A guide to Darwin and the Top End by Sue Moffitt

Sue
A guide to Darwin and the Top End by Sue Moffitt

Shopping - Parap

Wander through this gift shop, then wander around again. Every time you'll find something new. Some luxury lavender goodies for Mum, colourful ceramic plates for the house-warming or funky kitchen accessory items.
Paraphernalia
0820 Parap Pl
Wander through this gift shop, then wander around again. Every time you'll find something new. Some luxury lavender goodies for Mum, colourful ceramic plates for the house-warming or funky kitchen accessory items.
At least once a week, I head to the deli section to stock up on sheep's cheese and a large tub of olives. For a picnic, a few slices of harm off the bone, some turkish delight and a cold bottle of sparkling wine. The store is a lot like a good old-fashioned grocers.
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Parap Fine Foods
40 Parap Rd
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At least once a week, I head to the deli section to stock up on sheep's cheese and a large tub of olives. For a picnic, a few slices of harm off the bone, some turkish delight and a cold bottle of sparkling wine. The store is a lot like a good old-fashioned grocers.
A favourite clothes shop especially for their selection of Rant, perfect for layering and those cool dry season days. Designer clothes, all Australian, are cleverly arranged around the store to mingle with a range of gifts.
Elevated Boutique
42 Parap Rd
A favourite clothes shop especially for their selection of Rant, perfect for layering and those cool dry season days. Designer clothes, all Australian, are cleverly arranged around the store to mingle with a range of gifts.
A funky gallery that used to be a laundrette. This unique contemporary art space focuses on art from the NT.
Laundry Gallery
A funky gallery that used to be a laundrette. This unique contemporary art space focuses on art from the NT.
Head up the alleyway away from the village and this vibrant black, yellow and silver gallery is bold on the inside and out.
Northern Centre for Contemporary Art
Vimy Lane
Head up the alleyway away from the village and this vibrant black, yellow and silver gallery is bold on the inside and out.
The plain white decor beautifully shows off the high quality artwork. They represent a number of remote art centres mainly in the NT.
Outstation Gallery - Aboriginal Art from Art Centres
8 Parap Pl
The plain white decor beautifully shows off the high quality artwork. They represent a number of remote art centres mainly in the NT.
A one stop shop for local art and craft. This colourful array of product showcases the best of the best.
The Local NT
A one stop shop for local art and craft. This colourful array of product showcases the best of the best.

Markets

Taste the laksa, buy paw paw salad for lunch or nibble on the Vietnamese rolls. Browse the craft stalls - cocnut salad servers, brilliant red heliconia and "Vanilla Mosi" cream, perfect for deterring those little mosquito devils.
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Parap Village Markets
3 Vickers St
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Taste the laksa, buy paw paw salad for lunch or nibble on the Vietnamese rolls. Browse the craft stalls - cocnut salad servers, brilliant red heliconia and "Vanilla Mosi" cream, perfect for deterring those little mosquito devils.
A buzzy and busy market for both visitors and locals who just can't resist seeing one of the best sunsets in town. Sit on the beach as the sun disappears into blazing colours of red and orange. Market stalls take over the beachfront with cuisine from all corners of the world. And don't forget the art and craft stalls; there's bound to be the perfect souvenir just for you.
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Mindil Beach Sunset Market (Apr to Oct)
Maria Liveris Drive
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A buzzy and busy market for both visitors and locals who just can't resist seeing one of the best sunsets in town. Sit on the beach as the sun disappears into blazing colours of red and orange. Market stalls take over the beachfront with cuisine from all corners of the world. And don't forget the art and craft stalls; there's bound to be the perfect souvenir just for you.
Check out this funky part of town. Street art decorates and walls and restaurants and bars spill into the street. Once a month in the dry season, market stalls fill the available space.
Austin Ln, Darwin City NT 0800, Australien
Check out this funky part of town. Street art decorates and walls and restaurants and bars spill into the street. Once a month in the dry season, market stalls fill the available space.
Markets featuring members of this arty association exhibit their wares at only 3 markets a year. Watch the advertising for May, July and Christmas. It's a must for gifts.
Tactile Arts
19 Conacher St
Markets featuring members of this arty association exhibit their wares at only 3 markets a year. Watch the advertising for May, July and Christmas. It's a must for gifts.

