For an underground hint, try the bar at the region's dining hot-spot, Rick Shores, built so close to the water it's designed ...

Read more: The best Australia itinerary options Aquaduck is an amphibious vehicle that is iconic on the Gold Coast. You literally see it driving down the street and into the water daily!

Gold Coast activities don't get much better ... Call it an added dimension. Padlock’d is the best on the coast and the biggest such venue in Australia - with branches now on Surfers Paradise ...