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Attractions in Northern Territory

Galleries, gardens, museums and lookouts across Northern Territory, with nearby venue accessibility details shown where available.

27 attractions listed in NT

Aboriginal Bush Traders

Darwin City, NT

Aboriginal Bush Traders, connecting you with unique, authentic and ethical cultural products and experiences; supporting local indigenous artists, businesses and micro-enterprises. A retail store that melds high quality gift, art and authentic indigenous product experiences. Aboriginal Bush Traders is 100% not-for-profit, and provides avenues for Indigenous people wanting to engage in economic activities in a sustainable way. We specialise in unique, authentic and ethically-sourced products from across the Northern Territory.

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Adelaide House Museum

Alice Springs, NT

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.

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Adelaide River Pioneer Cemetery

Adelaide River, NT

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.

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Adelaide River Railway Siding and Railway Bridge

Adelaide River, NT

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.

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Administrator’s Offices and Cell Block

Darwin, NT

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.

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Albert Namatjira Memorial

Namatjira, NT

The Albert Namatjira Memorial was funded, designed and constructed by friends and supporters of a famous Australian artist. Namatjira, a landscape artist, captured the remarkable scenery of central Australia in a distinctive style that has become internationally renowned as the Hermannsburg School of water colour painting. The associations of the memorial with Albert Namatjira and, importantly, his continued presence as a part of the history of Hermannsburg and central Australia, along with the personalities of Rex Batterbee, Pastor F W Albrecht and others, provide a tangible acknowledgment of the life of a famous Australian. The Memorial is valued by the local Aboriginal community as a symbol of the recognition of this important Aboriginal artist by non-Aboriginal Australians. The memorial consists of a monument about 6m tall, constructed of local red sandstone set on a concrete base. A plaque has been installed on the north side of the monument and reads: This is the landscape that inspired the artist Albert Namatjira 28-7-1902 - 8-8-1959 The memorial was unveiled on 22 July 1962 by the then Minister for Territories, the Honourable Paul Hasluck.

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Albert Namatjira’s House

Hermannsburg, NT

Albert Namatjira’s house was constructed by the great artist himself with the help of other local men in 1944, after the success of an exhibition in Melbourne. Built of local materials, the house reflected the style, materials and techniques used at Hermannsburg Mission over many years. Namatjira and his family lived in the house for only five years before they moved out for cultural reasons following the death of a child, after which relatives cared for the house. Following renovation in 1971 and conservation work in 1986, it was used as a small museum and craft outlet. The house is significant for its associations with the man who gained national and international fame. That fame and its many obligations eventually took its toll on his health and life, however his works remain a vital part of the heritage of the Northern Territory and Australia.

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Albertini

Darwin City, NT

Albertini is a concept label featuring Aboriginal printed fabrics from remote communities of the Northern Territory, Australia. Each gown is unique in print, design or colour and identifies the artist and art centre to its artwork. Australian wearable art which you can proudly showcase as an original fashion statement. Albertini offers a range of styles from casual wear, day wear and evening couture pieces. Incorporating the art work from the Indigenous artist, each piece has its own identity with a story behind its creation. Fabrics are printed by the artist using their own art work, then given back to designer Adriana, who develops the garments to best incorporate the print.

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Alcoota Fossil Beds

Anmatjere, NT

The Alcoota Fossil Beds are of particular importance in providing evidence for the evolution of the Northern Territory's fauna and climate. They are a unique occurrence of well-preserved, often rare, Tertiary vertebrate fossils, the study of which will furnish a better understanding of the modern Australian fauna. They are also significant as a research and teaching site for palaeontology students and for containing the type locality of the Waite Formation. The beds are one of only three known vertebrate fossil sites in the Northern Territory, the others being Bullock Creek Fossil Site on Camfield Station and the Kangaroo Well Site on Deep Well Station. This site has a rich concentration of vertebrate fossils dating to the late Miocene period (about 8 million years old) and contains an abundance of aquatic and stream-bank species. The fossil deposit consists of a series of bone-bearing lenses on a single horizon. The individual lenses are only about 1 metre across but extend for about 170 metres. Fossils from a wide range of marsupials, birds and crocodiles are present including anatids (duck), pheonicopterid (flamingo), diprotodontids (wombat-like marsupials), dasyurids, varanids (large goanna-like reptiles), thylacinid (thylacine-like animal) and crocodylids.