Food Scene

Here's a selection of my favourite places to dine. From breakfast to lunch/dinner or treat yourself to a coffee and cake.
Imagine a cafe tucked away down an alleyway in Melbourne. Boxes of fresh fruit sit on the side, there's an old-fashioned scales for tips and specials dangle down the wall, hand written on butchers paper. Head down to Parap and link in the markets or shopping.
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Laneway Specialty Coffee
1 Vickers St
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Imagine a cafe tucked away down an alleyway in Melbourne. Boxes of fresh fruit sit on the side, there's an old-fashioned scales for tips and specials dangle down the wall, hand written on butchers paper. Head down to Parap and link in the markets or shopping.
An original engineering shed cleverly converted to a funky dining space plus a unique shopping spot called Skin on the mezzanine level above the bakery . A favourite is the tiny bite size nibbles like creme brulee topped with a strawberry. Light, delicious and just lovely with my little coffee piccolo.
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SweetBrew & Co.
45 Stuart Hwy
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An original engineering shed cleverly converted to a funky dining space plus a unique shopping spot called Skin on the mezzanine level above the bakery . A favourite is the tiny bite size nibbles like creme brulee topped with a strawberry. Light, delicious and just lovely with my little coffee piccolo.
Tucked away down an alleyway is a little slice of Italy. The outdoor cafe boasts an elaborate pizza oven and the pizza toppings are amazingly creative. Also owned by Ben is Cucina Sotto Le Stelle, a pop up pizza truck on Nightcliffe Foreshore.
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Alfonsino's
69 Mitchell St
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Tucked away down an alleyway is a little slice of Italy. The outdoor cafe boasts an elaborate pizza oven and the pizza toppings are amazingly creative. Also owned by Ben is Cucina Sotto Le Stelle, a pop up pizza truck on Nightcliffe Foreshore.
The black and red decor is exotic and bold and the artwork beautiful. Add the giant mushroom shaped lights and the flowers and Go Sushi is a wow destination. And the sushi train chugs down the middle of the room.
Go Sushi X
56 Smith St
The black and red decor is exotic and bold and the artwork beautiful. Add the giant mushroom shaped lights and the flowers and Go Sushi is a wow destination. And the sushi train chugs down the middle of the room.
Out towards the harbour, olde-worlde Stokes Hill Wharf is a real contrast to the modern city scene. Undercover are a dozen or more stalls selling seafood, Asian stir-fry or tandoori with soft doughy naan.
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Stokes Hill Wharf
45 Stokes Hill Rd
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Out towards the harbour, olde-worlde Stokes Hill Wharf is a real contrast to the modern city scene. Undercover are a dozen or more stalls selling seafood, Asian stir-fry or tandoori with soft doughy naan.
The babble of voices intermingles with subtle supper club music and clinking glasses. It is a lot like a 70s London wine bar with rustic walls and old fashioned glass lights hanging on low chains. Cheese or charcuterie boards are easy pre-dinner snacks.
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Stone House Wine Bar & Kitchen
33 Cavenagh St
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The babble of voices intermingles with subtle supper club music and clinking glasses. It is a lot like a 70s London wine bar with rustic walls and old fashioned glass lights hanging on low chains. Cheese or charcuterie boards are easy pre-dinner snacks.
Admiralty House has been restored to it's former glory and includes Char Restaurant downstairs under the trees and The Darwin Club upstairs on a quaint louvred mezzanine. Both are top of the range restaurants with high quality food and drinks. Arrive early and have a cocktail under the lovely old shade trees.
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Char Restaurant
70 Esplanade
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Admiralty House has been restored to it's former glory and includes Char Restaurant downstairs under the trees and The Darwin Club upstairs on a quaint louvred mezzanine. Both are top of the range restaurants with high quality food and drinks. Arrive early and have a cocktail under the lovely old shade trees.
