197 places to discover
Adelaide House Museum is a heritage-listed former hospital on Todd Street in central Alice Springs, Northern Territory. Built in 1926 to a design by Reverend John Flynn of the Australian Inland Mission, it was the town's first hospital. Now operated as a museum by the National Trust, it displays medical equipment, photographs and stories relating to early outback healthcare and the origins of the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
Adelaide River Jumping Crocodile Cruises are wildlife boat tours operating on the Adelaide River in the Coomalie Shire, about 60 km east of Darwin in the Northern Territory. The cruises are known for showcasing wild saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) jumping vertically from the water to take food offered by trained guides, providing close-up viewing and educational commentary in a natural wetland setting.
Adelaide River Markets is a community market located in the town of Adelaide River within the Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory, about 110 kilometres south of Darwin on the Stuart Highway. Held seasonally during the dry season, the market brings together local stallholders offering fresh produce, handmade crafts, plants, and prepared foods. It serves as a social hub for residents and visitors passing between Darwin and Katherine, reflecting the small-town character and rural lifestyle of the Adelaide River region.
The Adelaide River Railway Heritage Precinct is a heritage-listed railway complex on Railway Terrace in Adelaide River, Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory, about 114 km south of Darwin. Built in 1888 as part of the North Australia Railway, it preserves the original station building, goods shed, sidings and rolling stock. It is notable for its role in servicing the Pine Creek goldfields and as a vital logistics hub during World War II.
Adelaide River War Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery on the Stuart Highway at Adelaide River in Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory, about 114 kilometres south of Darwin. Established in 1942 to serve the large wartime military hospital and base area, it contains 434 burials including 63 civilians killed in the Bombing of Darwin. Set in manicured lawns with white headstones, Cross of Sacrifice and Stone of Remembrance, it is a formally maintained memorial to northern Australia's Second World War service personnel.
Alice Springs Desert Park is a wildlife and cultural park located 7 km west of Alice Springs on Larapinta Drive in the Northern Territory. Opened in 1997, it showcases three central Australian desert habitats – Desert Rivers, Sand Country and Woodland – with native animals, plants and bird presentations. It is notable for its nocturnal house, free-flying bird shows and Arrernte cultural interpretations.
The Alice Springs Old Gaol is a former correctional facility located at 2 Willshire Street, The Gap, in Alice Springs, Northern Territory. Operating as Her Majesty's Gaol and Labour Prison from 1964 to 1996, it is now a heritage-listed museum managed as a historic site. Notable for its preserved cell blocks, watchtowers and prison memorabilia, it offers insight into Central Australia's penal and social history and the evolution of correctional practices in the Northern Territory.
The Alice Springs Reptile Centre is a privately owned wildlife attraction in central Alice Springs, Northern Territory, displaying the largest collection of reptiles in Central Australia. Located on Stuart Terrace near the town centre, it houses more than 100 reptiles including Terry the saltwater crocodile, perentie goannas, frill-neck lizards and venomous snakes. Established in 2000, it focuses on education, conservation and close-up encounters with desert reptiles.
The Alice Springs School of the Air Visitor Centre in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, showcases the world's largest classroom providing distance education to children in remote Central Australia. Located on Head Street, it offers guided tours, live viewing of lessons during school terms, a film presentation and museum exhibits on the history of outback education since 1951. It is notable for demonstrating how radio and later internet technology connects isolated students across more than one million square kilometres.
The Alice Springs Telegraph Station Historical Reserve is the original site of Alice Springs, located 4 km north of the town centre in the Northern Territory. Established in 1871-1872 as a repeater station for the Australian Overland Telegraph Line linking Adelaide to Darwin, it preserves stone buildings, telegraph equipment and early settlement history. The reserve protects the permanent waterhole Tyuretye and offers museum displays, walking trails and insight into colonial communications and local Arrernte heritage.
