• Outback at Isa incorporates Riversleigh Fossil Centre, Hard Times Mine, Isa Experience Gallery, Outback Park, Outback Cafe, Visitor ­Information Centre and Thingodonta’s Den. You can also book for tours with Campbell’s Tours and Travel through the Outback at Isa Visitor Information Centre.

• Kalkadoon Tribal Centre and Cultural Keeping Place displays artifacts of the fierce Kalkadoon fighting tribe indigenous to the area.

• Global Signpost and Lookout gives 360-degree views of the city and mine area.

• Ray Donaldson Memorial Lookout and Walking Track is in Pamela Street.

• Royal Flying Doctor Base and Visitors Centre; open Monday to Friday 9.30am to 4.30pm.

• School of Distance Education on Abel Smith Parade has tours on weekdays at 9.00am and 10.00am.

• National Trust Tent House is a rare example of an early style of housing which is unique to Mount Isa.

• Mount Isa Underground Hospital and Beth Anderson Museum is open daily from April to October and by appointment at other times.

• Lake Moondarra - take a picnic and go swimming, boating, water-skiing or just enjoy a bit of birdwatching.