This premier location has 270 degree water views from both inside and out. The restaurant specialises in wood grilled cooking, sometimes whole shoulder of lamb to share, or even a Brahman hump! The rustic dishes arrive on big wooden platters with sides of vegies or mash.
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Wharf One Food & Wine
19 Kitchener Dr
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This premier location has 270 degree water views from both inside and out. The restaurant specialises in wood grilled cooking, sometimes whole shoulder of lamb to share, or even a Brahman hump! The rustic dishes arrive on big wooden platters with sides of vegies or mash.
This is a quirky destination, hidden away in the industrial area of Winnelie. It is a real find, with boutique beers on tap and pizzas from the truck outside. Find the colourful graffitti murals and you have found the brewery.
One Mile Brewery
111 Coonawarra Rd
This is a quirky destination, hidden away in the industrial area of Winnelie. It is a real find, with boutique beers on tap and pizzas from the truck outside. Find the colourful graffitti murals and you have found the brewery.
On the beach road to Nightcliff and Casuarina there's a little group of businesses that are definitely in the category of hidden treasures. Ruby G's were there first and set the scene with a bakery, amazing pastries and coffee. All set in a funky industrial warehouse space. Ruby G's also have a cafe in town, down an alleyway off Mitchell Street.
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Ruby G's Canteen
2 Tang St
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On the beach road to Nightcliff and Casuarina there's a little group of businesses that are definitely in the category of hidden treasures. Ruby G's were there first and set the scene with a bakery, amazing pastries and coffee. All set in a funky industrial warehouse space. Ruby G's also have a cafe in town, down an alleyway off Mitchell Street.
This cafe is in the best location for views across the ocean, especially at sunset. The recently added deck area takes you even closer to the beach and the water. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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The Foreshore Restaurant & Cafe
259 Casuarina Dr
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This cafe is in the best location for views across the ocean, especially at sunset. The recently added deck area takes you even closer to the beach and the water. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
This iconic thai restaurant as recently re-introduced it's Sunday Brunch. This special occasion is so unique and different. I loved to Dosa's - huge crispy pancakes. Or how about curry for breakfast?
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Hanuman
93 Mitchell St
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This iconic thai restaurant as recently re-introduced it's Sunday Brunch. This special occasion is so unique and different. I loved to Dosa's - huge crispy pancakes. Or how about curry for breakfast?
This industrial and interesting space used to be a bank! Transformed into a cafe with a massive outdoor area alongside a huge banyan tree. The menu is intriguing and tempting with pies bursting with chicken, or soughdough sandwiches jam-packed with delicious fillings and home-made relishes. Ray's is the city outlet for Sweet Brew's bread, a bakery just out of town.
Ray's Cafe and Patisserie
66 Smith St
This industrial and interesting space used to be a bank! Transformed into a cafe with a massive outdoor area alongside a huge banyan tree. The menu is intriguing and tempting with pies bursting with chicken, or soughdough sandwiches jam-packed with delicious fillings and home-made relishes. Ray's is the city outlet for Sweet Brew's bread, a bakery just out of town.
It's a bit out of town, hidden away from the beach in Rapid Creek. But the service is great, food just a bit different and good coffee too. Popular with cyclists at the weekends so it's as well to book.
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Cafe Central Darwin
29 Rossiter St
