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Table of Contents: Culture and History / Travel to Mount Isa, visa requirements By train / Get around / Mount Isa attractions and sightseeing / City tours / Shopping, Mount Isa souvenirs / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Mount Isa nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Hotels, youth hostels, lodging / Budget / Get out More from Queensland: Airlie Beach travel tours, Bowen culture, Brisbane souvenirs, Bundaberg souvenirs, Cape York Peninsula hotels and youth hostels, Capricornia travel tours, Far North Queensland travel tours, Fraser Island tourist attractions, Gladstone (Queensland) travel tours, Glass House Mountains National Park souvenirs, Gold Coast hotels and youth hostels, Granite belt culture, Hervey Bay culture, Mackay souvenirs, Mount Isa culture, Nambour souvenirs, Rockhampton hotels and youth hostels, Roma travel tours, Sunshine Coast (Queensland) hotels and youth hostels, Toowoomba tourist attractions, Tully souvenirs More from Australia: Ashmore and Cartier Islands hotels and youth hostels, Australian Capital Territory culture, Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves hotels and youth hostels, New South Wales tourist attractions, Norfolk Island hotels and youth hostels, Northern Territory tourist attractions, Outback culture, Queensland tourist attractions, South Australia tourist attractions, Tasmania tourist attractions, Victoria (state) travel tours, Western Australia hotels and youth hostels More from Australasia: Australia culture, New Caledonia tourist attractions, Papua New Guinea souvenirs More from Oceania: Australasia souvenirs, Melanesia hotels and youth hostels, Micronesia culture, Midway Islands souvenirs, New Zealand souvenirs, Polynesia hotels and youth hostels More from Travel Tips 24: Africa souvenirs, Asia travel tours, Europe travel tours, North America hotels and youth hostels, Oceania tourist attractions, South America travel tours Popular destinations Istanbul (Marmara region ) souvenirs, Barcelona (Catalonia) travel tours, Rome (Lazio) culture, Singapore (Southeast Asia) travel tours, Western Europe (Europe) souvenirs, South Africa (Southern Africa) tourist attractions, United Kingdom (Western Europe) travel tours, Europe (Home) tourist attractions, Vancouver (Greater Vancouver) hotels and youth hostels, Morocco (North Africa) souvenirs

Mount Isa [1] is a mining city in the north-west of the Australian state of Queensland, situated some 900 km west of Townsville and some 1900 km north-west of the capital Brisbane. Population 22,000. Geology is the key drawcard to Mount Isa, best represented in the World Heritage Riversleigh Fossil Field located near the city (250 km! - "near" for Queensland....).

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Culture and History

Mount Isa is the birthplace of two Australian sporting greats: Greg Norman (golf) and Pat Rafter (tennis).

Mount Isa City municipality covers an area of over 43,310 square kilometres, making it geographically the second largest city in the world to Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia.

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Travel to Mount Isa, visa requirements

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By train

Mount Isa is served by The Inlander passenger train [2] which travels overnight to / from Townsville (via Charters Towers) twice weekly (977 km). The air-conditioned train offers twinette, roomette, triple bunk and coach accomondation, and has a club car for movies and food.

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Get around

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Mount Isa attractions and sightseeing

• Riversleigh Fossils Centre, ph: +61 (0)7 4749 1555 or 1300 659 660, (email:mailto:riversleigh@mountisa.qld.gov.au , fax: +61 (0)7 4743 6296,)[3] Conveniently displaying the results of excavation at the World Heritage site

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City tours

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Shopping, Mount Isa souvenirs

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Good restaurants and cheap meals

Mount Isa, for a city of its size, is a considerable dining experience for the hearty traveller and local. Selections such as Mexican, Italian, German and French are all represented, either in the CBD or on the major roads. As well as this, all the major fast-food giants such as McDonalds, KFC, Eagle Boys, Red Rooster and Subway all have outlets in the Copper City.

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Mount Isa nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs.

Drinking aplenty in the Isa. The Irish Club, Buffs Club, Town Leagues Club and many many others are just a selection of watering holes in the city. Many outlets have happy hours and special promotions going all the time.

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Hotels, youth hostels, lodging

Mount Isa offers a range of accommodation options to suit everyone's budget.

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Budget

• Travellers Haven (The Haven) [4], ph: +61 (0)7 4743 0313, fax: +61 (0)7 4743 4007, (email:mailto:thehaven@bigpond.net.au). The Haven offers free pick-up and drop-off from the bus and train station, comfortable beds, cooking and laundry facilities, cool air conditioning, swimming pool and fast Internet. Prices start from $22.00.

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Get out

More from Queensland: Airlie Beach souvenirs, Bowen souvenirs, Brisbane hotels and youth hostels, Bundaberg souvenirs, Cape York Peninsula hotels and youth hostels, Capricornia souvenirs, Far North Queensland travel tours, Fraser Island hotels and youth hostels, Gladstone (Queensland) tourist attractions, Glass House Mountains National Park culture, Gold Coast tourist attractions, Granite belt tourist attractions, Hervey Bay travel tours, Mackay culture, Mount Isa souvenirs, Nambour culture, Rockhampton souvenirs, Roma travel tours, Sunshine Coast (Queensland) souvenirs, Toowoomba tourist attractions, Tully tourist attractions More from Australia: Ashmore and Cartier Islands tourist attractions, Australian Capital Territory hotels and youth hostels, Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves tourist attractions, New South Wales tourist attractions, Norfolk Island culture, Northern Territory tourist attractions, Outback tourist attractions, Queensland hotels and youth hostels, South Australia culture, Tasmania travel tours, Victoria (state) travel tours, Western Australia travel tours More from Australasia: Australia tourist attractions, New Caledonia travel tours, Papua New Guinea tourist attractions More from Oceania: Australasia hotels and youth hostels, Melanesia hotels and youth hostels, Micronesia souvenirs, Midway Islands culture, New Zealand culture, Polynesia travel tours More from Travel Tips 24: Africa hotels and youth hostels, Asia culture, Europe travel tours, North America travel tours, Oceania culture, South America travel tours Popular destinations Istanbul (Marmara region ) tourist attractions, Barcelona (Catalonia) tourist attractions, Rome (Lazio) souvenirs, Singapore (Southeast Asia) hotels and youth hostels, Western Europe (Europe) travel tours, South Africa (Southern Africa) souvenirs, United Kingdom (Western Europe) travel tours, Europe (Home) hotels and youth hostels, Vancouver (Greater Vancouver) travel tours, Morocco (North Africa) culture

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