• St. Mary's Church and its renowned ceiling murals
• Mitchell River and Port of Bairnsdale - walking tracks and fishing
• Macleod Morass Boardwalk and bird hides
• Relax in the colourful Main Street gardens
• Howitt Park (BBQ area, children's playground, Skate Park etc.
• Craft Centres, Art Galleries, Antiques
• Historical Museum
• Clock Museum
• Krowathunkooloong Aboriginal Keeping Place & Museum
• Swimming Pools (outdoor and heated indoor)
• All types of indoor and outdoor sporting venues
• Great array of Restaurants, Hotels and Clubs
• Archery Mini Golf & Games Park
• Cinema Complex
• Public Golf Course

• Bluff Lookout at Eagle Point and Mitchell River Silt Jetties (longest in the Southern Hemisphere)
• Mitchell River National Park and The Den of Nargun
• Forest Drives and Walks - Fairy Dell, Colquhoun Forest, Mississippi Creek
• Walk/ride East Gippsland Rail Trail (Bairnsdale to Orbost)
• Lakeside towns of Paynesville, Eagle Point & Metung
• Raymond Island
• Lakes Entrance and its many attractions
• Omeo and the picturesque Tambo Valley
• Buchan Caves - visit the underground fairyland
• Tambo, Nicholson and Mitchell Rivers - renowned for their bream fishing
• Canoeing and White Water Rafting
• Historic Nyerimilang Homestead and Park
• Gippsland Lake Cruises (Australia's largest inland waterway)
• Lake Tyers Cruises
• Wineries
• 90 Mile Beach

Bairnsdale Main Motel offers affordable motel accommodation and welcomes all travellers.