Kings Park
The most photographed view is of Perth's city skyline is from either Forest Drive (the main entranceway into Kings Park) or from the State War Memorial. Other vantage points throughout the park offer different views of the city and river. Kings Park is the largest inner city park in the world and the most popular visitor destination in Western Australia.
View of the Swan River and Narrows Bridge from near the Western Australian Botanical Garden
Located on the western edge of the Perth city centre, the park is a mixture of grassed parkland, botanical gardens and natural bushland on Mount Eliza with two thirds of the grounds conserved as native bushland. one of its greatest assets are the panoramic views of the Swan River and Darling Range from its numerous lookouts.
DNA Tower, Kings Park
Built on the highest point of the park in 1966, the DNA Tower is a white 15m high double helix staircase that has 101 steps and was inspired by a double staircase in a Chateau at Blois in France. Its design resembles the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecule. The paving below the DNA Tower is made with stones sent from 11 towns and 80 shires in Western Australia. the lookout has uninterrupted views in all directions.
Monument Hill lookout
Monument Hill (Fremantle)
Monument Hill, the highest point in Fremantle, has been a popular lookout over the port and surrounding areas since the early days of British Colonisation. In the second half on the 19th century, an obelisk at the hill's summit provided a trig point to navigators and surveyors. Early in the 20th century the hill was made a park and continued as a lookout and beauty spot.
To commemorate the losses of the 1914-1918 war, the City of Fremantle erected the Fallen Sailors & Soldiers Memorial at Monument Hill in 1928. The layout of plantings and parkland was established in the 1930s. More memorials were erected after the 1939-1945 war. More ...