Most of us wish to spend our holidays in a more exciting manner and some of us choose to visit different countries for spending the holidays. If you are planning to go for another country for spending your vacation, Australia would be best place for you. With lots of places to visit, Australia would be the wonderful destination to spend your holiday with your family members and the county has several top rated resorted for you to stay.

Natural attractions:

For nature lovers Australia is the place that is not only surrounded by waters, but also has several theme parks that can be visited and where different activities can be done during your holidays. The people of Australia consider Surfers’ paradise as the family amusement capital of Australia since it has got a lot of beaches, nightlife, entertainment and attractions. All these attractions in the Surfers’ paradise can make your vacation the unforgettable moment of your life.

GP Car Race:

The Annual GP car race is regarded as the most exciting festival of Australia and people from several countries do not wish to miss the opportunity of visiting this wonderful event.

Theme Parks:

As said earlier, Australia is surrounded by top-rated resorts and most of the theme parks are situated in vicinity to these resorts and the most wonderful thing is that the entry tickets for these theme parks can be purchased online.  Dream world and White water world are the most popular among the different theme parks in the city of surfers’ paradise.

Gold Coast:

The gold coast has also got an array of attractions and activities and visitors can enjoy the attractions together with the other geographical wonders like world heritage rainforests and world-class beaches. The picturesque waterways make the gold coast a perfect holiday destination.

Tourist attractions:

The most important destination in Australia is the underwater world and the zoo. Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in Australia is regarded as the world’s largest and first largest koala sanctuary, with over 130 koalas. There are other attractions like horse riding, motor sporting, surfing and jet boating around Australia and the tourists can cover most of the tourist spots in Australia by hiring a car and it would be a better option for people staying in resorts since almost all the resorts in Australia offer car parking facility to the customers. So, the customers can hire the car for two or three days according to their requirement and can park their cars in the resorts in nights.

When to go to Australia for Vacation:

As with most destinations the best time to enjoy an Australian holiday is any period from December to April, which is actually considered the tourist season. If you are traveling for the first time to Australia, make sure you find out if you need a visa and how you can obtain it. While touring in other countries you should also have the currency of that particular country. When it comes to Australian currencies, Australian dollars ($) are being used by the Australians, but the value of these dollars are a bit less than the US dollars, which are like the pennies.

Hope, you might have decided to spend your holidays in Australia so that you can enjoy all the attractions in and around Australia.

The Gold Coast is one of the wonderful cities located in Australia and the city has a variety of theme parks, which can be enjoyed by the whole family out on a vacation. Some information about the best these theme parks in the Gold Coast are given below:

Sea world:

The oceanic life attractions, entertaining shows and wild rides make the Sea World one of the most attractive places to be enjoyed by the family. The Sea World is playing a dynamic role in oceanic researches being conducted in Australia. It is also educating guests and visitors playing and enjoying various facilities available for them.

Dream world:

For those who are fond of amazing rides, Dream world is the ultimate place. Your family members can have a lot of excitement since the dream world has all types of rides right from slow rides to fast rides. If you would like to reach a height of nine stories, revolve around 360 degrees and swing at a speed of 75km per hour, the best option for you would be the claw ride. If you do not like rides with high thrill, you can choose the family coaster ride also known as runaway Reptar roller coaster to have moderate thrill. The Dream world also has the Wipeout which has body twisting dumping breakers which will spin the complete body. Dream world is open to visitors all days through the year, other than Anzac Day, which falls on 25^th April and Christmas, which falls on 25^th December.

The Australia Outback Spectacular:

It’s a thrilling and electrifying live show of animals. The show is of 90 minutes where animals put up attractive performances under impressive sight and sound effects.

The stadium has a capacity of about 1,000 seats and all kinds of wines, beer and soft drinks are available for your enjoyment while you watch the show.

Movie World:

If you are fond of Hollywood’s glamour do not forget to visit the Movie World. It is a theme park and has slides, rides and shows for all. You can be propelled to a speed of 100km/h in a few seconds at the superman escape. If your appetite for thrill is a little low and you wish to feel the gravity enjoy the Lethal Weapon which will give you a ride at 85 km per hour.

Once you enjoy all these thrills check out with Batman, Shrek, Tweety, Scooby Doo and Daffy Duck. There will be a lot of excitement in the movie world for people who love shopping.

Wet’n'Wild Water World:

Australia’s largest and leading theme park with amazing and startling rides is the Wet’n'Wild Water World. Wet’n'Wild Water World is located in the city of Gold Coast and it has got three big sized slides and two long slides from where you can slide at a speed of 85km/h. Another exciting ride is the Tornado in which the journey begins from a 15m high platform on a super-slide. The rider is then blasted down long tunnel of about 40m, then into a huge funnel, spattering back and forth through water twirls.

Dulles is an unincorporated area situated in Loudoun County of Virginia, which is a part of Washington Metropolitan area. Some of the most popular places in Dulles are the ODIN technologies, former headquarters of MCI Inc. and AOL and headquarters of Orbit Sciences Corporation. Dulles covers approximately the southwestern third of sterling, which is another unincorporated community in Virginia.

Some of the attractions in Dulles include National Firearms Museum, Potomac heritage trail, confederate memorial, Fairfax museum and visitors’ center and Manassas National Battlefield Park and specialty of some of these attractions are given below:

Article Highlights: National Firearms Museum

Potomac heritage trail

Fairfax Museum and Visitors’ Center

Dulles Golf Center

The Smithsonian National Zoological Park

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National Firearms Museum:

National Firearms museum attracts a large number of visitors every year and it displays different types guns used in colonial period, World War 1, the revolutionary war, etc… The main aim of the museum is to educate the people regarding the benefits of the gun ownership and rights and also to promote safety. Visiting the museum would be an unforgettable experience to the people interested in gun collection.

Potomac heritage trail:

The Potomac heritage trail is a blessing for people interested in horseback and bike riding. It is an 800- mile network of lanes connecting remarkable outdoor wonders in the areas of Chesapeake Bay through the Allegheny Highlands. The path follows the upper Ohio River basin and the Potomac River. The trail goes through Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia.

Fairfax Museum and Visitors’ Center:

Fairfax Museum is a famous tourist spot in Dulles located in the heart of North Virginia. The center offers an overview of the local history and it also exhibits items like documents, postcards, quilts and it provides glimpses about various aspects of past lifestyles. Apart from the general attractions in the center, it also provide information to visitors regarding the special events and natural attractions in and around the city of Dulles, transportation, restaurants, etc…

Dulles Golf Center:

If you are a sports lover, do not miss to visit the Dulles Golf Center and Sport Park, where you can enjoy playing in the Miniature Golf area, Batting cages and the Golf Ball Driving Range. The Golf Ball Driving Range has been named among the top 100 Golf ranges in North America since 2001 by the Golf Range Magazine. The miniature golf area consist of 18 holes, where you can enjoy the beauty of the landscape, which has water and sand traps and fountains, which will give you an appealing appearance. There are nine batting cages in the Dulles Golf Center and they offer slow and fast pitch for softball and baseball.

The Smithsonian National Zoological Park:

The Smithsonian National Zoological Park has got around 2000 animals from around 400 different species. There are birds, mammals, fishes, amphibians, invertebrates and reptiles in the animal collection in this zoological park. This is the best place to visit for your children to know more about the different animal species.

Apart from the above-mentioned attractions in the City of Dulles, some other attractions like National Air and Space Museum, Leesburg Corner Outlets, Udyar-Hazy Center, Virginia Wineries and Dulles Expo Center are located near the Dulles international airport.