Wallaroo's long heritage has left a fabulous legacy of fascinating old buildings, houses, churches and the ruins of the once famous copper smelters. Take the opportunity to walk the streets of Wallaroo and learn of its history and connection with the mining industry.
Along the way you will see the former residence of Caroline Carleton, famous for writing the words of 'Songs of Australia' in 1859. With the trail beginning at the Wallaroo Maritime and Nautical Museum you will see the original Ti...
Everything you ever wanted to know about the home of footy in South Australia is now available for everyone to enjoy at AAMI Stadium.
Guided tours are available Monday to Friday excluding match days.
Tour includes main oval via player's race, change rooms, view of the city from the top of the grandstand, convention centre, kitchens and catering areas, league room (when available), auditorium, important statistical information of AAMI Stadium’s operations, specialised equipment and more.
Boomerang Art offers the best in authentic Aboriginal art to clients all over the world.
Founded in April of 1996 by Werner and Elena Obermeier, Boomerang Art has become a known and trusted name among discerning local and international clientele via its website and two galleries in Adelaide and Alice Springs.
Boomerang Art's Adelaide gallery is open by appointment and Elena will welcome you at any time.
With its superb coastal views, Kingston Park is home to the John Dowie Rock Sculpture at the heritage Aboriginal Site. Take a trip there and learn the Dreamtime Story of Tjilbruke and how the Spring Site evolved.
At Kingston House, built in 1840, learn about Charles Kingston, former Premier of South Australia and progressive Federal Parliamentarian. Under Kingston's premiership, South Australia was the first state to introduce voting for women and he is often referred to as the 'Father of Feder...
A leafy memorial to the foresight of the early city fathers, Ada Ryan Gardens is Whyalla's most popular park located between Cudmore and Watson Terraces, and linked to the Whyalla Foreshore to provide a large, relaxing park area.
The gardens offer extensive and well shaded lawns and gardens; free barbecue and picnic facilities; a collection of kangaroos, birds, a duck pond and other wildlife; free tennis courts; playground equipment and public toilet facilities. The gardens have paved paths thr...
Located in Church Street Penola, the Adam Lindsay Gordon bust is a bronze replica of the marble bust of Adam Lindsay Gordon in Poets Corner in Westminster Abbey, London.
The bust honours the Australian poet and Penola the place he called home for 14 years.
Adam Lindsay Gordon was author of the poetry collections Sea Spray and Smoke Drift (1867) and Bush Ballads and Galloping Rhymes (1870). He is the only Australian poet to be honoured with a bust in the Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey.
If you are looking for something for the kids, for a challenge, for fitness, or for the body, the Adelaide Aquatic Centre is the place for you! Set in Adelaide's beautiful Park Lands, and only minutes from the heart of the City, come and visit the Adelaide Aquatic Centre where it's summer all year round.
Come and try our water toys and slides, only at the Adelaide Aquatic Centre. Ride the slides or splash through our many water features and fountains.
Adelaide Arcade is a beautiful shopping experience with an exciting atmosphere.
Located just off Rundle Mall in the Adelaide city centre, this olde-worlde arcade has more than 100 specialty stores on the ground floor and balcony level.
The Adelaide Arcade was built in 1885 using more than two million bricks, 50,000 square feet of glass, ornamental cast iron and marble slabs flanking the entrances. Wander through the Adelaide Arcade's museum, which showcases its colourful history. Set up on th...
Based at the scenic, charming and country Aldinga Airfield, Adelaide Biplanes is all about delivering some of the most awesome flying experiences it is possible to imagine.
From the joy and sheer romance of a nostalgic 1930's Waco Biplane flight at 1,000 feet along the stunning Adelaide south coast or experience a vintage 1940 Tiger Moth flight with a delicious sunset as your personal backdrop.
For adventure seekers, an extreme aerobatic trip aloft that offers a totally unique adrenalin-pumpi...
The Adelaide Botanic Garden is a lush garden oasis in the cosmopolitan heart of Adelaide city.
A favourite retreat for locals and visitors, this 30 hectare nook of the city offers beautifully themed gardens featuring Australian natives, exotic and ornamental plants in one stunning location.
