Caboolture and the surrounding areas offer stunning mountain scenery and charming country villages. Caboolture is the gateway point for Bribie Island and Woodford. The area is still one of Queensland’s largest strawberry-producing areas and grows other sub-tropical fruits including bananas, pineapples, paw paws and avocados. The nearby Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology houses a priceless collection of antiques and fine art from around the world with treasures spanning 250,000 years of history. Memories of a more recent bygone era will be rekindled with a visit to Caboolture's Historical Village with its collection of restored buildings. Image credit: Caboolture Water Tower. Image courtesy of Moreton Bay Region Industry and Tourism

The spectacular Glass House Mountains will come into view in the west when on the Tilt Train. These mountains are remnants of ancient volcanic plugs with the craggy peaks towering above the surrounding landscape. The Glass House Mountains are located in the traditional lands of the Jinibara and Gubbi Gubbi peoples. The Aboriginal name is daki comon – meaning stone standing up. Image credit: Mt Ngungun, Glass House Mountains. Image courtesy of Tourism and Events Queensland

Landsborough is the gateway point for Caloundra and the hinterland areas of the Blackall Ranges, with the villages of Maleny and Montville located here. The township was originally known as Mellum Creek, which is said to be from the Aboriginal word Mellum, for volcano. The town was renamed to Landsborough after the Australian explorer, William Landsborough, who resided in the area in the 1800s. Close to Landsborough is Ewen Maddock Dam with walking trails and picnic spots to enjoy. Image credit: Landsborough Museum. Image courtesy Sunshine Coast Council

Nambour is a flourishing town on the edge of the mountains that make up the Sunshine Coast Hinterland and is also so close to the famous Sunshine Coast beaches. Nambour has a thriving retro and vintage scene, and there are also unique cafés and quirky bars, a craft brewery and an impressive line-up of events scheduled throughout the year, including Queensland Garden Expo, Retro Rocks, Classic Car shows and the Collectorama Fair. Image credit: Ricks Garage, Nambour. Image courtesy of Visit Sunshine Coast

Cooroy is a creative centre which has won acclaim and prizes for its streetscapes and community artwork. Settled in the late 1800s as a camp for sawmill workers, the town grew when the railway arrived, and the region's timber and dairy industries boomed. The Cooroy Butter Factory Community Arts Centre has an exhibition space that shows work by local and interstate artists. Image credit: Cooroy Harvest, Cooroy. Images courtesy of Tourism and Events Queensland.

Gympie’s name is derived from the Gubbi Gubbi word gimpi-gimpi, which means “stinging tree”. The tree has large, round leaves that have similar properties to stinging nettles. The fertile area surrounding Gympie includes the Mary Valley and Cooloola regions with paddock-to-plate farm trails, growing a variety of fruit, vegetables, dairy, meat and seafood. Image credit: Image credit: Mary Valley, Gympie Region. Image courtesy of Visit Sunshine Coast

Maryborough West railway station is the gateway point to Maryborough and Hervey Bay with RailBus connections available. Maryborough’s striking art, statues, heritage buildings and museums tell the story of a town that was one of Australia’s largest port and industrial powerhouses, once producing naval ships and railway rollingstock. The Mary Poppins Festival, held each year, honours the author of the Mary Poppins books, Pamela Lyndon Travers, who was born in Maryborough. Hervey Bay is located 30 minutes from Maryborough West station. Offering an idyllic seaside holiday, with family-friendly beaches, whale watching during July to November and the gateway to K'gari, the traditional home of the Butchulla people. K'gari is the world's largest sand island. It is 123 kilometres long and covers an area of 166,038 hectares. It was listed as a World Heritage Area in 1992 to recognise the island's internationally significant natural features and the largest sand island in the world. Image credit: Image credit: Mary Poppins, Maryborough. Image courtesy of Tourism and Events Queensland.

Howard is a small rural town in the Fraser Coast Hinterland. The town was named after William Howard, a mining entrepreneur, who was one of the first to find coal deposits on the Burrum field. Howard's small museum shares the coal mining and farming history of the area and includes war memorabilia. Image credit: Howard Museum, Fraser Coast Tourism.

The area is home to the Southern Great Barrier Reef, Mon Repos Turtle Rookery, Bundaberg Rum and the famous aviator Bert Hinkler. Bundaberg developed in the 1880s on the back of sugar and associated industries, including rum. Only minutes away, through fields of sugar cane is Bargara with the unforgettable black basalt on the beaches and the loggerhead turtles who come to lay their eggs at Mon Repos. The Bundaberg region is a foodie’s paradise with a variety of farm-fresh produce, offering plenty of dining options to experience the local offerings. Bundaberg is the gateway point for the coastal town of Bargara, Lady Musgrave and Lady Elliot Islands. Image credit: Image credit: Bundaberg City Centre. Image courtesy of Tourism and Events Queensland.

The quaint town of Miriam Vale is a hub for the timber, cattle and dairy industries. The town serves as the main gateway to the spectacular Discovery Coast towns of Agnes Water and Seventeen Seventy, Eurimbula, Baffle Creek, and Deepwater National Parks.

Gladstone is Queensland’s largest multi-commodity port; home to two of the world’s largest alumina refineries and a number of other major industrial giants. Gladstone is a great place to explore and offers access to Heron Island, Wilson Island and the Southern Great Barrier Reef. The annual Gladstone Harbour Festival attracts crowds to celebrate the coastal community. Image credit: Gladstone Marina. Image courtesy of Tourism and Events Queensland

Mount Larcom is a small rural town west of Gladstone. The name was derived from a mountain located 12 kilometres to the east. Known as Mount Larcom, it offers a challenging trek up to the peak, offering uninterrupted 360-degree views of the Gladstone area. On a clear day you will see reef islands to the east and Rockhampton to the north. Image credit: Mount Larcom peak. Image courtesy of Tourism and Events Queensland

Known as the ‘Beef Capital’ of Australia, Rockhampton is located just north of the Tropic of Capricorn. Rockhampton is the biggest city in the Fitzroy Basin, Australia’s second largest river system and is bordered by the brooding Berserker Ranges. Visitors to nearby Mt Archer National Park can enjoy outstanding views of Rockhampton. There are plenty of places to explore in and around the city, from heritage-listed buildings, the Riverbank Precinct, the beautiful Botanic Gardens and Zoo, art galleries and museums. Nearby, explore the Capricorn Caves and the coastal town of Yeppoon, the access point for Great Keppel Island. Image credit: Rockhampton Museum of Art. Image courtesy of Tourism and Events Queensland