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The guide was updated: 2020-01-13

Adelaide is a new city in an old land, founded as a British colony in 1836 and now the capital of South Australia. Today, its rich mix of diverse cultures has adapted a relaxed and cosmopolitan lifestyle amidst green parks as well as 30km of beaches stretching along its suburbs. The city is famous for its al fresco eating culture and it is the centre of the Australian wine industry, with some of the best food and drinks in the world.

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Population:	1.3 million
Currency:	1 Australian Dollar = 100 cents
Search Accommodation:	Hotels »
Emergency numbers:	000
Newspapers:	The Advertiser Sunday Mail Messenger Newspapers The Australian The Weekend Australian
Opening hours:	General shop hours are Monday-Friday 9am-5.30pm, Saturday 9am-5pm and most major outlets are also open on Sundays 11am-5pm.
Tourist information:	South Australian Visitor Information Centre 108 North Terrace, Adelaide +1 300 764 227 (within Australia) / +61 88 463 469 4 (international) Adelaide Visitor Information Centre Rundle Mall 9 James Place, Adelaide +61 130 058 814 0

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Adelaide is easy to get around and offers a wide variety of attractions for all ages. Learn more about the history of the country at South Australian Museum or the Migration Museum; if you long for the beaches, take the tram to Glenelg, a popular seaside suburb. To top it all off, Adelaide's Cleland Wildlife Park is among the select few places in the world where you can hold a koala.

Botanic Gardens

Botanic Gardens

Opened in 1857, the Botanic Gardens modelled on English gardens and it features plenty of native trees and plants. The Bicentennial Conservatory that towers over the gardens houses a tropical rain forest environment and it is the largest glasshouse in whole Australia.

Art Gallery of South Australia

Art Gallery of South Australia

In the heart of the austere and monumental Victorian grandeur of Adelaide’s official buildings, this art gallery has a wide collection of Aboriginal art both traditional and contemporary, as well as colonial and modern Australian and British art.

South Australian Museum

South Australian Museum

The main focus of the museum is the astonishingly ancient history of the land of Australia, with the Origin Energy Fossil Gallery displaying some of the oldest fossils in the world. You will also find extensive exhibitions on Aboriginal history.

Migration Museum

Migration Museum

To get a true picture of the stories of the diverse ethnic groups that now make up the South Australian people, head for this museum full of fascinating personal stories of arrival in the new colony. Plus the story of the Aboriginal people.

Tandanya Arts Centre

Tandanya Arts Centre

Tandanya, the National Aboriginal Cultural Institute, was the first indigenous owned and managed arts centre in Australia, established in 1989. The institute has exhibitions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders art from across Australia.

National Wine Centre of Australia

National Wine Centre of Australia

The nearby Barossa Valley is Australia’s wine producing heartland, and this centre offers interactive exhibitions explaining the whole wine making process, plus wines to taste and buy. In addition, the surrounding wine yards are just beautiful to see and savour.

Festival Centre

Festival Centre

The Festival Centre was built in 1973, as the venue for the Adelaide Festival of Arts, which is the city’s major arts event since its inception in 1960. The large modernist theatre complex is still the heart of the festival and its theatres are open all year, hosting different events and activities – check out their schedule and stay tuned.

Adelaide Oval

Adelaide Oval

One of the most picturesque cricket grounds in the world, the Adelaide Oval, is home to the West End Redbacks, South Australia’s cricket team. It also hosts Aussie Rules football, rugby matches and concerts.

Glenelg

Glenelg

Glenelg is Adelaide’s most popular beach destination, always buzzing with people browsing through shops, dining at sidewalk cafés and enjoying the beach. The port is also well worth a visit, as well as the many events going on there all year.

Wine cellars

Wine cellars

Some of the most famous wine regions in the world are dotted across South Australia: from Shiraz in the Barossa and Riesling in the Clare Valley to the big reds of the Coonawarra, your wine holiday will be as rich and seamless as the wines themselves. You will find more than 200 cellar doors open for you within an hour drive away from Adelaide.

Cleland Wildlife Park

Cleland Wildlife Park

Cleland Wildlife Park has been a major tourist attraction since 1967, and it is a Conservation Park where you can interact with Australian wildlife. Here you can cuddle with a koala bear or hand-feed kangaroos and wallabies, while also seeing the famous waterfall Gully-Mount.

South Australian Maritime Museum

South Australian Maritime Museum

Explore SA Maritime Museum’s great nautical collection, which already began in 1872. Here you will get a better picture of the life at sea for those immigrating to Australia in the early years, as there is also a replica of a ship with lots of artefacts and passenger stories to hear.

Adelaide Zoo

Adelaide Zoo

With over 1,800 animals and 300 species, you will find yourself quite busy at Adelaide Zoo, learning more about animals like African lions, giant pandas, sea lions, kangaroos, American alligators, to only name a few. It is also interesting to know that the zoo is focusing on endangered and rare animals.

Dolphin Swim & Watch

Dolphin Swim & Watch

Temptation Sailing takes you to to the sea with a sailing catamaran, where you will get the chance to swim with wild dolphins or just watch these fascinating creatures in their natural habitat. This is once in a lifetime encounter, and a memory for life so do not forget yourcamera!

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