The magnificently restored art-deco Palm House is a favourite visitor attraction. This stately ornate glasshouse houses a cactus and succulent garden featuring rare arid land Madagascan flora, now highly t...
Adelaide Central Gallery began in 1987 as an artist-run exhibition space and has evolved into one of Adelaide's most prominent contemporary non-profit galleries.
Monthly changing exhibitions includes both emerging and established artists working in a wide range of media, including painting, drawing, prints, photography, sculpture, ceramics, glass, video and multimedia. There is a focus on emerging artists who are ACSA graduates or associated with ACSA as current or former art lecturers and solo...
It buzzes with life and colour all year round and becomes a special place for plenty of regulars, who just wouldn’t shop anywhere else. The range of fresh food is exhaustive and it’s all under one roof. Fruit and vegetables, meat and poultry, seafood, gourmet, cheeses and cakes. Shoppers can also take a break in the hippest cafes in Adelaide.
But it’s the experience of the shopping that people love to return to again and again – the noise, the fresh food smells, the variety, the colour and the...
Grab a bicycle to get around the Adelaide city centre, from the Adelaide City Bikes Scheme.
It's a fun way to explore Adelaide's parklands, wide boulevards and bustling market district. Take the scenic bicycle track along the River Torrens. Skirt our broad city perimeters at your own pace.
This free bike scheme allows you to travel anywhere within Adelaide's city limits. All you need is a driver’s licence, proof of identity card or passport.
Hiring an Adelaide City Bike entitles you to comp...
The Adelaide Convention Centre provides international-class facilities, quality, efficiency and excellence, ranked twice amongst the world’s top 10, 300,000 people plus pass through its doors each year.
It caters for meetings of 30, conference of 3,500 or cocktail party for 5,000. It boasts more than 10,0000 square metres of pillarless floor space, with a catwalk height of 11 metres above floor level. This space can be divided into six soundproofed halls and provide an exhibition capacity of 40...
Celebrating its 35th birthday in 2008 and situated in the heart of the city, the Adelaide Festival Centre was the first multi-purpose arts centre built in Australia and maintains its status as South Australia’s creative hub - the place where people and ideas connect with each other.
You’ll always find something to see and do at the Adelaide Festival Centre, whether it’s theatre, dance, music, opera, visual art, markets, children’s theatre, and much more. It is also home to three annual festiva...
Take a walk around the Adelaide Gaol and unlock a piece of South Australia's history. On a guided or self-guided tour you will see aspects of prison life as was in South Australia over a period of 147 years - between 1841 and 1988.
Several sections of the original cellblocks are still standing for you to explore, as well as many later additions including the 'New Building' - built in 1879! A tour takes you through the cellblocks, exercise yards, the hanging tower and graves area. Between 1840 a...
Discover the Adelaide Hills' most unique and intimate wineries and cellar doors in Australia's most beautiful and vibrant wine region. Take the breathtaking climb from Adelaide. In just 20 minutes from the city centre, you are here and feeling it.
Use all of your senses to get in touch with what beats at the heart of this region - our wines and our winemakers. The climate, which coolly nurtures the vines, provides fruit of fresh, clean and unforgettable flavour.
Adelaide Hills Market is an indoor market, which features fresh produce, gourmet food and other exciting arts and crafts, selected from producers in and around the region and a great coffee shop.
Now there's even more reason to linger as the Adelaide Hills Market expands to showcase a unique approach to modern lifestyle decoration and home wares through its new Gallery at the Market.
Contemporary art overlooks a unique range of furniture, clothing and home wares from talented artists and desig...
The Adelaide Hills Petanque Club is a community run sporting club offering fun, comradery and personal challenges for all members of our community. We have been around for nearly 10 years and have grown a membership base to approximately 60.
Petanque is a unique sport in that it can be played by nearly all ages and physical abilities/disabilities at the same time. It can also be a game that can be played at everyone's convenience as we play all year round and team committal is far from mandator...
Adelaide Hills Wine Cellar offers a range of regional wines from the growers and producers of the Adelaide Hills who are not represented by their own Cellar Door. Arguably we have the largest number of Adelaide Hills Wines available for tasting in one convenient location.
