in autumn.
Plenty of parterre gardens, neat English flower beds, palms, conifers and canoodling teen-
agers.
Picnic Point
( www.picnic-point.com.au ; Tourist Rd; 24hr, cafe/restaurant 8.30am-5pm Mon-Thu, to 9pm Fri, 8am-9pm Sat,
8am-5pm Sun) Riding high on the rim of the Great Dividing Range and strung along
the eastern edge of town are Toowoomba's Escarpment Parks, the pick of which is Picnic
Point. There are walking trails here, plenty of the namesake picnic spots and a cafe/res-
taurant (mains $10 to $28), but what everyone really comes for are the eye-popping views
over the Lockyer Valley (Toowoomba really is quite lofty!).
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Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery
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( 07-4688 6652; www.toowoombarc.qld.gov.au/trag ; 531 Ruthven St; 10am-4pm Tue-Sat, 1-4pm Sun)
The small Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery houses an interesting collection of paintings,
ceramics and drawings, plus rare books, maps and manuscripts in the library section.
Regular touring exhibitions attract a few more visitors than usual.
Laurel Bank Park
( www.toowoombarc.qld.gov.au ; cnr Herries & West Sts; 24hr) Test your senses at the beauti-
fully manicured Laurel Bank Park, which has a scented garden full of pungent herbs and
GARDENS
 
 
 
 
 
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