Adelaide Further Distractions
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.
North Terrace
Tel: (08) 8222 9311.
Website: www.environment.sa.gov.au/botanicgardens
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.
Lipton Street, North Adelaide
Tel: (08) 8341 1690.
Website: www.natrailmuseum.org.au
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