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Hero image of Adelaide Convention Centre — Image credit: Adelaide Convention Centre

Entertainment Venues

Adelaide Convention Centre

Located at the heart of Adelaide's vibrant riverbank precinct, Adelaide Convention Centre is a world-class business events venue renowned for its culinary excellence, global sustainability leadership and immersive technologies. With 20,000 square metres of multipurpose conference, exhibition and event space, Adelaide Convention Centre delivers unmatched flexibility. The Centre includes a state-of-the-art plenary hall with tiered seating for 3,000 delegates or banqueting for 900 under a glittering aerial backdrop resembling South Australia's outback sky. The Centre also offers a portfolio of multifunctional halls, configurable meeting rooms and expansive light-filled foyers that can be adapted for events of all sizes. Supported by a trusted team of expert event, technology and exhibition planners, Adelaide Convention brings everyone and everything together to deliver impactful events. As South Australia's home of business events, each year Adelaide Convention Centre plays host to more than 700 events, providing a platform for sparking connections, knowledge transfer and celebration, all while creating significant benefit and lasting legacies for South Australia's industries, businesses and communities.

Adelaide SA

Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary

Zoos, Sanctuaries, Aquariums and Wildlife Parks

Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary

The Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary provides a home to one of Adelaide's best-loved creatures, the Bottlenose Dolphin. These wild dolphins come here to eat, play, socialise and live and can be seen most days from both water and land look outs. The sanctuary is one of the gems of metropolitan Adelaide. Including the Port River, Barker Inlet, Outer Harbour and North Haven marinas, reaching as far north as Port Gawler. Located only 20 minutes from the city, the area features a 10,000-year-old mangrove forest and over 40 resident bottlenose dolphins, while another 300 dolphins visit the area regularly. The area is also popular for its natural wonders, making it one of the easily accessible Dolphin Sanctuaries in the world. Other wildlife that can easily be spotted are sting rays, long nosed fur seals and endangered Australian sea lions. The area is also a popular bird watching site and shares most of its northern coastal habitat with Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary. Why not come along and try your hand at fishing, dolphin watching, bird watching and paddle boarding.

Adelaide SA

Hanging Tower — Image credit: Adelaide Gaol

Galleries, Museums and Collections

Adelaide Gaol

The new Women’s and Children’s Hospital is being built next to Adelaide Gaol. This means there are some changes to how you can get to the Gaol. Adelaide Gaol is open as usual. All visits and events, including school trips, will go on as planned. Visit the website for full details. One of South Australia's oldest buildings, Adelaide Gaol features unique architecture and a wealth of history. Over 147 years, the Gaol housed some of the state's most notorious and dangerous criminals. Step back in time and walk the hallways and cells of South Australia's first inmates. Experience what life was like behind bars for almost 300,000 prisoners who once called Adelaide Gaol home. Open for business from 1841 to 1988, the Gaol was one of Australia's longest continuously operational prison facilities. Enjoy a self-guided tour, or book a guided ghost tour or history tour with one of our four private tour operators. We also offer guided education programs which are great for school groups - bookings essential. Please note the Goal is closed when booked for private events. These are advertised ahead of time on our website.

Adelaide SA

Fresh black winter truffle — Image credit: Adelaide Hills Truffle Company

Agritourism

Adelaide Hills Truffle Company

Adelaide Hills Truffle Company is a family-owned and operated truffle farm nestled in the heart of Adelaide Hills wine country. Visitors can enjoy unique experiences, flavours, aromas and products, a short 30-minute drive from the city of Adelaide. They aim to ensure that every one of their customers experiences the flavour, aroma, and overall quality that they strive (and break their backs) to produce. Their truffles can be purchased from their farm gate (specific opening times are available on their website) or at the iconic Stirling Market during winter. Enjoy their truffles in one of the local restaurants they supply or during a Truffle Hunt and Tasting Experience on their farm. The Truffle Hunt and Tasting Experience is an intimate, small-group event designed to immerse participants in the mystery and magic of fresh truffle. Visitors will meet their very friendly and incredibly clever canine as she works the orchard, locating the unmistakable aroma of ripe truffles hidden beneath the soil. You will then be invited to help unearth the treasure, revealing one of the world's most prized ingredients at its source. Then, retreat to the truffle tasting room for a curated tasting experience, where you can sample dishes that celebrate the distinctive flavours and aromas of freshly harvested truffle.