Anzac Hill is a prominent memorial and lookout in central Alice Springs, Northern Territory. Located just north of the town centre, it features the Anzac Hill Memorial dedicated to Australian service members. The hill offers 360-degree panoramic views over Alice Springs, the Todd River valley and the MacDonnell Ranges, and is a focal point for Anzac Day commemorations and visitor sightseeing.
Aquascene is a wild fish feeding sanctuary located at Doctors Gully in Larrakeyah, Darwin, Northern Territory. Situated on a small sheltered beach, it is known for the daily high-tide arrival of hundreds of wild milkfish, mullet, barramundi and other tropical species that come close to shore to be hand-fed by visitors. Established as a community-run attraction, it offers a unique interactive wildlife experience within central Darwin.
The Araluen Arts Centre is the visual and performing arts centre of Central Australia, located in the Araluen Cultural Precinct on Larapinta Drive in Alice Springs, Northern Territory. Opened in 1984, it houses the Araluen Art Collection, including significant works by Albert Namatjira and contemporary Aboriginal artists, four galleries, a 500-seat theatre, and sculpture gardens. It serves as the region's principal public art gallery and performance venue.
Arltunga Historical Reserve is a preserved gold-mining ghost town in the East MacDonnell Ranges, about 110 kilometres east of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. Established after gold was discovered in 1887, it became Central Australia's first European settlement. The reserve protects ruins of the Government Battery, police station, hotel and miners' huts, plus mine shafts and a cemetery, illustrating early mining life in an arid landscape on Eastern Arrernte Country.
Banambarrnga / Rainbow Cliffs is a striking natural coastal formation in East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, near Nhulunbuy. The cliffs display vivid horizontal bands of white, red, orange and yellow created by mineral-rich sandstone layers. Located on Yolngu Country along a remote pristine beach, the site is notable for its dramatic colours, geological interest and cultural significance, and is accessible only with a permit and typically via guided 4WD tours.
Barranyi (North Island) National Park occupies North Island, the largest island of the Sir Edward Pellew Islands in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Northern Territory, about 30 km north of Borroloola. Jointly managed by Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory and the Yanyuwa Traditional Owners, it protects white sandy beaches, clear turquoise waters, dunes and woodlands. The park is notable for its remote island wilderness, Aboriginal cultural heritage, camping, fishing and wildlife including marine turtles and dugongs.
Batchelor Butterfly Farm is a small tropical butterfly attraction located at 8 Meneling Road in Batchelor, gateway town to Litchfield National Park in the Northern Territory's Coomalie Shire. It houses an enclosed tropical garden showcasing live native butterflies of the Top End, including the Cairns Birdwing and other species. Notable for its educational displays, breeding enclosures and guided interpretation, it offers visitors close observation of butterfly life cycles and Top End ecology.
Batchelor Museum is a small community museum in Batchelor, Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory, about 100 km south of Darwin and gateway to Litchfield National Park. Housed on Tarkarri Road, it preserves the town's uranium mining heritage from the Rum Jungle era, World War II history, and local Aboriginal and pastoral stories through photographs, artefacts, documents and mining memorabilia, offering visitors insight into the region's development.
Battery Hill Gold Mining and Heritage Centre is a heritage museum and former gold processing site on Peko Road in Tennant Creek, Barkly region, Northern Territory. Established to preserve the town's 1930s gold rush history, it centres on a restored 10-head stamp battery, the last of its type operating in Australia. The centre displays mining machinery, minerals, photographs and heritage buildings, illustrating Tennant Creek's development as a major goldfield.
Berry Springs Nature Park is a protected nature park in Berry Springs, about 47 kilometres south of Darwin in the Litchfield Municipality, Northern Territory. It is notable for its clear, spring-fed swimming pools set within monsoon forest and woodlands. The park is a popular day-use recreation area for swimming, picnicking and nature appreciation, and includes WWII heritage sites and walking tracks.
