Brisbane, capital of Queensland, is a big, modern city set on the Brisbane River. Clustered in its South Bank cultural precinct are institutions including Queensland Museum and Sciencentre, with noted interactive exhibitions, and Queensland Gallery of Modern Art, among Australia's major contemporary art museums. Looming over the city is Mt. Coot-tha, site of sprawling Brisbane Botanic Gardens, with panoramic views from its summit. Brisbane is situated in the sub tropics, between the Gold Coast to the south, Moreton Bay with its pleasant bayside suburbs and islands to the east, the Sunshine Coast to the north and Toowoomba, the garden city, and the Darling Downs to the west.