What it is
After Expo 88 closed, the exhibition grounds on the south bank of the Brisbane River were turned into public parkland, which opened in 1992. Its best-known feature is Streets Beach, a lifeguarded lagoon with sand and palms in the middle of the city. The Arbour, a curving walkway covered in bougainvillea, runs through the park, and the Nepal Peace Pagoda, built for the Expo, still stands among the trees.
The Wheel of Brisbane, restaurants along Little Stanley Street and the riverside promenade make the area busy from morning to late evening, and the Queensland Cultural Centre with its museums is at the northern end.
Getting there by bus
South Bank busway station, a few minutes' walk from the lagoon, is served by many routes including 100, 120, 130, 140, 150 and 200. Trains stop at South Bank station on the edge of the parklands, one stop from Roma Street and South Brisbane.
On the river, CityCat and ferry route F1 calls at South Bank ferry terminal, and QUT Gardens Point terminal on the opposite bank is reached via the Goodwill Bridge.