Bicentennial Park is a long, narrow coastal park stretching along The Esplanade in Darwin City, Northern Territory, overlooking Darwin Harbour. Established in 1988 to commemorate Australia's Bicentenary, it occupies a historic foreshore with World War II significance. The park features landscaped lawns, shaded trees, walking paths, memorials including the Darwin Cenotaph, and panoramic harbour views, serving as a central recreational and commemorative space in the city centre.
Bitter Springs is a natural thermal spring located in Elsey National Park near Mataranka in the Northern Territory, about 420 kilometres southeast of Darwin. The spring feeds a series of clear, warm pools fringed by palm and paperbark forest, maintaining a temperature around 34 degrees Celsius year-round. Managed by Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory, it is notable for its crystal-clear water, gentle current for floating, and accessibility within the national park.
Black Point Culture Centre is a small cultural facility at Black Point on the Cobourg Peninsula within Garig Gunak Barlu National Park in West Arnhem, Northern Territory. It interprets the natural and cultural heritage of the peninsula, including Aboriginal traditions of the Iwaidja people and the history of the early Victoria Settlement. The centre serves visitors to this remote coastal park and provides exhibits and information about the area's heritage.
Boggy Hole is a permanent waterhole on the Finke River within Finke Gorge National Park in the MacDonnell Region of the Northern Territory, about 86 kilometres south-west of Hermannsburg. Fed by the ancient Finke River, one of the world's oldest river systems, it forms a deep, scenic pool flanked by red cliffs and river red gums. It is a popular 4WD camping and swimming destination and holds cultural significance for the Western Arrernte people.
Bowali Visitor Centre is the main visitor and interpretive centre for Kakadu National Park, located on Kakadu Highway about 3 km from Jabiru in West Arnhem, Northern Territory. Operated by Parks Australia under joint management with Traditional Owners, it introduces visitors to the park's World Heritage-listed natural and cultural values through Aboriginal cultural displays, interpretive exhibits, films and information services.
The Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre is a Yolngu-owned art centre and museum located in the Aboriginal community of Yirrkala in East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. Established in 1976, it operates as a community-controlled art centre, gallery and digital archive known as the Mulka Project. It displays and sells bark paintings, larrakitj, carvings and prints by Yolngu artists and houses a museum collection documenting Yolngu culture and history.
Bula'bula Arts is an Aboriginal-owned art centre located in Ramingining in East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. Established in 1989, it represents Yolngu artists from Ramingining and surrounding homelands. The centre is renowned for bark paintings, hollow log memorial poles (larrakitj), woven fibre work and contemporary paintings, and plays a central role in maintaining and sharing Yolngu culture with visitors.
Buley Rockhole is a series of tiered rock pools on Florence Creek in Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory, about 100 kilometres southwest of Darwin. Formed by cascading water over sandstone ledges, it creates shallow, clear swimming holes surrounded by open woodland. Located near the northern entrance of the park, it is one of Litchfield's most accessible and popular swimming spots, known for its stepped pools and easy short walk from the car park.
Butterfly Gorge Nature Park is a small protected reserve located about 10 kilometres north of Katherine in the Victoria Daly region of the Northern Territory. Centred on a narrow sandstone gorge with a seasonal waterfall and plunge pool, the park is noted for the common crow butterflies that gather in the gorge during the dry season. It offers short walking access, swimming when conditions allow, and a tranquil natural setting near Katherine.
Cahills Crossing is a tidal causeway over the East Alligator River marking the boundary between Kakadu National Park and Arnhem Land in West Arnhem, Northern Territory. It is notable as one of Australia's most famous crocodile viewing locations, where saltwater crocodiles congregate at tidal changes. The crossing is only passable at low tide and is a key visitor viewpoint within Kakadu National Park.
Casuarina Coastal Reserve is a 1,500-hectare protected coastal area between Rapid Creek and Buffalo Creek in northern Darwin, Northern Territory. It protects sandy beaches, mangroves, paperbark forests and sandstone cliffs along the Beagle Gulf. Notable for Dripstone Caves, Lee Point and extensive walking and cycling trails, the reserve is managed by the Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory and provides accessible natural recreation close to Darwin's northern suburbs.