Littlehampton SA

Adelaide Holocaust Museum & Andrew Steiner Education Centre

Galleries, Museums and Collections

Adelaide Holocaust Museum & Andrew Steiner Education Centre

The Adelaide Holocaust Museum & Andrew Steiner Education Centre (AHMSEC) is a unique museum within the cultural and educational landscape of the CBD. It is inspired by the vision and work of Andrew Steiner OAM, an Adelaide based Holocaust survivor and sculptor. Andrew has passionately offered Holocaust education and reflection to South Australian secondary and tertiary students for the past 30 years. AHMSEC continues to expand and build upon his educational legacy. The Museum’s core Holocaust exhibition and education programs encourages visitors and students alike to learn about the Holocaust and to critically reflect on its themes and their relevance in contemporary society. The museum also features the stories of six local Holocaust survivors. To make sure you are provided with the best experience please that you book your visit in advance via the website.

Adelaide SA

Adelaide House

Galleries, Museums and Collections

Adelaide House Museum

Designed by Rev John Flynn (the man of the $20 note) and built-in 1926, Adelaide House was the first hospital in Alice Springs. Designed for the hot inland climate, it is a two-storey stone structure with wide verandahs, a ventilated roof and an innovative ducted ventilation system whereby incoming air was cooled in an underground cellar, circulated by ducts, and then extracted through the upper storey. It was also equipped with modern conveniences, being the first building in Alice Springs to be powered by electricity. The building is closely associated with Rev. John Flynn, its aero-medical offshoot, and the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, which was involved in its planning and construction. Its engine room was the scene of one of Australia’s first successful outback radio experiments—here on 25 November 1926, Flynn’s radio expert, Alfred Traeger, made Australia’s first field-radio telegram reception and transmission. Traeger later won a place in national history as the inventor of the pedal radio. Come in and enjoy the history of this beautiful and iconic building and the hospitality of the local volunteers who will share a cuppa with you after the tour. It is a simple museum, but the volunteers work hard to preserve the memory of the tough and dedicated people who served the outback since the turn of the century.

Alice Springs NT

Red capped plover — Image credit: DEWNR

Natural Attractions

Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary National Park - Winaityinaityi Pangkara

Bring your binoculars and your bird book. Birds come from all over the world to visit this coastal park. They rest and feed after their long flight from as far as Siberia and Alaska, passing through 22 countries. The park is 30 minutes from Adelaide. Entry is from the St Kilda foreshore or at the northern end from Thompson beach. The name Winaityinaityi Pangkara in the local Kaurna language means "a country for all birds and the country that surrounds these birds". The park is at the southern end of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF) which is used by more than 5 million birds every year. 27,000 of these birds stop and rest in the Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary. Some birds live here all year round. There are 263 unique plant and animal species, adapted to living in the coastal conditions. Food is abundant on the tidal mud flats. The birds feed on insects, worms and small shellfish which live in the mud. It's also a fish breeding ground. There are threatened bird species such as the Curlew sandpiper, Ruddy Turnstone, Red Knot and Eastern Curlew. You can also see the mangrove trees which live in salt waters.

St Kilda SA

Adelaide Oval in the heart of the Adelaide CBD — Image credit: Adelaide Oval

Entertainment Venues

Adelaide Oval

Adelaide Oval is an iconic destination known for its world-class events – cricket, footy, concerts, functions and more. Regarded as one of the most picturesque sporting grounds in the world, the stadium is characterised by its Heritage Scoreboard, century old Moreton Bay Fig Trees and grassy Northern Mound. There are so many ways to experience Adelaide Oval – go behind the scenes on an Adelaide Oval Stadium Tour, immerse yourself in cricketing history at the Bradman Collection or embark on a sky high RoofClimb adventure to soak up spectacular views of the city and surrounds. Visitors can even spend a night at Oval Hotel, Australia’s first stadium hotel, or taste the best in South Australian food and wine at the hotel’s exceptional restaurant and bar.

Adelaide SA

Adelaide Park Lands

Parks and Gardens

Adelaide Park Lands

Adelaide is proud to be the only city in the world to be surrounded by Park Lands. Described as the city design’s crowning glory, the Park Lands are part of who they are. With over 7,600,000 square metres of curiosity, tranquillity and fresh air, the Park Lands are Adelaide’s biggest backyard and the perfect way to explore the city on foot or bike. Offering a relaxing escape, pick your trail and lose yourself in Adelaide’s best kept secret.