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Alexander Forest Memorial

Larrimah, NT

The memorial consists of a pyramid-shaped concrete base with an Oppenhiemer telegraph pole acting as a central post surrounded by a steel fence. There is a large layby area off the highway for parking and a pathway leads from the layby to the memorial. This pathway is defined by fencing.

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Alice Springs Desert Park

Flynn, NT

Alice Springs Desert Park; where the desert comes alive! The deserts are rich with life with thousands of stories to be explored. Experience the spirit of a living culture; explore a vibrant botanic wonderland and get up close with outback animals and characters that epitomise the fun and adventurous spirit of the red centre. Walk the Desert Park and immerse yourself in the beauty and mystery of Australia's deserts as you wander through the ancient landscapes from dry riverbeds to dense woodlands full of life. Experience the night during the day in the Nocturnal House and see animals once found in abundance across the desert. Be inspired by ancient living cultures and feel the spirit with local Aboriginal guides at daily presentations. Marvel at the energy and adrenaline of free flying birds as they soar through crystal blue skies. At night, come spotlighting on a Nocturnal Tour. Spotlight endangered animals of the desert in the foothills of the MacDonnell Ranges. Download the new free audio tours from the website. Located seven kilometres from the centre of Alice Springs, the gateway to the MacDonnell Ranges.

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Alice Springs General Cemetery

Araluen, NT

The Alice Springs General Cemetery is of significance to the Territory and is valued by the community principally as the last resting place of many individuals and families who played an important pioneering role in the development of the Territory's pastoral, mining and transport industries, arts and culture, and the areas of education, law and order. Individuals interred in the Cemetery include noted Aboriginal artist Albert Namatjira and Territory architect, Beni Carr Glynn Burnett. Although not officially proclaimed as a Cemetery until 1949, burials occurred between 1933 up until 1995 when the cemetery was closed with exceptions. The relatively open, simple, yet formal Cemetery layout is a reminder that even after the arrival of the railway in 1929 life in the Centre continued to be characterised by harsh and basic conditions.

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Alice Springs Golf Club

Alice Springs, NT

The Alice Springs Golf Club is one of the finest desert golf courses in the world. The manicured greens contrast vividly with the surrounding desert and MacDonnell Ranges. The course itself is challenging by virtue of the narrow fairways, which means that when you land in the rough, it truly is rough. The Alice Springs Golf Club is appointed with all the facilities one would expect of a top club including a golf pro shop, motorised buggies, a fully licensed clubhouse and Bunkers Restaurant. Please note that green fees do apply should you wish to take on the Alice Springs Golf Course.

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Alice Springs Heritage Precinct

Alice Springs, NT

The heritage precinct contains many of the town's noted heritage buildings including the former Alice Springs Gaol, Stuart Park, and a number of buildings constructed between 1938-1944. The construction of the buildings in the heritage precinct illustrates arid zone design principles, which is reflected in the enclosed verandahs of lightweight construction. These provided spaces for summer sleeping and summer evening living and heavy concrete block construction to core areas of the house provided a cool interior for summer day time living and for winter sleeping.

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Alice Springs Public Library

Alice Springs, NT

Alice Springs Public Library is an essential part of the Central Australian community. A vibrant hub for people to hang out, work, study and attend a vast array of events, the library welcomes everyone to enjoy its relaxed atmosphere and extensive collection. The Library is home to the Alice Springs Collection, a special collection of materials which relate to the historical, scientific and cultural heritage of Central Australia. The Alice Springs Collection is a reference collection, meaning items are not available for loan but can be viewed in the Library during regular opening hours. The library offers a number of regular events including Preschool Story Time, Baby Rhyme time, Music and Movement, Vr-fternoons, Lego and Chess clubs. Check out the facebook page for more information.

