Must-see attractions in Northern Territory

  • Walkatjara Art Centre

    Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

    A working art centre owned by the local Mutitjulu community, it has an extensive selection of paintings on display (and for sale), and most days you can…

  • Anbangbang Shelter

    Kakadu National Park

    This rocky overhang, impressive and imposing, has been used for 20,000 years as a refuge and canvas. There are more evocative paintings elsewhere, but it…

  • Adelaide River War Cemetery

    Northern Territory

    A sea of little brass plaques commemorating 434 soldiers and civilians killed in the 1942−43 air raids on northern Australia.

  • Gunwarddehwarde Lookout

    Kakadu National Park

    There are terrific views out over the Arnhem Land Escarpment from this lookout, a steep climb from the Anbangbang Gallery.

  • Daly River Crossing

    Northern Territory

    Popular barramundi-fishing haunt and the crocs know it – ask about local conditions and advice before casting.

  • Mindil Beach

    Darwin

    Ever popular spot, especially on market days.

  • Tjaynera Falls

    Litchfield National Park

    Four-wheel-drive access only to these gorgeous falls.

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    Burnett House

    Darwin

    At the far northern end of Smith St is a small but important precinct of four houses built in the 1930s and now on the Register of the National Estate…

  • Parliament House

    Darwin

    At the southern end of Mitchell St is the elegantly boxlike Parliament House, which opened in 1994. Reminiscent of Southeast Asian colonial architecture,…

  • Lyons Cottage

    Darwin

    Just across the road from Bicentennial Park, Lyons Cottage was built in 1925. It was Darwin's first stone residence, formerly housing executives from the…

  • Fannie Bay Gaol Museum

    Darwin

    This interesting (if slightly grim) museum represents almost 100 years of solitude. Serving as Darwin's main jail from 1883 to 1979, the solid cells…

  • Railway Museum & Steam Train

    Northern Territory

    Dating from 1889, the Railway Museum has a display on the Darwin–Pine Creek railway, which ran from 1889 to 1976. The lovingly restored steam engine,…

  • Chinese Museum & Chung Wah Temple

    Darwin

    This excellent little museum explores Chinese settlement in the Top End. The adjacent temple has a hushed interior, punctuated by scarlet lanterns and…

  • Enterprise Pit Mine Lookout

    Northern Territory

    Drive or walk up the short-but-steep hill off Moule St to the lookout over the old open-cut mine, now full of water (135m deep!). There are good views…

  • Robin Falls

    Northern Territory

    Near the Adelaide River township, this popular waterfall and waterhole is reached via a snaking trail alongside a creek and is good for swimming. It gets…

  • Batchelor Butterfly Farm

    Northern Territory

    This farm has a semitropical butterfly house with a host of Australian species, and a mini petting zoo with farm animals such as goats, ducks, rabbits and…

  • Adelaide River Crossing

    Northern Territory

    The Arnhem Highway crosses the Adelaide River here, and it's from the murky waters of this river that large crocs are tempted to jump for camera-wielding…

  • Lameroo Beach

    Darwin

    Darwin's only downtown beach, unless you count the sliver of sand at the waterfront precinct… It's sheltered from the city on the hill above by vegetation.

  • Mary River Crossing

    Northern Territory

    Where the Arnhem Hwy crosses the Mary River, with plenty of crocs nearby.

  • Finke

    Northern Territory

    Finke is a small Aboriginal community 230km from Alice Springs along the Old South Rd. When the old Ghan was running, Finke was a thriving town; these…

  • Imalung Lookout

    Yulara

    A lookout with OK views from the heart of the resort grounds.

  • Cenotaph

    Darwin

    Commemorates Australian servicemen and women.

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