Adelaide SA

Adelaide River Pioneer Cemetery — Image credit: Heritage Branch, NT Government.

Historical Sites and Heritage Locations

Adelaide River Pioneer Cemetery

Located 150 metres south of the Adelaide River Railway Bridge the small cemetery contains a number of graves marked by headstones, wooden markers and star pickets. The Adelaide River Pioneer Cemetery was the first European cemetery in Adelaide River. It is uncertain when the cemetery was established but it is believed that the first burial was of a young gold-miner, Edwin Allen, who died on 16 November 1874. The last burial at the cemetery was for John George Chapman on 1 September 1971. He was buried in the grave occupied by his mate Alf Hatt, hence the two grave markers for the one grave.

Adelaide River NT

Adelaide River Railway Station (the new railway line is in the foreground).

Historical Sites and Heritage Locations

Adelaide River Railway Siding and Railway Bridge

The Adelaide River Railway Siding and Railway Bridge were constructed as part of the first leg of the North Australia Railway (NAR) which operated from 1888 until 1976. The bridge was one of the first to be constructed on the Palmerston to Pine Creek line and was one of the largest along this section of work. Constructed in 1887-88 the bridge was first crossed on 3 December 1888 by the Silverton. In 1941-42 the bridge was fitted with timber decking to allow single lane vehicular access during Wet Season flooding. It was further upgraded in 1952. The last train crossed the bridge on 30 June 1976, but it was used for road traffic until the Edwin Verburg Bridge was opened on 27 March 1980. The Railway Siding was the first main station complex on the North Australia Railway from Darwin to Pine Creek and had the only refreshment room on the line. During World War II it was of major significance because Adelaide River was a major military centre with the main hospital situated north of the township along with a number of Australian and Allied bases in the area.

Adelaide River NT

Adelaide Riverbank

Landmarks and Buildings

Adelaide Riverbank

The Adelaide Riverbank is one of Adelaide's iconic public spaces, offering panoramic views across the River Torrens and surrounding park lands. On the city side of the Riverbank you'll find Adelaide Botanic Garden and Botanic Park, Adelaide Zoo, Adelaide Festival Theatre, Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide Railway Station and to the north, Adelaide Oval and the North Adelaide Golf Course. Attractions along the Riverbank include Popeye, Captain Jolley's Paddle Boats, and BBQ Buoys. The Riverbank also hosts world-class arts and cultural events and festivals and heart-pumping sporting events.

Adelaide SA

Poh Ling Yeow at her Jamface stall inside the Adelaide Showground Farmers’ Market, sharing her much — Image credit: Adelaide Showground Farmers' Market

Shopping and Markets

Adelaide Showground Farmers' Market

Buy fresh from the farm , every Sunday at South Australia's biggest farmers' market. Discover locally grown South Australian produce and meet the people who make and grow it at this vibrant market. Fill your kitchen with fresh seasonal and organic food, enjoy a relaxed brunch and buy fresh local food in the fresh air as you shop alongside the locals at South Australia's biggest Farmers' Market, a truly authentic taste of South Australia. Adelaide Showground Farmers' Market is open every Sunday with free entry. Caravan Park onsite at the Adelaide Showground.

Adelaide SA

Adelaide Town Hall — Image credit: City of Adelaide

Historical Sites and Heritage Locations

Adelaide Town Hall

A landmark heritage building, the Adelaide Town Hall is steeped in history. Its magnificent architecture and elegant interiors give an in depth insight into the rich cultural heritage of South Australia. Adelaide Town Hall plays host to all kinds of events including elegant dinners and civic receptions, corporate or private functions, conferences and concerts. To experience the world-renowned acoustics of the Auditorium, visit their website to view the concert events calendar or book a one-hour tour. Tours are limited and bookings are essential.

Adelaide SA

Xing Qiu, Adelaide Zoo Giant Panda — Image credit: Zoos SA

Natural Attractions

Adelaide Zoo

Discover the wild within at Adelaide Zoo in the heart of Adelaide's CBD. See 250 species from across Australia and around the world, from towering giraffes, gigantic Komodo Dragons and endangered Sumatran Tigers to bouncing wallabies, swinging monkeys and tiny insects. Plus meet Australasia's only Giant Pandas! Meet the animal keepers at daily keeper talks while you enjoy the lush botanic gardens of the zoo. Grab a coffee or lunch at one of the onsite cafes, and you can even upgrade your visit and get within a whisker with a special Animal Experience. Every visit to Adelaide Zoo supports local, national and global conservation of species, thank you for joining us in the fight against extinction.

