Roma Street Parklands is located on 16 acres in the heart of Brisbane, not far from the urban transit station and the railway station Roma Street, where to park can be reached on foot.

Roma Street - is the world's largest subtropical garden in the town center. Here you can wander through the various thematic avenues and flower beds, relax in the recreation areas, wander along the paths crossing the multilevel streams and admire the works of 16 local artists.

Local Aborigines for thousands of years have used the area as a place of meetings and ceremonies. In 1825, the park Roma Street became part of the original settlement of Brisbane, and already in 1875 the street Roma Street station was built a major railway linking Brisbane to Ipswich and Toowoomba. Soon, the station became the main warehouse in the city, and from 1911 to 1934 along with the surrounding territories are regularly refurbished to maintain the trade flow. In 1920, large-scale excavation, which resulted from the territory was removed 554,300 cubic meters of earth, forever altered the mountainous terrain, creating an artificial embankment and the current borders of the former Albert Park. During the Second World War, Roma Street Station was a key hub for the transportation of equipment and transfer of troops to the north.

After the war, Roma Street station has been converted into a subway station and a stop for long-distance trains. In 1991, because of the growing mechanization of transport and handling, and the use of multi-ton containers, warehouse functions were transferred to the area of ​​Acacia Ridge. In 2000, on the former site of the station began construction of the park, in the territory which was included Albert Park. In April 2001, a new park was opened to the public.

Today, the park is an open-air amphitheater, which was previously known as the Albert Park Amphitheater. His stage performances are regularly put Queensland and the Queensland Theatre Shakespeare Company, as well as touring theater. Here are the shows and various orchestras, such as in October 1983 on the stage of the amphitheater was played concert "Strauss under the stars" to the music of Johann Strauss. Before the City Botanical Garden was built in Brisbane River steydzh scene, here is the traditional Christmas Carols.

In the park you can see a number of Australian plants and flowers from around the world. Because here collected plants with different flowering season, the area of ​​the park all year immersed in a colorful splendor.