Darwin has plenty of things to do for the visitor. Darwin is a vibrant multicultural and cosmopolitan city located right on the edge of the Timor Sea providing picturesque sunsets.
Around the city are a number of historic buildings. As you wander along Smith Street you should visit the Brown Mart Theatre, built in 1885 as a mining exchange, the Commercial Bank built in 1884, the Victorian Old Town hall built in 1883 and the 1894 Victoria Hotel.
Darwin Church is also worth visiting. Darwin has a lively entertainment scene with something for everyone. Mitchell Street is packed full of bars and restaurants with many places playing live music.
On the Esplanade is the refurbished Christ Church Cathedral with the porch being the only original part. Also along the Esplanade are Government House (1870) and Government offices once the Old Court House and police station.
You will also find a monument for the telegraph cable that first allowed Australia to communicate with Britain, the Supreme Court and the recently built Parliament House, home to the Northern Territory Library. Nearby Bicentennial Park also makes an enjoyable visit, as do the houses at Myilly Point Historic Precinct on Smith Street.
Darwin also has a diverse range of theatres and cinemas. For the latest films go to the Cinema Complex on Mitchell Street. If you are looking for something different visit the Darwin Film Society at Bullocky Point. They also run the Deckchair Cinema during the dry season, where you can relax and enjoy the film from outdoors.
The MGM Darwin Casino at Mindil Beach has a busy and lively atmosphere where you can see the casino action in full swing.
The Darwin Entertainment Centre on Mitchell Street offers a wide range of performances from concerts and plays to pantomimes. For other theatre performances go to the Darwin Theatre Company or the Old Brown's Mart.
Featured Darwin CBD Activities
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Kakadu Adventure(EX611) (Bushwalking, Nature & Wildlife) It is the tapestry of great ecosystems that creates the beauty of Kakadu. Sandstone escarpments shaped by an incomprehensible time span, monsoon forests and flood plains, great rivers journey serpenti...
Darwin City Tour(EX613) (Bushwalking, Nature & Wildlife) Darwin is a unique tropical Australian city magnificently situated on the Arafura Sea and is very rich in our past heritage of settlement. The ravages of bombings and disastrous cyclones could not bre...
Katherine Gorge(EX615) (Bushwalking, Nature & Wildlife) Katherine Gorge set deep within the stone country of Nitmiluk National Park is a dramatic setting. The towering rock wall ramparts above the Katherine River, ancient Aboriginal Dreamtime stories, prol...
Purchase this DVD that showcases this unique part of Australia. Includes footage of Kakadu, with its lush rivers, billabongs and wetlands. Yellow Waters, Twin and Jim Jim Falls. The mysterious paintings of ancient Aboriginal artists including Arnhem Land at Ubirr and Nourlangie Rock.
Visit Litchfield National Park, Katherine Gorge and the warm waters of Mataranka Thermal Pool, plus the sandstone shapes in the Lost City near Cape Crawford.
Experience Darwin, the capital of Australia's Tropical North with it's many attractions. Learn about Alice Springs, where legendary tales of the Royal Flying Doctor Service and the Old Telegraph Station can be heard. The MacDonnell Ranges, Standley Chasm and Glen Helen Gorge, Uluru (Ayers Rock) and the magnificent domes of Kata Tjuta ( The Olgas ) also feature.