Adelaide SA

Adelong Falls

Historical Sites and Heritage Locations

Adelong Falls Gold Mill Ruins

The Adelong Falls Gold Mill Ruins is a state listed heritage industrial site. Situated 1.5 kilometres from Adelong, and just over 20 kilometres from Tumut, it is a must see destination. The interpretive area, providing a comprehensive history of the site, and viewing platform are wheelchair accessible from the lower car park. For the more nimble, a walk of about an hour leads down from the platform to Adelong Creek and the ruins. There are signposts along the route describing the various items relating to the site. The remarkable stone ruins of the ingenious Reefer ore crushing machine, built by Scotsmen David Wilson and William Ritchie, remain for all visitors to view from the platform, or wander through to interpret how reef ore was processed. This mill processed ore from miners from Adelong and the wider district and ceased operation in 1914. The Adelong Falls is a popular swimming hole during the warmer months and a great spot for walking and picnics. The "Adelong Falls Walk" links the Adelong Falls Gold Mill Ruins to the town of Adelong and also forms part of the Snowy Valleys Sculpture Trail; a walk of about 2km along Adelong Creek.

Adelong NSW

Adelong Falls Walk — Image credit: Miriam Hewson

Historical Sites and Heritage Locations

Adelong Falls Walk

The Adelong Falls Walk offers a tranquil journey along Adelong Creek, connecting the town of Adelong to the historic Adelong Falls Gold Mill Ruins. Starting at the Adelong Alive Museum on the main street, the walk leads through Travers Street and follows the picturesque creek, eventually reaching the ruins. The trail is well-marked and takes around 2.5 hours for a return journey. This scenic, family-friendly path is perfect for walkers, wheelchair users, strollers, and cyclists, making it a favourite for both locals and visitors. Interpretive signs at the falls provide fascinating insights into the region's rich gold mining heritage. Plan to spend a few hours exploring the extensive ruins and immersing yourself in this pivotal chapter of Australian gold mining history. At the ruins, you'll discover remnants of the 1800s gold mining operations, including original equipment that played a vital role in making Adelong one of the most significant gold rush sites in Australia's history. Don't forget your camera—this walk is as beautiful as it is historically enriching!

Adelong NSW

Sofa table made from recycled timber — Image credit: Brett Nutting

Shopping and Markets

AdHoc Furniture showroom

This is a crafty local enterprise producing functional and elegant artisan furniture from a 'waste' product: salvaged timber. If you are interested in handmade objects and creative upcycling, while chatting about the town's industrial history, you will enjoy a visit to the AdHoc Furniture showroom. AdHoc Furniture showroom and workshop is located at the 'Paris End' of Angus Avenue -- the main street in Kandos. When you arrive in town head east towards the mountain. The shop was originally built as a wine bar in 1923, and if you have time Brett will give you a tour of the building. You might take home a small timber side table or a tall skinny cupboard made from recycled red cedar or Australian pine. Each piece is a one-off, inspired by the materials that come to hand.

Kandos NSW

GT Room - Mercedes-Benzes Gullwing

Galleries, Museums and Collections

Adina Vineyard and Olive Grove - GT Room

Adina Vineyard and Olive Grove is a boutique wine, olive and accommodation experience in Lovedale, Hunter Valley. Visitors enjoy intimate tastings, estate-grown produce and relaxed vineyard surrounds. A key feature is the GT Room, a purpose-designed cellar door that brings together premium wine and olive tastings with automotive and design culture. The space showcases rotating displays of iconic vehicles, including classic and modern performance cars such as vintage Mercedes-Benzes gullwing, Ferraris and Porsches. Luxury self-contained villas set among vines and olive groves complete the experience.

