Darwin Australia
Adventure Capital of the Northern Territory

The City of Darwin Australia - the destination of travellers seeking adventure and people looking for a different lifestyle and prosperity in a booming real estate and mineral resources market. Darwin has a colourful history beginning in 1870 whenthe Overland Telegraph arrived in Australia and ensured the survival of many small towns in the Outback which were needed to maintain and operate the telegraph.

Today it is an attractive modern city with a population of around 110,000 and growing.In earlier times it was often isolated from the rest of Australia by wet season flooding,now modern roads are rarely cut and the railway opened in 2004 ensures supplies get through.

Work on the new railway progesses across one of the 90 bridges built along the 1420k long section from Darwin to Alice Springs.

There are many attractive and interesting sites around the city, and many world famous nearby such as Litchfield Park with it's waterfalls, the jumping crocodiles on the Adelaide River and the wetlands of of Kakadu National Park. Darwin is also the closest city to many of Australias more remote destinations such as Katherine Gorge, the Kimberly's and Lake Argyle in West Australia and has become the hub of the north.

Some places to visit in the city; Chinese Temple Rebuilt several times after cyclones and the WW11 bombing raids, this is part of the richcultural heritage of Darwin. Open from 8am-4pm daily Woods Street Esplanade Gallery Located on The Esplanade, built out of cypress pine this building uses clever tropical architecture to use the sea breezes to best advantage, essential in times past when air conditioning was not available. Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Natural Sciences This is one of the best museums in Australia focusing on South-East Asia and Australasia and has enough fascinating exhibitions to keep even the most bored visitor interested. It includes an excellent exhibition of Aboriginal bark paintings and a collection of stone axes some of which are estimated to be 22 000 years old, and the Melville Island Pukamani Burial Poles. Fannie Bay Gaol Constructed in 1882-3 and used until 1979 when it was closed and became the Fannie Bay Museum.It now houses a Cyclone Tracy display which includes an excellent photographic display and a continuous 30 minute video of the devastation as well as other interesting displays such as the gallows which were erected in the infirmary for the Territory's last execution in 1952. East Point Road Fish Feeding You need to check the times for your visit , on the high tides a swarm of many different types of fishcome into Doctors Gully for a handout. This is one of Darwins most popular attractions. 28 Doctors Gully Rd

Public Transport within Darwin is limited to buses, however it is not a big city and most places are less than a half hour journey from the city. Full details of routes and timetables are available here

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