Captain Cook Highway, Port Douglas

Name: Captain Cook Highway
Address: Port Douglas, Australia

#8 among attractions in Port Douglas

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The Captain Cook Highway is a short, regional highway in Queensland which originates in Cairns and terminates in Mossman, where it joins Mossman-Daintree Road, continuing to Daintree. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 16°49'7"S, 145°41'48"E

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Day trips

Captain Cook Highway – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cairns Botanic Gardens, Australian Butterfly Sanctuary, Cairns Tropical Zoo, Barron Falls.

6.5 miSE
Park, Garden
Cairns Botanic Gardens, Cairns
165 min walk • Nestled in the tropical city of Cairns, Australia, the Cairns Botanic Gardens is a verdant oasis that offers a serene escape from the hustle and bustle of urban life. This lush park, renowned for its remarkable collection of tropical plants, is a paradise for nature...
4.2 miW
Nature and wildlife, Zoo, Park
Australian Butterfly Sanctuary, Kuranda
108 min walk • The Australian Butterfly Sanctuary is a butterfly sanctuary and exhibit situated in the centre of Kuranda, Queensland, Australia.
4.8 miNW
Zoo
Cairns Tropical Zoo, Palm Cove
122 min walk • Cairns Tropical Zoo was a 6-hectare tropical zoo in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. It had a small collection of native and introduced species, and was a member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association. It was owned by the Freeman family.
3.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Barron Falls, Barron Gorge National Park
93 min walk • The Barron Falls is a steep tiered cascade waterfall on the Barron River located where the river descends from the Atherton Tablelands to the Cairns coastal plain, in Queensland, Australia.
3 miW
Zoo, Outdoor activities, Park
Rainforestation Nature Park, Kuranda
76 min walk • Rainforestation Nature Park is situated five minutes from Kuranda in Far North Queensland, Australia. Set on 100 acres in the midst of World Heritage rainforest, the park opened in 1976. The site had previously been used as a coffee and orange plantation.
4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Stoney Creek Falls, Barron Gorge National Park
101 min walk • The Stoney Creek Falls is a cascade waterfall on the Stoney Creek located where the river descends from the Atherton Tablelands to the Cairns coastal plain, in Queensland, Australia.
2.2 miS
Museum, Military museum
Australian Armour and Artillery Museum, Cairns
55 min walk • The Australian Armour and Artillery Museum is a privately owned museum dedicated to tanks, armoured vehicles and artillery from the Second World War and post war periods. It was officially opened in 2014, in Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
6.6 miSE
Civic center, Entertainment
Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns
169 min walk • WWII RAN Fuel Installation is a heritage-listed former fuel depot and now arts centre at Collins Avenue, Edge Hill, Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1943. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 2 February 2007.
2 miS
Gondola rides over the rainforest
Skyrail Rainforest Cableway
52 min walk • Skyrail Rainforest Cableway is a 7.5-kilometre scenic tourist cableway running above the Barron Gorge National Park, in the Wet Tropics of Queensland’s World Heritage Area in Australia.
3 miW
16°49'33"S • 145°39'7"E
Kuranda Rainforest Journeys, Kuranda
77 min walk • Nature, Natural attraction, Private tours
4.1 miW
16°49'14"S • 145°38'2"E
Peter Jarver Fine Art Photography, Kuranda
106 min walk • Art gallery, Shopping, Museum