As the Tablelands were only settled just over a century ago, our history is not very old and still evident all around us. Most of our villages contain heritage buildings, with Yungaburra heritage-listed.

Visit the unique Chinese Hou Wang temple and interpretive centre in Atherton, the amazing camera museum in Herberton, the Mareeba Heritage Museum in Mareeba, the interpretive centres in Ravenshoe and Malanda, the Malanda Dairy Centre in Malanda, and don't forget the little interesting ones tucked away in Tolga and Millaa Millaa.

The Atherton Tablelands are also well known for quality antiques and Australiana. There are several excellent antique shops in the local area and they are worth browsing through.

Because of the climate and the idylic lifestyle, the Tableland area is home to an amazing array of artists and craftspeople and so there are quality art galleries sprinkled through the region. A good place to start is Tolga Woodworks in Tolga and The Rainforest Chalet Gallery in Yungaburra. The Atherton Shire Council and The Old Post Office Gallery in Atherton have rotating exhibitions year round.

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Every weekend there is a market happening somewhere across the Tablelands. Kuranda even has markets during the week. They are vibrant, colourful events with a staggering array of local organically grown produce, arts & crafts, kids activities — you name it.

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The Atherton Tablelands is rightly proud of its rapidly developing wine and coffee growing industries, with a fabulous, award-winning range of grape and fruit wines, ports, liqueurs as well as world-class coffee on offer.

You could easily spend a very full and satisfying day doing the rounds of the farms and outlets, tasting and collecting your own little 'take-home' cache of favourites.

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Here's a sneek preview: Golden Drop, Mareeba Coffee, Mt Uncle Distillery, The Coffee Works, and Wineworks Downunder.

Lake Tinaroo is said to be the crown of the Atherton Tablelands. The jewels in the crown are the nearby twin crater lakes of Lake Eacham and Lake Barrine. Both have walking tracks and Lake Barrine has an excellent teahouse with lake tours.

Worth visiting are the giant rainforest trees: the Twin Kauri Pines at Lake Barrine, the Gadgarra giant Red Cedar tree not far away, and Yungaburra's famous Curtain Fig tree.

Based at Millaa Millaa is the Waterfall Circuit where you'll find Millaa Millaa Falls, Elinjaa and Zillie Falls, and not far away is Mungalli Falls.

At Ravenshoe is Australia's widest falls, The Millstream Falls and nearby are the Little Millstream Falls. Between Ravenshoe and Atherton is Mt Hypipamee Crater with Dinner Falls which is the headwaters of the mighty Barron River.

Between Mareeba and Kuranda are Emerald Creek and Davies Creek Falls.

There are a good number of towns and villages spread across the Atherton Tablelands, and each one has a different flavour. Mareeba and Atherton are important regional centres, while Malanda, Yungaburra, Ravenshoe, Millaa Millaa, Chillagoe and Kuranda specialise in their particular unique 'characters'. Yungaburra is a Heritage-listed village. All are worth a visit.

Pictured is Yungaburra's village chapel in all it's glory — a place for concerts, weddings, recitals and more