Lovedale NSW

Olive Grove

Agritourism

Adina Vineyard and Olive Grove - Olive Tasting Experience

Adina Vineyard and Olive Grove offers a dedicated olive tasting experience set among around 2,000 olive trees in Lovedale, Hunter Valley. Olives are a core part of the estate, with oils and table olives grown, processed and produced on site. Guests can enjoy guided olive tastings featuring a range of estate-grown extra virgin olive oils, including unfiltered EVOO, alongside infused oils such as chilli, garlic and lemon myrtle. Tastings provide insight into flavour profiles, production methods and how different oils can be enjoyed with food, offering a relaxed, food-led experience that complements a visit to the cellar door. Olives at Adina are processed using a world-class Pieralisi olive mill, an Italian system recognised globally for quality and precision in olive oil production. This allows the estate to control the entire process from grove to bottle. Adina's olives and olive oils have been recognised nationally at the Australian International Olive Awards, including multiple gold medals and a Best Table Olive of Show award. Visitors can taste, learn and purchase olive oils and olive products directly from the estate, making it a distinctive olive experience within the Hunter Valley.

Lovedale NSW

Administrator’s Offices and Cell Block

Historical Sites and Heritage Locations

Administrator’s Offices and Cell Block

This is the site of the 1870 Palmerston Police Station and cells. The original buildings were of crude timber and disintegrated because of white ants. In 1881, the stone cells at the rear of the site were erected. These were used until 1883 when prisoners were transferred to the new gaol at Fannie Bay. In 1884, a new court house and police station of stone and Cyprus pine, impervious to white ants, were constructed. The cells were used as police holding cells. The court house survived the bombing of Darwin on 19 February 1942, but the police station had to be demolished. The building then served as Naval Headquarters until December 1974 when it suffered significant damage during Cyclone Tracy. Several of the 1884 doors, windows, roof trusses and verandah posts were salvaged and the building reconstructed with some variations. Opening once again in 1981 as the offices of the Administrator, the building is significant as a rare example of early public buildings in Darwin. The office and cell block are significant because they represent the continuous presence of Westminster institutions in European settlement of the Territory.

Darwin NT

Admirals Arch

Natural Attractions

Admirals Arch

Admirals Arch is a natural rock arch created by amazing forces of nature. It's situated within Flinders Chase National Park on Kangaroo Island. You can access the boardwalk around the cliff face which leads to a viewing platform overlooking the arch. The arch is sculpted by weathering and erosion from the sea over thousands of years. To reach the arch there is a purpose-built boardwalk, it’s steep with steps at the end that take you to see the arch itself. If you can’t make it down to the arch, the scenery along the way is still well worth a journey along the boardwalk. Fur-seals often play among the rocks. These dark brown seals feed at sea but return to land to rest and breed. In summer, each of the large males establishes a territory with a number of females. You can often see Fur-seal pups playing near the rock pools beneath the arch. There is an interpretive centre at the park with more information, maps and ideas for walking and viewing wildlife nearby. You can also stay nearby in the heritage lighthouse cottages at Cape de Couedic. These have been beautifully restored with modern facilities.

Flinders Chase SA

Admiralty Dive Site

Natural Attractions

Admiralty Dive Site

Located at the southern entrance of the Osprey Reef lagoon, Admiralty is named after a large anchor wedged into a gutter at this wonderful dive site! Admiralty is a maze of gutters, ridges and bommies in depths from 10 metres to 30 metres. This terrain offers shelter to sleeping whitetip reef sharks and tawny nurse sharks, but divers are also likely to encounter moray eels, crayfish, stingrays and lionfish. Pelagic fish patrol these gutters as well, so keep an eye out for trevally, rainbow runners, batfish and mackerel. The sandy bottom at Admiralty is also worth exploring, as not only are shrimp gobies common here, but there is a resident colony of garden eels. Admiralty is also a popular site for charter boats to anchor overnight and makes for a great night dive. Whitetip reef sharks and moray eels can be seen looking for a meal, and also on the prowl are lionfish and octopus. Other species seen at night include flatworms, shrimps, crabs and parrotfish wrapping in their sleeping bag cocoons.

Cairns QLD

Adnyamathanha Dreaming Hawker Mural Walking Trail

Galleries, Museums and Collections

Adnyamathanha Dreaming Hawker Mural Walking Trail

Take a self guided walk tour through Hawker and experience the stunning works of art created by local artist, Juanella McKenzie. On your journey, discover the stories behind each artwork, the locations of these stories and learn the Adnyamathanha and English translations. This project was inspired by Adnyamathanha/Luritja/lower southern Arrernte woman, and accomplished artist.

Quorn SA

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