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Adelaide Travel Guide

Places to visit, things to do, local food and the best time to go – Adelaide, South Australia.

  • Best time: September to November & March to May
  • 10 places to see

About Adelaide

Adelaide is South Australia’s cosmopolitan coastal capital. Its ring of parkland on the River Torrens is home to renowned museums such as the Art Gallery of South Australia, displaying expansive collections including noted Indigenous art, and the South Australian Museum, devoted to natural history. The city's Adelaide Festival is an annual international arts gathering with spin-offs including fringe and film events.

Places to visit in Adelaide

  • North Terrace
  • Adelaide Botanic Garden
  • Art Gallery of South Australia
  • South Australian Museum
  • State Library of South Australia
  • Adelaide Central Market
  • Glenelg
  • Adelaide Zoo
  • Cleland Wildlife Park
  • Adelaide Festival Centre

Things to do in Adelaide

  • Riverbank Precinct
  • Colonel Light & Montefiore Hill
  • Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute
  • The East End
  • Adelaide Central Market
  • Rundle Mall
  • Chinatown & Gouger Street
  • Adelaide Oval
  • North Terrace Cultural Precinct

Famous food in Adelaide

  • BEERENBERG FARM
  • FRUCHOCS
  • KITCHENER BUN
  • PIE FLOATER

Things to buy in Adelaide

  • Cloths
  • Boutiques
  • Op shops
  • Antique
  • Jewellers
  • Homewares

Where to shop in Adelaide

  • RUNDLE MALL
  • RUNDLE STREET
  • KING WILLIAM ROAD
  • NORWOOD PARADE AND MAGILL ROAD
  • BURNSIDE VILLAGE SHOPPING CENTRE
  • JETTY ROAD
  • GLENELG
  • HARBOUR TOWN

Night life

  • Apple
  • Mansions
  • The London Tavern
  • The Woolshed
  • Red Square
  • HQ
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