Rainy day ideas for kids in Hervey Bay & the Fraser Coast

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24 places to go when it rains across the region: indoor play, museums, libraries, cinemas, bowling and more, nearest first from Hervey Bay. Choose your suburb at the top to sort from where you are staying.

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Nearest first, from Hervey Bay

Animals

Aquarium
Reefworld Aquarium
Urangan
about 10 min

Play

Indoor sports
Hervey Bay Squash
Pialba
under 5 min
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Arcade
Timezone Hervey Bay
Urraween
under 5 min
Indoor sports
Newhaven Sports Centre
Urangan
about 10 min
Over 30 minutes
from Hervey Bay
Indoor sports
Hill Top Squash
Maryborough
about 35 min
Indoor sports
Maryborough Squash & Fitness Centre
Granville
about 40 min

Museums and history

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Gallery
Hervey Bay Regional Gallery
Pialba
under 5 min
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Museum
Hervey Bay Historical Village & Museum
Scarness
under 5 min
Over 30 minutes
from Hervey Bay
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Museum
Burrum and District Museum
Howard
about 35 min
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Museum
Wide Bay Hospitals Museum
Maryborough
about 40 min
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Gallery
Gatakers Artspace
Maryborough
about 40 min
Maryborough Bond Store Museum, Maryborough
Museum
Maryborough Bond Store Museum
Maryborough
about 40 min
Photo: Mattinbgn, CC BY-SA 3.0
Maryborough Military and Colonial Museum, Maryborough
Museum
Maryborough Military and Colonial Museum
Maryborough
about 40 min
Photo: Mattinbgn, CC BY-SA 3.0
The Story Book
Museum
The Story Bank
Maryborough
about 40 min
Photo: Heritage branch staff, CC BY 3.0
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Museum
Whistle Stop Rail Museum
Maryborough
about 40 min
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Museum
Bauple Museum
Bauple
about 1 hr 15
Brooweena Museum
Museum
Brooweena Museum
Brooweena
about 1 hr 15
Photo: Mattinbgn, CC BY-SA 3.0

Libraries, cinemas and theatres

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Library
Hervey Bay Library
Pialba
under 5 min
Theatre
Z-Pac Theatre
Scarness
under 5 min
Over 30 minutes
from Hervey Bay
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Library
Burrum Heads Library
Burrum Heads
about 30 min
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Library
Howard Library
Howard
about 35 min
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Cinema
@Cinemas
Maryborough
about 40 min
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Library
Mayborough Library
Maryborough
about 40 min
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Tiaro Library
Tiaro
about 1 hr

Also in this region, more than 4 hours from Hervey Bay

K'gari, Great Sandy National Park (Jul-Oct: on a half-day whale-watching cruise from Hervey Bay): Platypus Bay
Drive times are estimated from the distance, so treat them as a guide. Tap a card for the full page.
Region boundary: ABS Tourism Regions 2021 (Tourism Research Australia), CC BY 4.0. Outings from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and venues' own listings; nature spots from OpenStreetMap and park services.