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It's a bit out of town, hidden away from the beach in Rapid Creek. But the service is great, food just a bit different and good coffee too. Popular with cyclists at the weekends so it's as well to book.
Charlie's is an extravaganza of food and wine. And they distil their own gin. The ambience is luxurious with a clever combination of antique and new furniture and the outdoor terrace (perfect for a cocktail or two) overlooks Raintree Park.
Charlie's of Darwin
Charlie's is an extravaganza of food and wine. And they distil their own gin. The ambience is luxurious with a clever combination of antique and new furniture and the outdoor terrace (perfect for a cocktail or two) overlooks Raintree Park.
Imagine sitting on a picnic rug, overlooking the ocean, and eating pizzas under the stars. This pop-up pizza cafe is right alongside the beach and is incredibly popular with locals and visitors. It is such a perfect Darwin thing to do.
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Cucina Sotto Le Stelle
Chapman Road
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Imagine sitting on a picnic rug, overlooking the ocean, and eating pizzas under the stars. This pop-up pizza cafe is right alongside the beach and is incredibly popular with locals and visitors. It is such a perfect Darwin thing to do.
Homemade pasta with unique sauces, accompanied by the most perfect garlic bread I have ever had. From spaghetti to penne to ravioli and more, plus some interesting entrees and desserts. The decor is beautiful and the supper club music creates a perfect background.
Darlings Pasta Club
Homemade pasta with unique sauces, accompanied by the most perfect garlic bread I have ever had. From spaghetti to penne to ravioli and more, plus some interesting entrees and desserts. The decor is beautiful and the supper club music creates a perfect background.
At the end of the funky Air Raid Arcade, this cafe has fascinating artwork, great coffee and pastries too.
The 1995
At the end of the funky Air Raid Arcade, this cafe has fascinating artwork, great coffee and pastries too.
Homemade cakes and savoury greek pies. The food is fresh, tasty and a bit different.
The General
Homemade cakes and savoury greek pies. The food is fresh, tasty and a bit different.
A cocktail bar by night and a stylish espresso bar at the weekend. Laze in comfy cane chairs or sit outside in the garden. Coffee and pastries are both yummy.
The Trader Bar
A cocktail bar by night and a stylish espresso bar at the weekend. Laze in comfy cane chairs or sit outside in the garden. Coffee and pastries are both yummy.
Sit under the trees or alongside the sand. Magnificent views and a lazy and relaxing ambience. Great food and music nights.
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De La Plage
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Sit under the trees or alongside the sand. Magnificent views and a lazy and relaxing ambience. Great food and music nights.
Tucked away down Austin Lane and disguised by walls of graffiti, this industrial warehouse has interesting food and is a fun experience. Plus there's the Loading Bay Bar next door.
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Little Miss Korea
Austin Lane
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Tucked away down Austin Lane and disguised by walls of graffiti, this industrial warehouse has interesting food and is a fun experience. Plus there's the Loading Bay Bar next door.
Sri Landan food straight from Manoli's home country. Subtle and packed with flavour, the venue is intimate and friendly.
Ella by Minoli
Sri Landan food straight from Manoli's home country. Subtle and packed with flavour, the venue is intimate and friendly.
Specialises in tapas from the Mediterranean and beyond. Also tagines or sangria. A great place to relax for a long lunch.
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Moorish Cafe
37 Knuckey St
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Specialises in tapas from the Mediterranean and beyond. Also tagines or sangria. A great place to relax for a long lunch.
Locally sourced meats and fish with platters being a speciality. Dine on the grass, the terrace or indoors. Or just drop in for a cocktail.
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Snapper Rocks
7 Kitchener Dr
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Locally sourced meats and fish with platters being a speciality. Dine on the grass, the terrace or indoors. Or just drop in for a cocktail.