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Alice Springs Reptile Centre

Alice Springs, NT

Alice Springs Reptile Centre specialises in things that hiss and slither, which are rare, impossible, or undesirable to come across in the wild. Home to over 100 reptiles, the centre displays its inhabitants in recreations of their natural environment. Enter the Gecko Cave to see the different species of this diminutive and shy lizard from around Alice Springs, the Barkly Tablelands and the Top End. View Terry the Saltwater Crocodile through glass underground, which gives you a glimpse into his underwater world and offers great photo opportunities. See huge Goannas such as the Perentie as well as the show-off Frill-neck Lizards and desert-dwelling Thorny Devils. Handle a Python or see the lizards being fed. Some of the world’s most venomous snakes, including Inland Taipans, Brown Snakes, Death Adders and Mulga (King Brown) snakes are on display, safely behind glass. If you’re visiting during the cooler months (May to August), the recommended viewing times are between 11am and 3pm when the reptiles are most active. Schedule your visit around an interactive talk and handling session with one of our knowledgeable and passionate staff members, which are conducted daily.

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Alice Springs School of the Air Visitor Centre

Alice Springs, NT

For 75 years, the Alice Springs School of the Air has been pioneering education across the Australian Outback. Established in 1951, it revolutionised distance education through the use of HF radio, connecting some of Australia's most remote students to their teachers and classmates. As the world's first School of the Air, it remains unlike any other school on Earth — truly 'None of a Kind'. Today lessons are delivered online, a transition the school began in the early 2000s as it continued its tradition of innovation and leadership in remote education. Located just 3.5 kilometres from the centre of Alice Springs, the Visitor Centre brings to life this unique chapter of Australian history and an integral part of childhood in the Outback. Visitors have the opportunity to discover the story of "The World's Largest Classroom," learn about life on remote stations and communities, and share in the dreams, achievements, and journeys of generations of Outback students. The centre showcases the world-renowned innovations that have made this uniquely Australian school a global leader in distance education. Join them for a tour. This experience includes a film presentation, a guided tour that provides an insight into the history, groundbreaking technologies and teaching methods that enable students to overcome the challenges of time, distance, and isolation.

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Alice Springs Telegraph Station Historical Reserve

Alice Springs, NT

The Alice Springs Telegraph Station Historical Reserve preserves the original stone buildings of The Telegraph Station, which have been restored with furnishings and artefacts from the early 1900s. Visit the historic precinct to wander through the grounds and buildings and use the special franking stamp to post a letter at the post office. Set against the magnificent MacDonnell Ranges, the reserve is also a popular place for a walk, picnic and watching wildlife. Remote trails are popular with mountain bike enthusiasts. The Alice Springs Telegraph Station is the best preserved of the 12 stations along the Overland Telegraph Line, which was established in 1872 to relay messages between Darwin and Adelaide. The reserve marks the original site of the Alice Springs settlement, which took its name after the waterhole a short distance to the east of the station. The Station operated for 60 years, then served as a school for Aboriginal children. Located 4 kilometres north of Alice Springs, the reserve is accessible by two-wheel drive vehicle. There's a shared walking and cycling track into the reserve from the Stuart Highway and the Todd River. Entry to the reserve is free but an entry fee applies to the historic precinct.

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Anbangbang Billabong

Kakadu, NT

Soak up the serenity of Anbangbang Billabong on this short circular walk with Burrungkuy (Nourlangie) forming a spectacular backdrop. This is an easy, quiet walk through savanna woodlands and paperbark forest, all framing a billabong teeming with bird life. This is one of Kakadu's most attractive billabongs. 2.5 km loop | Allow 1 hour. Dry season access only: Trail may open in stages depending on water levels. A park pass is required to enter Kakadu National Park. Save time on your holiday and purchase your Kakadu park pass online before you leave home.

