Once out of Toowoomba the paddocks open up and you are now well and truly in the Darling Downs. Close to the highway is the Jondaryan Woolshed, built in 1859 and recently restored. The centre pays homage to the rich wool and pastoral history that founded the area and it's not hard to spend a day walking around there. Then on to Dalby, the hub of Australia's richest grain and cotton growing area. The Thomas Jack Park should be your first point of call. In the gardens is the Visitor Information Centre where they will be only too happy to fill you with activity suggestions for your visit, no matter how long it is for. Highlights of a visit to Dalby can include Jimbour House, Lake Broadwater Conservation Park and visiting a cotton gin in full production during the picking season from around April to June. From Dalby it's a drive of 83 kilometres to Chinchilla.