Port Adelaide Attractions

Australian Museum Of Childhood (Attraction)
95 Dale Street, Port Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5015, Australia

See children's toys that date back as early as the 1890s at the Australian Museum of Childhood in Port Adelaide. Discover the fads and trends of children at play. With hands-on fun for everyone, you'll enjoy new experiences mixed with old fashion styles, from skittles and hula-hoops to planes, trains and automobiles. Social changes and development are shown through displays and photographs for ...

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Better World Arts (Attraction)
144 Commercial Road, Port Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5015, Australia

Better World Arts Gallery specialises in fine Aboriginal art and quality handicrafts. Our cross-cultural projects bring communities of artists and artisans together to produce quality handicrafts. Better World Arts is known for Aboriginal designed rugs, cushions and jewellery. Traditional Anagu people from the remote desert paint in the Better World Studios and their gorgeous fine art and sculptur ...

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Garden Island Ships' Graveyard Maritime Heritage Trail (Attraction)
North Arm of the Port River, Port Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5015, Australia

The abandoned wrecks of the Garden Island Ships' Graveyard near Port Adelaide represent a collection of crafts that plied South Australian waters in an era when the maritime industry dominated transport, trade and employment. From 1909-1945 the North Arm of the Port Adelaide River became the final destination for many vessels, which had outlived their usefulness. The trail offers canoeists ...

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Jervois Basin Ships Graveyard (Attraction)
Port River, Port Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5015, Australia

Jervois Basin, in the upper reaches of the Port River, was a major ship-breaking site in Port Adelaide between the early 1900s and the late 1960s. Vessels salvaged here include large and small wooden and iron sailing ships, steamers and tugs. Although little physical evidence remains of the many vessels broken up in this Basin, (most were dismantled completely) wooden and some iron wrec ...

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National Railway Museum Port Adelaide (Attraction)
Lipson Street, Port Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5015, Australia

The museum at Port Adelaide has more than 100 exhibits within two huge pavilions and a 1870s heritage listed good shed. It represents railway operations from State, Commonwealth and private operators on the three major railway gauges used throughout Australia. Interactive displays include safe operating practices, the role of women in railways, and the famous 'Tea and Sugar' train that served r ...

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Port Bikes (Attraction)
66 Commercial Road, Port Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5015, Australia

Port Bikes is a free bike hire scheme, giving you two-hours free of hire use within the Port Adelaide and Semaphore area. Enjoy cycling around the fascinating Port Adelaide State Heritage Area and seaside Semaphore while visiting attractions along the way. All that is required is completion of a registration form and a photo ID, which is held as a deposit until you return. The first two-hours a ...

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Port Community Arts Centre (Attraction)
66 Commercial Road, Port Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5015, Australia

The Port Community Arts Centre was established in 1987 and is housed in the heritage Black Diamond Centre building at the corner of Commercial Road and St Vincent Streets, Port Adelaide, which is next door to the Visitor Information Centre. In the spirit of community, it is completely managed by volunteers, including artists and people with special skills. The facilities consist of a workshop w ...

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Port Dock Brewery Hotel (Attraction)
10 Todd Street, Port Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5015, Australia

The Port Dock entered South Australian hotel history on June 19, 1855, when its licence was proclaimed, along with 15 other new hotels in the rapidly developing colony. Port Adelaide already was a thriving port and refreshments were in great demand. In 1883 the original hotel was rebuilt. The Port Dock Brewery Hotel is a working brewery with historic cellars and tap room and has beer tastings ...

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Port Walks (Attraction)
66 Commercial Road, Port Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5015, Australia

Let a local volunteer tour guide show you South Australia's first State Heritage Area by taking you on a one-hour walk around Port Adelaide - our maritime heart. Port Adelaide's ornate old buildings, humble warehouses and bond stores, wharves and hotels tell the vivid tale of colonial maritime life. This is a museum Mecca, with museums dedicated to ships, trains, planes, toys and more. There's ...

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South Australian Aviation Museum Incorporated (Attraction)
Lipson Street, Port Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5015, Australia

Catch a birds eye view of South Australia's Aviation Museum from bi-planes to space rockets from the mezzanine art gallery inside the Pentad Royal Naval Fleet Air Arm Hanger. Take the controls of the Aero Commander, activate the Lincoln Bomber propeller, climb aboard the Dakota C47 and see the classic Spitfire and more aircraft. Learn about South Australia's rich aviation history with the memor ...

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South Australian Maritime Museum (Attraction)
126 Lipson Street, Port Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5015, Australia

Climb aboard a full-scale copy of a sailing ketch at the South Australian Maritime Museum. Take the helm, listen to the seagulls wheeling towards the shore ahead of the approaching storm, touch the ropes and smell the tar and salt sea air. In the basement, experience the conditions under which early settlers sailed out from Europe. Look at the sun, sea and surf antics of yesteryear in the inter ...

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The Seahorse Farm (Attraction)
20 Divett Street, Port Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5015, Australia

Gaze at the beautiful seahorses and sea dragons at the Seahorse Farm in Port Adelaide. It's a great family excursion, allowing you to see several species and learn interesting facts about them. At the Seahorse Farm, you can see different species - all with different colours, markings and number of tail rings. You can also see differences in their number of fin rays, the shape of their coronet o ...

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