The Central Australian Aviation Museum is a volunteer-run aviation museum located at Alice Springs Airport in Alice Springs, Northern Territory. It preserves and displays the aviation history of Central Australia, with a focus on Connellan Airways and early outback air services. The collection includes historic aircraft, engines, photographs, memorabilia and archival material documenting the role of aviation in connecting remote communities, pastoral stations and medical services across the region since the 1920s.
Central Mount Stuart Historical Reserve is a small protected reserve in the Central Desert Region of the Northern Territory, about 150 km north of Alice Springs on the Stuart Highway. It preserves Central Mount Stuart, named by explorer John McDouall Stuart on 22 April 1860 and long regarded as the geographical centre of Australia. The reserve is notable for its historic cairn, commemorative plaque and centre-of-Australia monument.
Chambers Pillar Historical Reserve is a protected area in the MacDonnell Region of the Northern Territory, about 160 kilometres south of Alice Springs. Its centrepiece is a 50-metre sandstone column rising from a flat desert plain. Named by explorer John McDouall Stuart in 1860, the pillar bears historic carvings including John Ross's 1870 inscription. The reserve is valued for its striking desert landscape, Aboriginal cultural associations and remote outback setting.
Charles Darwin National Park is a 13 sq km protected area located 4 km southeast of central Darwin in the Northern Territory, Australia. It preserves extensive mangrove wetlands, woodlands and Darwin Harbour foreshore. Notable for its World War II concrete bunkers and ammunition storage areas, as well as Aboriginal shell middens, the park offers walking and cycling trails, lookouts and birdwatching close to the city, combining natural, historical and cultural values.
Corroboree Rock Conservation Reserve is a small protected area in the East MacDonnell Ranges, about 49 kilometres east of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. Centred on a striking isolated dolomite outcrop, the reserve protects a sacred site of the Eastern Arrernte people and a distinctive geological formation. Accessible via the sealed Ross Highway, it offers short walks, interpretive information and views of the surrounding ranges in an arid desert landscape.
Crocosaurus Cove is an indoor wildlife attraction in Darwin City, Northern Territory, located at 58 Mitchell Street in the central business district. Opened in 2008, it houses one of the world's largest displays of Australian reptiles, with a focus on the saltwater crocodile. It is notable for its urban location, large crocodile collection, and the Cage of Death experience allowing close viewing of large crocodiles.
Cullen Bay is a sheltered bay, marina and waterfront precinct located about 3 km west of Darwin city centre in the Northern Territory. Developed in the 1990s as a residential marina, it combines a small sandy beach, boardwalks, restaurants and a ferry terminal. It is notable for sunset views over the Timor Sea, sheltered waters, and as the departure point for ferries to Mandorah and the Tiwi Islands.
Cutta Cutta Caves Nature Park is a protected nature park located about 27 kilometres south of Katherine in the Northern Territory, Australia. It preserves an extensive tropical limestone karst system with two show caves accessible by guided tour. Notable for its stalactite and stalagmite formations, large chambers and resident bats, the park offers an accessible introduction to Top End cave landscapes within a small, managed reserve off the Stuart Highway.
The Daly Waters Aviation Complex is a heritage-listed aviation precinct at Daly Waters Airfield on the Stuart Highway in the Northern Territory, about 600 km south of Darwin. Established in the mid-1920s and expanded in 1930 with a Qantas hangar, it was Australia's first international airfield and a key refuelling stop on the London to Australia air route. It later served as an important Royal Australian Air Force base during World War II and retains its historic hangar and associated structures.
Daly Waters Pub is an iconic historic outback pub located on the Stuart Highway in Daly Waters, Northern Territory, within the Roper Gulf region. Established as a store in 1893 and licensed as a hotel since 1930, it is one of the Northern Territory's oldest pubs. Renowned for its eclectic interior decorated with memorabilia left by travellers, it serves as a major stopover for visitors travelling between Darwin and Alice Springs.