Shopping - Smith Street Mall and the Star Arcade

Linen of all shapes and sizes is a speciality. Choose from floaty frocks or loose tops. Also there are slacks, both wide and baggy or narrow and slim. Soft pastel colours just perfect for travel and the tropics. Eclectic collections of homewares and travel accessories too.
Vintage Twist
Linen of all shapes and sizes is a speciality. Choose from floaty frocks or loose tops. Also there are slacks, both wide and baggy or narrow and slim. Soft pastel colours just perfect for travel and the tropics. Eclectic collections of homewares and travel accessories too.
The name is so intriguing you just have to wander over and peer through the windows. There's a pair of leopard-skin-look wedge sandals perched alongside a shiny high-heeled shoe of beige leather. Then bright pink, orange or lime green plastic shoes - perfect for the wet season.
Me and My Llama
The Mall
The name is so intriguing you just have to wander over and peer through the windows. There's a pair of leopard-skin-look wedge sandals perched alongside a shiny high-heeled shoe of beige leather. Then bright pink, orange or lime green plastic shoes - perfect for the wet season.
The walls are hung with original artworks from Utopia in Central Australia and there is a fascinating range of Aboriginal-designed artefacts. Fancy mouse mats or wine bottle holders are perfect gifts for a friend.
Mbantua Fine Art Gallery
30 The Mall
The walls are hung with original artworks from Utopia in Central Australia and there is a fascinating range of Aboriginal-designed artefacts. Fancy mouse mats or wine bottle holders are perfect gifts for a friend.
Paspaley pearls have dominated the South Seas and they have a reputation for being the best. Choose from one of the glossy strands of pearls or try a single pearl hanging on a delicate chain of gold.
Paspaley Pearls - Darwin
19 Smith St
Paspaley pearls have dominated the South Seas and they have a reputation for being the best. Choose from one of the glossy strands of pearls or try a single pearl hanging on a delicate chain of gold.
This new minimalistic gallery beautifully shows off the photographic artwork. Plus a range of affordable and really unusual pieces for perfect gifts. I love the umbrellas!
Paul Arnold Gallery
27 The Mall
This new minimalistic gallery beautifully shows off the photographic artwork. Plus a range of affordable and really unusual pieces for perfect gifts. I love the umbrellas!
Turquoise and silver earrings dangle over pieces of driftwood; soft leather handbags tempt and tease. There are belts galore and colourful cotton skirts and tops.
Embella Jewellery
32 Smith St
Turquoise and silver earrings dangle over pieces of driftwood; soft leather handbags tempt and tease. There are belts galore and colourful cotton skirts and tops.
This gallery showcases Aboriginal art works as exhibition pieces and also as art to buy. It sits on the corner of West Lane and Bennett Street with glass windows on two sides - it's a wonderful way to display their art. In addition there are earrings, baskets and other unique gifts. Alongside the cafe specialises in native foods and spices.
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Aboriginal Bush Traders
19 Smith St
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This gallery showcases Aboriginal art works as exhibition pieces and also as art to buy. It sits on the corner of West Lane and Bennett Street with glass windows on two sides - it's a wonderful way to display their art. In addition there are earrings, baskets and other unique gifts. Alongside the cafe specialises in native foods and spices.
For over 75 years, Paspaley have dominated the South Seas. Choose on the the glossy glowing strands or try a single pearl hanging on a delicate chain of gold.
Paspaley Pearls - Darwin
19 Smith St
For over 75 years, Paspaley have dominated the South Seas. Choose on the the glossy glowing strands or try a single pearl hanging on a delicate chain of gold.
There are 2 floors of fascinating art, Aboriginal souvenirs and second hand books. An eclectic mix of gifts.
Readback Books & Aboriginal Art Gallery
There are 2 floors of fascinating art, Aboriginal souvenirs and second hand books. An eclectic mix of gifts.
Men's and women's clothing that is smart and stylish - think moleskins, country style check shirts and of course the renowned ankle boots.
R.M.Williams Darwin
Men's and women's clothing that is smart and stylish - think moleskins, country style check shirts and of course the renowned ankle boots.
Island and resort wear for men and women. There's just about everything you need for a cruise, a weekend away or a smart dinner in town.
Tommy Bahama
Island and resort wear for men and women. There's just about everything you need for a cruise, a weekend away or a smart dinner in town.
There's a string of boutiques that opposite Raintree Park. It's a diverse collection including Splash, Delaneys, Attitude for Men, Dress Code and Pink Hill. It's worth a wander.
Knuckey St, Darwin City NT 0800, Australien
There's a string of boutiques that opposite Raintree Park. It's a diverse collection including Splash, Delaneys, Attitude for Men, Dress Code and Pink Hill. It's worth a wander.

Out and About

Off-beat plays, often written by local authors show in this historic building on Smith Street. Plus during the dry season, the venue hosts "NT News on Friday". A live and free music session.
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Brown's Mart Theatre
12 Smith St
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Off-beat plays, often written by local authors show in this historic building on Smith Street. Plus during the dry season, the venue hosts "NT News on Friday". A live and free music session.
Watch movies under the stars, sitting in a deckchair of course! As a bonus arrive early and watch the sunset over the water, have dinner or a drink at the bar. Movies under the stars from April to November and during the wet season, the Darwin Film Society runs Flix in the Wet.
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Deckchair Cinema
Jervois Road
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Watch movies under the stars, sitting in a deckchair of course! As a bonus arrive early and watch the sunset over the water, have dinner or a drink at the bar. Movies under the stars from April to November and during the wet season, the Darwin Film Society runs Flix in the Wet.
A must have free resource. Every month this newspaper features all you need to know to plan your next month's out and about in Darwin. Pick up from most cafes, attractions and shops.
Off The Leash
8 McMinn St
A must have free resource. Every month this newspaper features all you need to know to plan your next month's out and about in Darwin. Pick up from most cafes, attractions and shops.