Our Cellar Door provides tasting and sales of more than 50 wines from over 16 producers. We offer tastings of premium Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Shiraz, Pinot Noir, Arneis, Vermentino and rarities like Negro Amaro.
The Adelaide Himeji Garden was built to symbolise the bonds of friendship between the City of Adelaide and the Himeji Region of Japan. It was opened on 3 April 1985.
The Adelaide City Council resolved in 1982 to make a symbolic garden which might help the people of Adelaide to understand the culture of the Japanese. Osmond Gardens on South Terrace was chosen as the site as it is easily accessible and contains many fine trees, although not all of them are native to Japan.
Adelaide Oval is widely regarded as the most picturesque test cricket ground in the world, with St Peter's Cathedral rising behind an elegant Edwardian scoreboard and Moreton Bay fig trees at the northern end.
See cricket memorabilia at the Adelaide Oval Museum and learn about some of the oval's other rich sporting history, including football. The museum is located on the first level of the Sir Donald Bradman Stand.
Take a tour of the oval - you'll see the Sir Donald Bradman Stand, Scoreboard,...
Adelaide Shores Golf Park has two 18-hole public courses. It is situated within the 135-hectare Adelaide Shores reserve at West Beach, which also includes two award-winning accommodation properties, a boat haven, sports grounds, a skate and BMX park, mini golf and a driving range.
The par 72 Patawalonga Course is a championship style links course with mature trees and water hazards. The par 60 Executive course can also be played as a par 3 layout.
The Adelaide Showground hosts over 100 events each year, including the South Australian Caravan and Camping Show, Big Day Out, various home-style expos and the Royal Adelaide Wine Show. It is home to the Adelaide Showground Farmers Market every Sunday morning and will host the BMX World Championships in 2009. The Adelaide Showground is the venue for the Royal Adelaide Show, South Australia's largest community event held from the first Friday in September each year. As South Australia's most vers...
Head to the Adelaide Showground Farmers Market for fresh, regional and seasonal produce. Its a vibrant place where farmers and producers sell their goods direct to you. You'll find freshly harvested fruit and vegetables and quality, locally made goods at affordable prices, demonstration kitchen with visiting chefs and activities for the children.
The Adelaide Showground Farmers Market supports small family farms, agricultural diversity and consumer choice.
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. The 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 our website to view our concert events calendar. Alternatively contact us ...
Adelaide Zoo is home to over 1,800 animals and almost 300 species of exotic and native mammals, birds, reptiles and fish exhibited in 8 hectares of magnificent botanic surroundings.
The Zoo’s major exhibits are the Immersion -South East Asian Rainforest, Seal Bay, Australian Rainforest Wetlands walk-through aviary, Nocturnal House, Reptile House, Little Creatures and the Children’s Zoo. Zookeepers provide daily animal feeds and keeper talks. Adelaide Zoo free walking tours run throughout the...
Adelaide's Underwater Heritage Trail interprets four shipwrecks located in Gulf St Vincent - the Grecian, Zanoni, Star of Greece and Norma.
These wrecks represent a variety of vessels associated with trade and development in South Australia during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and span the period of British shipbuilding from 1841 to 1893.
The remains demonstrate the four major types of materials used in sailing vessel construction during that era - wood, composite (wood and iro...
Witness the amazing wild forces of nature. A viewing platform and boardwalk around the cliff face leads visitors to the spectacular natural arch sculptured by the sea, where New Zealand fur seals can be seen frolicking in the surf or resting on the rocks.
View Remarkable Rocks, another of nature's wild sculptures, the Cape du Couedic Lighthouse and Light keepers cottages and Weirs Cove, the original landing site for the lighthouse settlement.
The park provides visitors with the opportunity to...
A stone cairn marks the spot where Captain Matthew Flinders stepped ashore on 10 March 1802. The cairn was built in 1967 and named after Alan McLellan, an early historian of Port Augusta. The lookout is situated in Whiting Parade at the end of Edinburgh Terrace, and provides a good view of the Spencer Gulf, the Northern and Thomas Playford Power Stations and the picturesque Flinders and Bluff Ranges.