The Darwin Aviation Museum, also known as the Australian Aviation Heritage Centre, is an aviation museum in Winnellie, Darwin, Northern Territory. Located near Darwin International Airport on Stuart Highway, it preserves the aviation history of northern Australia with a focus on World War II and the Bombing of Darwin. Its centrepiece is a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber on permanent loan from the United States Air Force, alongside 19 aircraft, engines, and wartime artefacts.
The Darwin Military Museum is a military history museum located at East Point in Darwin, Northern Territory, within the East Point Reserve. Established in 1965 on the site of a former World War II coastal artillery battery, it documents the defence of Darwin and the Bombing of Darwin on 19 February 1942. The museum preserves original gun emplacements, artillery, vehicles and extensive exhibitions on Australia's northern wartime history.
Darwin Waterfront is a harbour-front precinct in Darwin City, Northern Territory, built around Stokes Hill Wharf on Darwin Harbour. Developed from 2006 and opened from 2008, it combines man-made swimming lagoons, parklands, promenades and dining areas. It is notable as Darwin's central recreational waterfront, offering safe year-round swimming, harbour views, and a hub for dining, events and cruises close to the CBD.
The Darwin WWII Oil Storage Tunnels are a heritage-listed complex of underground tunnels on the Darwin Waterfront in Darwin City, Northern Territory. Constructed between 1942 and 1943 after Japanese air raids, the tunnels were built to protect oil supplies from bombing. Five of eleven planned tunnels were completed and now house historical photographs and exhibits about Darwin's wartime experience. Set beneath cliffs overlooking Darwin Harbour, the site offers insight into Australia's northern defence history.
Deckchair Cinema is an open-air cinema located at Jervois Park on the Darwin Waterfront in Darwin, Northern Territory. Operated by the Darwin Film Society since 1993, it screens films under the stars during the dry season from April to November. The venue features 300 canvas deckchairs overlooking Darwin Harbour, a licensed kiosk and bar, and a program of Australian, family, arthouse and international films, making it a popular seasonal cultural attraction.
The Defence of Darwin Experience is an immersive multimedia attraction located within the Darwin Military Museum at East Point in Darwin, Northern Territory. Opened in 2012 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the 1942 Bombing of Darwin, it uses archival film, photographs, interactive displays and first-hand accounts to interpret Australia's wartime history. Set within a heritage-listed military precinct overlooking Darwin Harbour, it forms a key part of the city's WWII heritage trail.
Djilpin Arts is an Aboriginal-owned art centre and cultural organisation located in the Wugularr (Beswick) community in the Roper Gulf region of the Northern Territory, about 100 km east of Katherine. It operates a gallery, artist studios and the Ghunmarn Culture Centre museum. It is notable for supporting artists from Jawoyn, Dalabon, Rembarrnga and Mayali language groups and for hosting the annual Walking with Spirits Festival.
Djomi Museum is a small community museum in Maningrida in the West Arnhem region of the Northern Territory, Australia. Operated by the Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation, it preserves and displays the cultural heritage of the Kunibídji and neighbouring peoples of central Arnhem Land. The museum holds bark paintings, fibre weavings, historical photographs and everyday objects that document local history, art and life in this remote coastal community.
East Point Reserve is a large coastal reserve at East Point in Darwin, Northern Territory, overlooking Beagle Gulf. Covering about 200 hectares, it combines natural bushland, mangroves and open parkland with recreational facilities. It is notable for Lake Alexander, a man-made seawater swimming lake, the Darwin Military Museum and World War II gun emplacements, walking and cycling trails, and resident agile wallabies. It is one of Darwin's most popular outdoor recreation areas.
