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Port Adelaide hosts a number of wonderful museums including the South Australian Maritime Museum, which features collections on the maritime history, as well as the Australian Museum of Childhood, National Railway Museum, South Australian Aviation Museum and South Australian Military Vehicles Museum.

It's historic setting creates an atmosphere of previous times, when the early settlers and sailors walked the streets. The port is still busy, with cargo and cruise ships, and occasionally sailing ships, entering and leaving. You should also be able to see two sailing ships that have remained there, along with 'Yelta' a restored steam tug.

One way to see the area is on one of the River Cruises, this may also give you the opportunity to see the Birkenhead Bridge and the Port River dolphins following you along.

On Sunday you can visit the market for those bargain books and antiques, which is situated by the lighthouse, or buy fresh food from gardeners and fishermen next to Torrens Island.

Not far away you'll find the St. Kilda Mangrove Trail in Salisbury, which you can view from the 1.7km board walk. Nearby you'll also find the Greenfields Wetlands. The 42 acres of wet land is home to around 150 different species of birds and is currently used as a stormwater detention basin.

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