Get up close and personal with wildlife from both here and afar at one of Brisbane's many zoos and aquariums.

We've got two great locations close to town - Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in the western suburbs and Alma Park Zoo in the north.

Then there's Currumbin Sanctuary and Fleays Wildlife Park on the Gold Coast.

And, we simply couldn't overlook Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo  or Underwater World on the Sunshine Coast, or the many other places such as Tangalooma Wild Dolphin Resort and the Daisy Hill Koala Centre where meeting and greeting your favourite creatures is welcome.