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Top 7 sights in Townsville

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   Magnetic Island National Park

   Magnetic Island (Wulguru: Yunbenun) is an island 8 kilometres offshore from the city of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. This 52 km2 mountainous island in Cleveland Bay has effectively become a suburb of Townsville.

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   Sacred Heart Cathedral, Townsville

   Sacred Heart Cathedral is a heritage-listed Roman Catholic cathedral at 266 Stanley Street, Townsville CBD, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1896 to 1902 by Dennis Kelleher.

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   HMAS Townsville

   HMAS Townsville (FCPB 205), named for the city of Townsville, Queensland, was a Fremantle-class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

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   SS City of Adelaide

   City of Adelaide was an iron-hulled ship that was launched in Scotland in 1863, spent a long career in Australian passenger and cargo service, and sank off the coast of Queensland in 1916.

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   Queensland Museum Tropics

   Queensland Museum Tropics (formerly Museum of Tropical Queensland) is located in Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

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   Queens Gardens, Townsville

   Queens Gardens is a large heritage-listed botanic garden at Paxton Street, North Ward, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

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   The Palmetum, Townsville

   The Palmetum is one of three botanical gardens of Townsville, Queensland. The Palmetum is located in the suburb of Annandale, near the Ross River, James Cook University and the Townsville Hospital.

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