Sightseeing

The bombing of Darwin on 19th February 1942 had a disastrous impact on the waterfront. Much of the area was demolished leaving the above ground oil storage tanks vulnerable. The underground engineering challenges almost proved too much and they never really performed the function they were intended for. But they make a fascinating attraction. Walkable from anywhere at the Waterfront.
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WWII Oil Storage Tunnels
Kitchener Drive
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The bombing of Darwin on 19th February 1942 had a disastrous impact on the waterfront. Much of the area was demolished leaving the above ground oil storage tanks vulnerable. The underground engineering challenges almost proved too much and they never really performed the function they were intended for. But they make a fascinating attraction. Walkable from anywhere at the Waterfront.
Relax in the shade of the beautiful rain trees or wander through the rainforest. Picnic or BBQ beside the lily pond or walk up through the community gardens. You can spend hours here or just take a break from your busy sightseeing.
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George Brown Darwin Botaniske Haver
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Relax in the shade of the beautiful rain trees or wander through the rainforest. Picnic or BBQ beside the lily pond or walk up through the community gardens. You can spend hours here or just take a break from your busy sightseeing.
This grand 1990s building, with its proud white columns and intricate white railings is fondly referred to as the "wedding cake". Take a free tour or wander around on your own. There's story boards on the legislative process, information on the Bombing of Darwin and inside the library a fascinating exhibition called "The Territory Story". There is also a cafe, Speaker's Corner with wonderful views up and down the coast.
Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory
15 Mitchell St
This grand 1990s building, with its proud white columns and intricate white railings is fondly referred to as the "wedding cake". Take a free tour or wander around on your own. There's story boards on the legislative process, information on the Bombing of Darwin and inside the library a fascinating exhibition called "The Territory Story". There is also a cafe, Speaker's Corner with wonderful views up and down the coast.
Despite their pre-historic and somewhat ugly appearance, crocodiles have a real fascination for visitors to Darwin. Learn all there is to know about their habitat and their "way or life", feed a big big croc, check out the babies or if you are feeling a little crazy, dive down in a cage to see them closer!!
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Crocosaurus Cove
58 Mitchell St
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Despite their pre-historic and somewhat ugly appearance, crocodiles have a real fascination for visitors to Darwin. Learn all there is to know about their habitat and their "way or life", feed a big big croc, check out the babies or if you are feeling a little crazy, dive down in a cage to see them closer!!
Discover this attractive and fascinating architectural precinct where four heritage-listed houses sit on the edge of the escarpment with views to die for. The were built before WW II for high ranking civil servants and strangely the area used to be called Dead Horse Point!
Myilly Terrace
Myilly Terrace
Discover this attractive and fascinating architectural precinct where four heritage-listed houses sit on the edge of the escarpment with views to die for. The were built before WW II for high ranking civil servants and strangely the area used to be called Dead Horse Point!
One of the premier tourist attractions in Darwin with a vast array or art and cultural exhibits. Plus a great little store for a unique gift. There are 5 permanent galleries as well as numerous travelling exhibitions. Visit the Cyclone Tracy exhibit and get a sense of what it would have been like in Darwin on Christmas Eve 1974. Also check out the Aboriginal Art Gallery featuring a variety of paintings, ceremonial boards and tools from the Top end and the Maritime area where a fascinating display of boats fill a complete hall. Anything and everything that floats from an elegant pearling lugger from 1945 to colourful narrow jukungs which are dugout canoes from Bali.