One of the Adelaide Hills's most historic hotels, the Aldgate Pump Hotel offers full table service for its lunch and dinner a la carte menus.
Cool days can be spent indoors by the open fires, while the days of summer are best spent in one of the region's favourite beer gardens. Private functions can be arranged. The hotel provides parking and access for the disabled. Facilities also include gaming machines and TAB.
Established in 1979, Aldinga Bay Winery is situated on the Fleurieu Peninsula of South Australia under the picturesque hills of Sellicks and two and a half kilometres from the beautiful sandy beaches of Aldinga Bay.
The cellar door provides an excellent opportunity for visitors to experience premium wines produced from traditional and alternative grape varieties.
Alexander Cameron (1810 - 1881) known widely as the king of Penola, is remembered as being the first squatter in the district and founder of the town. Cameron has been commemorated by a life-sized bronze statue by John Dowie, erected by public subscription in Church beside his Royal Oak Hotel.
Alexandrina Cheese Company is situated amidst our working dairy farm located in Mount Jagged, near Mount Compass, in the heart of the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia.
We make cheeses and other dairy produce using the highest quality milk produced by our Jersey cows. Jersey milk is renowned for its full flavour and rich creamy quality. Our handmade produce is made using traditional methods supported with the combined knowledge of four generations of farmers and cheese makers.
Alligator Gorge within Mount Remarkable National Park is the premier natural attraction in the Southern Flinders Ranges. This spectacular gorge cuts through ancient quartzite by the Alligator Creek is easily accessible to visitors. Toilet, picnic area and barbeques are provided for visitors who can spend an hour or a full day on the network of walking trails surrounding the gorge. Wildflowers and native orchids are abundant through spring.
Accommodation is available at Alligator Lodge (sleeps e...
Enjoy the best of both worlds at the historic Alma Hotel. Built in 1856, the Alma Hotel at Willunga has all the character and charm of a by-gone era.
Melinda and Jason McCauley welcome you to come and enjoy our great value meals served seven days a week for lunch and dinner, ice-cold beer and a selection of local wines. There is also a fully stocked bottle shop, PubTAB, South Australia Lotteries, automatic teller machine, gaming room and beer garden.
Located in the heart of picturesque McLaren Vale lies the highly renowned and much visited Almond Carriage Cafe and Wine Bar. The second carriage of two vintage rail cars lies in the middle of the Main Street of world acclaimed McLaren Vale. This 1908 vintage centenary rail carriage once serviced the Adelaide to Willunga passenger service, now it permanently adorns the Main Street, retro-fitted as a cafe, wine bar, old fashioned milk bar and so much more.
The warmth, charm and relaxed atmosphere of Almond Grove Crafts strikes you as soon as you enter the beautiful well lit shop. You will find yourself surrounded by an extensive range of quilting and patchwork lines, fabrics, patterns, kits, wooden products and gift ideas - something for everyone's taste and abilities.
The owner Tricia deCaux's passion for patchwork and quilting led her to open Almond Grove Crafts in May 2000. Since that time the business has experienced rapid growth and also ...
Almondco Almond Hut opened for business on 1 July 2004 and is part of Almondco Australia Ltd, situated on the Sturt Highway, Renmark. Almondco Almond Hut was established when there was a need to provide sale of almonds and almond products to both locals and tourist. Almondco is now in its 60th year of operation and was formed for almond growers by almond growers.
Suppliers were contacted and value added products were purchased back. These included local home based, small business as well as lar...
Costing a total of 11,000 Pounds to build, Althorpe Island's Lighthouse was made out of a mixture of limestone and hard sandstone quarried from the Island. Powered by twin diesel generator sets and a 120 volt 1000 watt Tungsten Halogen lamp, it was first lit on 14 February 1879 and continued to shine for 112 years.
Standing 15 metres tall and 91 metres above sea level, the light reached 24 nautical miles into Investigator Strait, and displayed a 0.1 second flash every seven seconds. The light w...