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Anna’s Reservoir Conservation Reserve

Anmatjere, NT

Anna’s Reservoir was critical to the success of explorer John McDouall Stuart, who discovered, described and named it in April 1860. He visited the reservoir on the forward and return journeys of each of his attempts to reach the north coast. Returning from his final (successful) expedition in September 1862, the availability of water and grass at Anna’s Reservoir – at a time when Stuart himself was critically ill and the surrounding areas parched – enabled completion of the journey. The reservoir played an important part in the epic 1879–1880 journey by Alfred Giles, overlanding 8000 sheep and 4000 cattle to establish Springvale near Katherine. Anna’s Reservoir homestead ruins are highly significant because of their association with the Barrow Creek Pastoral Company venture, the most ambitious enterprise of its kind in Central Australia. Billy Benstead, manager of the venture, chose Anna’s Reservoir as the site of the station homestead in early 1884. The ruins are emblematic of one of the few documented cases in which Aboriginal resistance forced a withdrawal of white settlement. Anna’s Reservoir remains an important wildlife watering hole.

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Anzac Hill Memorial

Alice Springs, NT

The Anzac Hill Memorial was unveiled on 25 April 1934 (Anzac Day) and was originally dedicated to all those members of the armed services who had paid the supreme sacrifice during World War I. It has now become a memorial to all those who have served in the defence of their country during all wars in which Australia has participated. Anzac Hill is also of significance to the local Arrernte people, who know it as "Untyeyetwelye".

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Aqua Park Darwin

Darwin City, NT

Come on down to Aqua Park at the Darwin Waterfront where you will experience an adventure like no other in the NT. Swim, run, jump, flip, climb, bounce and slide your way through four metre high floating inflatable obstacles that will leave you laughing and wanting to come back for more.

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Aquascene Fish Feeding Sanctuary and Cafe

Larrakeyah, NT

Aquascene is Darwin's number one fish feeding experience and top-rated Darwin tourist attraction. Located at Doctors Gully just minutes from Darwin CBD, Aquascene Fish Feeding has been one of the best things to do in Darwin since 1955. Hand-feed fish in Darwin's calm tropical waters — wild barramundi, mullet, milkfish, catfish and batfish come right up to you at high tide. It's a safe, magical and unforgettable Darwin wildlife experience for all ages. One of the most popular Darwin family activities and Darwin kids activities, Aquascene is perfect for families, school groups, tour groups and visitors looking for what to do in Darwin. Consistently rated among the best things to do in Darwin with kids on TripAdvisor. Open daily at high tide — check the website for today's fish feeding Darwin session times and online bookings. The Gully Cafe on-site serves coffee, snacks and light meals. Gift vouchers available.

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Arltunga Historical Reserve

Hale, NT

Located 110km east of Alice Springs in the East MacDonnell Ranges, the historic town of Arltunga was officially Central Australia’s first town and once supported up to 3,000 people. Arltunga was born out of a gold rush in 1887, when alluvial gold was discovered in a dry creek bed. Fortune seekers had to travel 600km from the Oodnadatta railhead, often on foot, to seek their fortune in a harsh environment. At the time, Alice Springs consisted of just the Overland Telegraph Station, and was little more than an outpost that had expanded as it became the supply base of Arltunga. Mining activity continued in the area for 30 years. Today you can relive the heyday of Arltunga at the Historical Reserve, where the remains of mines, old miner’s camps and stone buildings (some of which have been restored), are preserved for the public to explore. Drivers are advised the road to Arltunga includes 33km of gravel road. The fossicking area is located outside the reserve, however you can pan for gold in the visitor centre’s courtyard display. The Visitor Centre provides visitors with a detailed understanding of the Reserve’s past.

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