Also in Springbrook National Park, luminous mushrooms of the Mycena species glow green on summer nights.

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Lookouts along the Springbrook plateau offer sensational views, but one of the best is the aptly named Best of All Lookout from where you can see the once-buried volcanic plug, Mount Warning (1, 156m) across the border in New South Wales.

BBC: Exploring Queensland��s rainforest hinterland

For an unforgettable experience, take a night walk to the arched cave and waterfall at Natural Bridge under the western ramparts of the Springbrook plateau, which is alight with fairy-like blue-green lights given off by the millions of bioluminescent glow worms that line the cave roof and the steep earth banks along the rainforest path.

BBC: Exploring Queensland��s rainforest hinterland