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Museum og Kunstgalleri i Northern Territory
19 Conacher St
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One of the premier tourist attractions in Darwin with a vast array or art and cultural exhibits. Plus a great little store for a unique gift. There are 5 permanent galleries as well as numerous travelling exhibitions. Visit the Cyclone Tracy exhibit and get a sense of what it would have been like in Darwin on Christmas Eve 1974. Also check out the Aboriginal Art Gallery featuring a variety of paintings, ceremonial boards and tools from the Top end and the Maritime area where a fascinating display of boats fill a complete hall. Anything and everything that floats from an elegant pearling lugger from 1945 to colourful narrow jukungs which are dugout canoes from Bali.
Wander around the dilapidated corrugated irons shacks with fencing surrounds that were used as cells. Make sure to visit the infirmary where an elaborate gallows was built and used! Plus there's a series or art works by inmates from the gaol and their story is fascinating and inspiring.
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Fannie Bay Gaol
Ross Smith Avenue
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Wander around the dilapidated corrugated irons shacks with fencing surrounds that were used as cells. Make sure to visit the infirmary where an elaborate gallows was built and used! Plus there's a series or art works by inmates from the gaol and their story is fascinating and inspiring.
On 19th February 1942 bombs started falling on Darwin. Everyone was unprepared. The museum exhibits cleverly recreate the shock, the Panic and the fear. You'll find an amazing interactive show where sirens whir, bombs explode and gun fire blasts around the room. The 19th Feb is now commemorated as a National Day of Observance.
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Darwin Military Museum
5434 Alec Fong Lim Dr
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On 19th February 1942 bombs started falling on Darwin. Everyone was unprepared. The museum exhibits cleverly recreate the shock, the Panic and the fear. You'll find an amazing interactive show where sirens whir, bombs explode and gun fire blasts around the room. The 19th Feb is now commemorated as a National Day of Observance.
The massive B52 is the centrepiece of the museum. All around its body there are different planes, bits and pieces of wreckage, storyboards and memorabilia. You'll also see helicopters that were used in Vietnam by the US army and others that were used for the clean-up after Cyclone Tracy.
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Darwin Aviation Museum
557 Stuart Hwy
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The massive B52 is the centrepiece of the museum. All around its body there are different planes, bits and pieces of wreckage, storyboards and memorabilia. You'll also see helicopters that were used in Vietnam by the US army and others that were used for the clean-up after Cyclone Tracy.
Dress up with goggles and head-phones to experience first-hand the bombs crashing into the wharf, the ships and the sea. Sailors and wharfies are shot down as they flee, aircraft are blown sky high. Phew! Next head into the threatre for a hologram "performance" firstly by John Flynn, founder of the RFDS and then Rear Admiral Etheridge Grant, Commanding Officer of the USS Willian B Preston.
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RFDS Darwin Tourist Facility
45 Stokes Hill Rd
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Dress up with goggles and head-phones to experience first-hand the bombs crashing into the wharf, the ships and the sea. Sailors and wharfies are shot down as they flee, aircraft are blown sky high. Phew! Next head into the threatre for a hologram "performance" firstly by John Flynn, founder of the RFDS and then Rear Admiral Etheridge Grant, Commanding Officer of the USS Willian B Preston.