East Woody Beach is a sandy coastal beach located east of Nhulunbuy on the Gove Peninsula in East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. Situated on the Arafura Sea, it is known for its white sand, clear waters and relatively sheltered setting near East Woody Island. Popular with local residents and visitors to Nhulunbuy, it offers a natural, undeveloped coastline within Yolngu traditional lands and provides views across the bay toward nearby islands.
Edith Falls, traditionally known as Leliyn, is a waterfall and swimming area on the northern edge of Nitmiluk National Park in the Northern Territory, about 60 kilometres north of Katherine. Part of the Roper Gulf region, it features a series of cascades and clear pools fed by the Edith River. Managed jointly with Jawoyn traditional owners, it is notable for safe seasonal swimming, bushwalking trails and camping facilities within a sandstone escarpment landscape.
Ellery Creek Big Hole is a large permanent waterhole on Ellery Creek in Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park, about 90 kilometres west of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. Enclosed by high red sandstone cliffs and a sandy creek bed, it is one of the most popular swimming, picnicking and camping destinations in the West MacDonnells. The site is accessed via sealed Namatjira Drive and is a key stop on the Larapinta Trail.
Elsey Cemetery is a heritage-listed historic cemetery located on Homestead Road at Elsey, about 21 kilometres south of Mataranka in the Roper Gulf region of the Northern Territory. Established to serve Elsey Station, it contains graves of early pastoral pioneers including Aeneas Gunn, whose story inspired Jeannie Gunn's classic book We of the Never Never. Set in open savanna woodland, the fenced cemetery preserves headstones and bush graves reflecting early 20th-century frontier life.
The Elsey Homestead Replica is a heritage attraction in Mataranka, Roper Gulf region, Northern Territory, located within the grounds of Mataranka Homestead. It is a faithful reconstruction of the original Elsey Station homestead made famous by Jeannie Gunn's 1908 book We of the Never Never. Built to commemorate the pioneering pastoral history of the region, the replica displays period furnishings, photographs and memorabilia interpreting early 20th-century station life.
Elsey National Park is a protected area in the Roper Gulf region of the Northern Territory, centred around the town of Mataranka about 107 kilometres south of Katherine. Encompassing the Roper River, clear thermal springs and Livistona palm forests, it is notable for the Mataranka Thermal Pool and Bitter Springs. The park offers swimming, camping, walking and canoeing, and preserves pastoral heritage linked to Elsey Station and Jeannie Gunn's novel We of the Never Never.
Fannie Bay Gaol is a former prison and now heritage museum located on East Point Road in Fannie Bay, Darwin, Northern Territory. Operating from 1883 to 1979, it is the last remaining example of its type in the Northern Territory. The site preserves cell blocks, infirmary, gallows and watchtower, offering insight into Darwin's penal and social history. Heritage-listed, it provides a self-guided visitor experience close to central Darwin.
Field of Light is a large-scale immersive light installation by British artist Bruce Munro located in the desert near Yulara in the Petermann region of the Northern Territory. Situated with views of Uluru, it comprises more than 50,000 solar-powered frosted glass spheres connected by illuminated fibre optics covering an area equivalent to seven football fields. First opened in 2016 as a temporary exhibition, it has been extended indefinitely due to popularity.
Finke Gorge National Park is a protected desert park about 140 km west of Alice Springs in the MacDonnell Region, Northern Territory. Covering about 46,000 hectares, it protects the scenic Finke River, one of the world's oldest river systems, and the oasis of Palm Valley with its rare Red Cabbage Palms (Livistona mariae). Notable for rugged sandstone gorges, amphitheatre-like valleys and significant Western Arrernte cultural sites.
Florence Falls is a double-tiered waterfall in Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory, about 120 kilometres south of Darwin. Set within monsoon forest, it plunges into a large plunge pool popular for swimming during the dry season. The site features a lookout platform above the falls and a stairway of about 135 steps to the pool below. It is one of the park's most visited natural attractions, accessible via Litchfield Park Road.
Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve is a wetland reserve on the Arnhem Highway about 70 km east of Darwin in the Litchfield Municipality, Northern Territory. Originally constructed in the 1950s for the Humpty Doo Rice Project, it is now a protected conservation area managed by Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory. It is renowned as one of the Top End's premier birdwatching sites with extensive wetlands, lotus lilies and diverse waterbirds.
Gadalathami / Town Beach is a sandy beach on the Gove Peninsula adjacent to Nhulunbuy in East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. Located on the western shore of Melville Bay facing the Gulf of Carpentaria, it is the town's main beach and recreation area. Notable for its long sandy shoreline, calm dry-season views, fishing opportunities and Yolngu cultural heritage, it serves as a popular sunset and sightseeing spot close to the town centre.
Garig Gunak Barlu National Park covers the entire Cobourg Peninsula in West Arnhem, Northern Territory, about 300 kilometres northeast of Darwin. It combines terrestrial and marine protected areas, including Cobourg Marine Park. Notable for pristine beaches, wetlands, monsoon rainforest, and diverse wildlife including banteng, dugongs and sea turtles. The park is jointly managed with Traditional Owners and is accessible only by permit, offering remote camping, fishing and cultural heritage sites such as the Victoria Settlement ruins.
The George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens is a 42-hectare botanical garden in The Gardens suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Established in 1886, it showcases tropical monsoon flora of northern Australia and other tropical regions. Notable for its extensive palm, cycad and rainforest collections, heritage-listed Wesleyan Church and survival after Cyclone Tracy in 1974, it serves as a major recreational, conservation and research site close to Darwin city centre.
Giwining / Flora River Nature Park is a protected nature park in the Victoria Daly Region of the Northern Territory, about 120 km west of Katherine. It protects a spring-fed section of the Flora River noted for tufa dams, travertine formations and clear pools. The park is valued for its natural scenery, Aboriginal cultural heritage, and remote camping, fishing and paddling opportunities in a largely undeveloped savanna landscape.
Glen Helen Gorge is a prominent gorge and permanent waterhole in Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park, about 132 km west of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. Carved by the Finke River through the West MacDonnell Ranges, it features towering sandstone walls and a large waterhole. It is a key visitor site on the Red Centre Way and Namatjira Drive, known for swimming, photography and its scenic desert landscape.
Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts and Culture Centre is the principal arts and cultural venue for the Katherine region in the Northern Territory, located on the Stuart Highway in Katherine East. Opened in 2012, it serves as a gallery, theatre and community gathering place showcasing Aboriginal and contemporary art from the Big Rivers region. The centre hosts exhibitions, performances, workshops and festivals, and is notable for its architecturally designed building and role in celebrating local Jawoyn, Dagoman and Wardaman cultures.
Government House Darwin is the official residence of the Administrator of the Northern Territory, located on The Esplanade in Darwin City. Constructed between 1870 and 1871, it is the oldest European building in the Northern Territory and is heritage-listed. Set within tropical gardens overlooking Darwin Harbour, the white colonial building has survived cyclones and wartime bombing and continues to serve ceremonial functions while opening periodically for public tours and open days.
Gregory's Tree is a large heritage-listed boab tree (Adansonia gregorii) on the banks of the Victoria River, about 10 kilometres west of Timber Creek in the Victoria Daly Region, Northern Territory. It is notable for inscriptions carved by explorer Augustus Charles Gregory during his 1855-1856 North Australian Expedition, marking his camp on 2 July 1856. The site lies within Judbarra / Gregory National Park and is a well-known roadside historic landmark on the Victoria Highway.
Gunlom Falls is a waterfall and plunge pool in southern Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory, Australia, within the West Arnhem region. Fed by Waterfall Creek, it cascades over the Arnhem Land escarpment into a plunge pool below, with natural infinity pools on the escarpment top. Known for swimming, scenic views and its appearance in the film Crocodile Dundee, it is accessible via a gravel road from the Kakadu Highway during the dry season.