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Things to see in Adelaide

Tourist information: 

The South Australian Visitor & Travel Centre
18 King William Street
Tel: 1300 655 276.
www.southaustralia.com

This is the main tourist information centre in Adelaide: it has plenty of maps, offers travel advice, and can make bookings. There's also an information booth on the corner of Rundle Mall and King William Street.

The Port Adelaide Visitor Information Centre is at 66 Commercial Road, Port Adelaide (tel: 1 800 629 888) and the Glenelg Visitor Information Centre is on the foreshore (tel: (08) 8294 5833).

Adelaide Zoo

Adelaide Zoo features lots of Australian favourites as well as exotics from overseas. It is home to over 3,400 animals and almost 300 species, many of them endangered ones.

Opening Times: Daily 0930-1700.
Admission Fees: Yes.
Disabled Access: Yes
Unesco: No
Address: Frome Road, Adelaide, Australia
Telephone: (08) 8267 3255.
Website: www.zoossa.com.au/adelaide-zoo
Art Gallery of South Australia

Adelaide's most important art gallery houses an extensive collection of Australian works with a particularly good selection of colonial paintings. There is also space dedicated to international pieces, contemporary art, tapestry, ceramics, and touring exhibitions.

Opening Times: Daily 1000-1700.
Admission Fees: Yes.
Disabled Access: Yes
Unesco: No
Address: North Terrace, Adelaide, Australia
Telephone: (08) 8207 7000.
Website: www.artgallery.sa.gov.au
Botanic Gardens of Adelaide

Nice avenues of trees, duck ponds, a rose garden, palm house and a dome full of rainforest trees make these refreshing gardens good for a stroll. The bicentennial conservatory, affectionately known as 'the pasty' by locals, houses a collection of rare and endangered tropical rainforest species.

Opening Times: Mon-Fri 0715-1900, Sat-Sun 0900 -1900(Dec-Jan); Mon-Fri 0715-1830, Sat-Sun 0900-1830 (Feb-Mar and Oct-Nov); Mon-Fri 0715-1800, Sat-Sun 0900-1800 (Apr and Sept); Mon-Fri 0715-1730, Sat-Sun 0900-1730 (May and Aug); Mon-Fri 0715-1700, Sat-Sun 0900-1700 (Jun-July).
Admission Fees: No.
Disabled Access: Yes
Unesco: No
Address: North Terrace, Adelaide, Australia
Telephone: (08) 8222 9311.
Website: www.environment.sa.gov.au/botanicgardens
National Aboriginal Cultural Institute - Tandanya

There are plenty of Aboriginal works of art on display here, some from very remote communities. Other exhibits, and tours, give an insight into Aboriginal culture, while a shop gives you the chance to take some art back home.

Opening Times: Daily 1000-1700.
Admission Fees: No (except for cultural performances).
Disabled Access: No
Unesco: No
Address: 253 Grenfell Street, Adelaide, Australia
Telephone: (08) 8244 3200.
Website: www.tandanya.com.au
National Railway Museum

The historic Goods Shed Platform located on the site of the old Port Adelaide Railway Station houses one of the best undercover collections of rolling stock and railway memorabilia in Australia, including some 20 engines. Entrance includes a train ride.

Opening Times: Daily 1000-1700.
Admission Fees: Yes.
Disabled Access: No
Unesco: No
Address: Lipson Street, North Adelaide, Australia
Telephone: (08) 8341 1690.
Website: www.natrailmuseum.org.au
National Wine Centre of Australia

Directly opposite the Botanic Gardens, the National Wine Centre of Australia is worth checking out for the architecture alone. The modern building is home to an award-winning interactive exhibition, Wine Discovery Journey , a state-of-the-art Australian wine industry showcase which examines everything from winemaking to the role of wine in history, and even matching food and wine. The centre is also home to the National Wine Education and Training Centre, which runs various wine appreciation courses, and there is a café on site offering fine Australian wines to taste and/or purchase.

Opening Times: Mon-Fri 0900-1700, Sat-Sun 1000-1700.
Admission Fees: Yes.
Disabled Access: No
Unesco: No
Address: Corner of Botanic and Hackney Roads, Adelaide, Australia
Telephone: (08) 8303 3355.
Website: www.wineaustralia.com.au
The Migration Museum

An intimate museum that tells the tale of early Australia, including South Australia's convict history, as well as subsequent waves of immigration.

Opening Times: Mon-Fri 1000-1700, Sat-Sun 1300-1700.
Admission Fees: No (except for tours).
Disabled Access: No
Unesco: No
Address: 82 Kintore Avenue, Adelaide, Australia
Telephone: (08) 8207 7580.
Website: www.history.sa.gov.au/migration/about.htm
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