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Brisbane's Secret Tiny Doors

Updated: Dec 30, 2024

Take a careful look around Brisbane and you'll find these secret and mysterious little doors - on trees, in the city's oldest laneways, and even inside the Queensland Art Gallery:

Tooth Fairy Tiny Door

Hiding in plain sight, this tiny door is located in a bustling retail and dining precinct in West End

Medieval Tiny Door

Medieval Door, Fish Lane, South Brisbane

There's a new kid on the lane! This stylish miniature door that looks like it would be right at home on a medieval castle

Tiny Door No. 11

Bakery Lane in Fortitude Valley has a little secret! It’s also home to a gorgeous tiny door that is just waiting to be noticed!

Red Records Tiny Door

Red Records Tiny Shop, Fish Lane, South Brisbane

Brisbane's first tiny shop can be found in a popular inner-city laneway

Eastern Portal Tiny Door

This tiny door is located in West End, and it has a secret!

Fish Lane Fairy Door

Tiny Door at 76 Fish Lane, South Brisbane

This stately tiny door has arrived in Fish Lane and is welcoming visitors

Kumbartcho Sanctuary & Fairytale Village

Kumbartcho Sanctuary is a northside Brisbane haven for native flora and fauna, featuring a secret fairytale village

Civosity Park

This unique and enchanting kids space on the edge of Ithaca Creek was created by local sculptor David Engwicht

Mews Tiny Door

Mew Tiny Door, Crystalbrook Vincent, HSW

Find out what’s behind this tiny green door hidden away in a popular HSW restaurant

Newstead Park

This park is actually the grounds of Brisbane’s oldest home Newstead House (1846)

Roy and Matilda's Tiny Door

Roy & Matilda, Queensland Art Gallery, South Brisbane, childrens fine art, kids things to do in Brisbane

Do you know where this is? See if you can spot this beautifully hand-crafted, teensie timber doorway on your next visit to the Queensland Art Gallery

John Scott Park

This train-themed playground is part of the wider John Scott Park.

Scarborough Beach Park

Beautiful Scarborough Park is not just home to a train and pirate playground but also a giant jumping pillow, a grove of cotton trees to climb plus the Gollum Tree

Burnett Lane

Brisbane’s oldest lane dates from convict days when the block it cuts through on the Queens St side was the site of the Prisoner’s Cells and Barracks and the Superintendent of Convicts residence

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