Amberainbow Pony Rides offer pony rides and or hire for children's birthday parties, social and sporting clubs, corporate and charity functions. We have been providing pony rides/hire for children 1988. We come to you! The smiles on the faces of the children as the pony arrives say it all. For some children, just putting their feet into the stirrup and getting onto a pony is even more fun than riding the pony itself! We don’t just bring along a plain ordinary pony either...we dress the pony up! ...
Limoncello is a traditional Italian lemon liqueur, which you can enjoy as an aperitif mixed with champagne or simply poured over a bed of crushed ice or mixed with tonic water.
The Ambra Limoncello range of liqueurs includes lemon, orange, strawberry and chocolate flavours.
At our Thebarton tasting outlet and showroom you can taste our range of liqueurs and purchase them.
The unique Andamooka Dukes Bottlehouse has been built from discarded beer bottles and is now a museum featuring displays of opal related mining equipment, opals and historical artefacts. Entry to the museum is via the Australia Post Office shop.
Information and visits can also be arranged to view the small White Dam Opal Field settlement. Since opal was first discovered in 1965, this field has produced some of the area's finest gemstones. While at the settlement you can also see the late Bil...
Marron - the island’s prized freshwater crayfish - doesn’t come any fresher. Visitors can take a tour of the modern fish farm and select a marron of their choice to be cooked by the cafe’s talented gourmet chef. A range of hot and cold marron dishes are available, together with various other meals, which are cooked with native herbs grown on the farm. Herbs such as lemon myrtle, mountain pepper gives the meals an exclusively Australian flavour.
Of course, such a meal isn’t really complete witho...
The Angas Park Retail Shop is situated at the top end of the main street of Angaston, a lovely little village nestled in the heart of South Australia's Barossa Valley; look for the bright yellow sign out front.
Upon entry you will be immediately greeted with a warm and genuine welcome by friendly staff that know the meaning of good old-fashioned service. The next thing to assail your senses will be the mouth-watering aroma of the delectable products just waiting for you to discover, some of whi...
Angaston Cottage Industries was started in 1972 by a group of local women keen to use surplus local produce and show off their creative talent. Today the shop stocks a range of homemade goods, homegrown produce and crafts from over 300 contributors.
We have a large selection of homemade jam, pickles, sauces, biscuits and cakes. We have anything from rose petal jam to Shiraz grape sauce. hand knitted jumpers, socks, gloves and caps are always popular, as our children's toys and our fairy section...
St Agnes Cellars at Tea Tree Gully stands as a lasting monument to Dr WT Angove, founder of Angove's Winemakers and Distillers, established in 1886. The site is the home of Australia's number one, St Agnes Brandy.
Today Angove's is one of a small band of substantial Australian wine companies to remain family owned and operated. The family tradition continues with fifth generation family member Victoria Angove now working in the business. While the original stone winery still exists, the site no...
The tradition began in 1886 when Dr William Thomas Angove first experimented with vines, winemaking and distilling. From these humble beginnings, Angove's has grown to be placed among the most successful family-owned wine enterprises in Australia. The success is largely due to patience and persistence and these values form the cornerstone of the Angove's winemaking approach. Angove's welcomes visitors to sample and purchase from the wide range of products marketed by the company, including St Ag...
Anlaby Station was first settled in 1839 by the Dutton family. Originally, the station consisted of 160,000 acres or 25 miles long by 10 miles wide.
The station was world famous for its Merino wool, which dated back to 1839 when Mr F.H. Dutton brought 18,000 mixed sheep from New South Wales. Many years of breeding with local and imported stock followed and at its height, Anlaby was the scene of 30 shearers, shearing 50,000 to 60,000 sheep at a shearing. Anlaby was also the first Merino sheep an...
The Anna Creek Painted Hills is a spectacular and recently discovered section of the pristine Breakaways country in the far north of South Australia. Breakaway country appears around Coober Pedy, Oodnadatta, Copper Hills, Arckaringa Hills, William Creek and Evelyn Downs.
The Anna Creek Painted Hills offers an amazing sight by air. It is a rocky outcrop of large and small hills, which emerge suddenly out of a flat, desert landscape. The area can only be accessed by air, due to its fragility and...