Out of Town

Katherine is 316 km south of Darwin on the Stuart Highway and is the gateway to Nitmiluk National Park. The gorge is the highlight with its collection of thirteen linked gorges that wind through the sandstone escarpment. Take a cruise through this majestic landscape, walk to the lookouts high above the river, picnic alongside the sandy beaches, or fly in a helicopter. Remember that there are loads of other sightseeing options. Attractions like the Katherine Hot Springs, Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts and Culture Centre and the Katherine Museum in town or Top Didj Gallery on the way to the gorge. If you would like to go further afield head south to Mataranka for the thermal springs or Cutta Cutta Caves. Or detour to Edith Falls just 60km north of Katherine (a great place for a swim and a picnic).
Katherine
Katherine is 316 km south of Darwin on the Stuart Highway and is the gateway to Nitmiluk National Park. The gorge is the highlight with its collection of thirteen linked gorges that wind through the sandstone escarpment. Take a cruise through this majestic landscape, walk to the lookouts high above the river, picnic alongside the sandy beaches, or fly in a helicopter. Remember that there are loads of other sightseeing options. Attractions like the Katherine Hot Springs, Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts and Culture Centre and the Katherine Museum in town or Top Didj Gallery on the way to the gorge. If you would like to go further afield head south to Mataranka for the thermal springs or Cutta Cutta Caves. Or detour to Edith Falls just 60km north of Katherine (a great place for a swim and a picnic).
You can link a visit here to a trip into Kakadu National Park or just take a day trip from Darwin. It's especially great in the wet season when the spoonbills and ibis flock to the causeway crossing to play in the puddles of water. Take a picnic and set up in the bird hide.
Fogg Dam
You can link a visit here to a trip into Kakadu National Park or just take a day trip from Darwin. It's especially great in the wet season when the spoonbills and ibis flock to the causeway crossing to play in the puddles of water. Take a picnic and set up in the bird hide.
In Just an hour you can be out of town, in the midst of rural life. Here are the sightseeing spots on the way to Dundee Beach. - The road is sealed to Dundee but be careful at the creek crossings. Dundee is mainly about the fishing but it's worth spending a little more time exploring the rural blocks to Namarada Drive for access to the beach and the memorial wall. Lunch at the pub is great with "bara and chips" a favourite. - Crab Claw Island is a 30 km unsealed road in and out to the resort. Stay the night in one of the elevated cabins with uninterrupted views of the harbour (and the resident croc!) or call in for a meal at the bistro. You can also take a Sealink ferry across to the resort for a day trip with lunch. - En route stop over in Berry Springs to visit the Nature Reserve and the Territory Wildlife Park. I love the free flying birds at the wildlife park.
Cox Peninsula
In Just an hour you can be out of town, in the midst of rural life. Here are the sightseeing spots on the way to Dundee Beach. - The road is sealed to Dundee but be careful at the creek crossings. Dundee is mainly about the fishing but it's worth spending a little more time exploring the rural blocks to Namarada Drive for access to the beach and the memorial wall. Lunch at the pub is great with "bara and chips" a favourite. - Crab Claw Island is a 30 km unsealed road in and out to the resort. Stay the night in one of the elevated cabins with uninterrupted views of the harbour (and the resident croc!) or call in for a meal at the bistro. You can also take a Sealink ferry across to the resort for a day trip with lunch. - En route stop over in Berry Springs to visit the Nature Reserve and the Territory Wildlife Park. I love the free flying birds at the wildlife park.
Escape to the waterfalls and plunge pools, bushwalk alongside shady creeks or picnic by the billabong. Litchfield National Park is a beautiful and fun world of water. My favourite Hot Spots are: - Wangi Falls, swim in the huge plunge pool, check out the falls from the boardwalk, take a picnic and just spend some time here. - Tolmer Falls is a personal favourite especially the Cycad walk that runs along the top of the creek to the falls below. - Florence Falls - Double waterfalls force themselves through the narrow clefts of rock to fall into the shady, cool plunge pool. - Buley Rockhole - The river tumbles and turns around the trees and cavorts over the rocks in a burst of fresh inviting bubbles (in the Wet). Or sit for a while in the rock pools that refuse to move in the dry season. - Bamboo Creek Tin Mine - coming from Bachelor this is the first attraction. There's an easy loop walk that links the buildings and mine memorabilia. The site is still very much in tact.
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Litchfield National Park
Litchfield Park Road
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Escape to the waterfalls and plunge pools, bushwalk alongside shady creeks or picnic by the billabong. Litchfield National Park is a beautiful and fun world of water. My favourite Hot Spots are: - Wangi Falls, swim in the huge plunge pool, check out the falls from the boardwalk, take a picnic and just spend some time here. - Tolmer Falls is a personal favourite especially the Cycad walk that runs along the top of the creek to the falls below. - Florence Falls - Double waterfalls force themselves through the narrow clefts of rock to fall into the shady, cool plunge pool. - Buley Rockhole - The river tumbles and turns around the trees and cavorts over the rocks in a burst of fresh inviting bubbles (in the Wet). Or sit for a while in the rock pools that refuse to move in the dry season. - Bamboo Creek Tin Mine - coming from Bachelor this is the first attraction. There's an easy loop walk that links the buildings and mine memorabilia. The site is still very much in tact.