Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
FOR TRAIN BUFFS
National Railway Museum
This former Port Adelaide railway yard houses
Australia's largest and finest collection of locomotive engines and rolling stock—
with around 104 items on display including some 30 engines. Among the most
impressive trains on show are the gigantic “Mountain” class engines, and so-
called “Tea and Sugar” trains that once ran between railway camps in remote
parts of the desert. Entrance includes a train ride. Allow 1
1
⁄
2
hours.
Lipton St., North Adelaide.
&
08/8341 1690.
Admission A$9 (US$5.85) adults, A$3.50 (US$2.30) children,
and A$20 (US$13) families. Daily 10am-5pm. Bus: 151 or 153 from North terrace, opposite Parliament House,
to stop number 40 (approx. 30-min. journey).
ORGANIZED TOURS
Grayline Day Tours
(
&
1300/858 687
in Australia; www.grayline.com) oper-
ates a city sightseeing tour for A$39 (US$25) for adults and A$20 (US$13) for
children. It operates from 9:30am to noon every day except Sunday. The bus can
pick you up at your hotel. Grayline also does other tours taking in central Ade-
laide with either Hahndorf or Cleland Wildlife Park included, as well as tours to
the Flinders ranges and Kangaroo Island.
ENJOYING THE GREAT OUTDOORS
BIKING
Adelaide's parks and riverbanks are very popular with cyclists. Rent
your bicycle from
Linear Park Hire
(
&
018/844 588
mobile phone). The
going rate is A$15 to A$20 (US$9.75-US$13) for 24 hours, including helmet,
lock, and baby seat (if needed).
Recreation SA
(
&
08/8226 7301
) publishes a
brochure showing Adelaide's bike routes. Pick one up at the
South Australian
Visitor & Travel Centre
(see “Visitor Information,” earlier in chapter).
The
Map Shop,
6 Peel St. (
&
08/8231 2033
), is also a good source for maps.
HIKING & JOGGING
The banks of the River Torrens are a good place for
a jog. The truly fit and/or adventurous, might want to tackle the
Heysen Trail,
a spectacular 1,600km (992-mile) walk through bush, farmland, and rugged hill
country that starts 80km (50 miles) south of Adelaide and goes to the Flinders
Ranges by way of the Adelaide Hills and the Barossa Valley. For more informa-
tion on the trail, visit the
South Australian Visitor & Travel Centre
(see “Vis-
itor Information,” earlier in this chapter).
GOLF
The
City of Adelaide Golf Course
(
&
08/8267 2171
) is quite close
to town and has two short 18-hole courses and a full-size championship course.
Greens fees are A$14 to A$17 (US$9.10-US$11) weekdays and A$17 to A$19
(US$11-US$12) weekends, depending on the course. Club rental is available.
Ask about cheaper prices after 4pm.
TAKING IN AN AUSSIE RULES GAME &
OTHER SPECTATOR SPORTS
CRICKET
The
Adelaide Oval
(
&
08/8300 3800
), on the corner of War
Memorial Drive and King William Street, is the venue for international matches
during the summer season. The Institute Building, part of the State Library of
S.A., displays the
Don Bradman Collection
&
08/8207 7595.
The cricket leg-
end died in Adelaide in 2001.
FOOTBALL
Unlike New South Wales, where Rugby League is the most pop-
ular winter sport, in Adelaide you'll find plenty of Australian Rules fanatics.
Games are usually played on a Saturday at the
Adelaide Oval
(see above) or
Football Park
(
&
08/8268 2088
), on Turner Drive, West Lakes. The home
teams are the Adelaide Crows and the Port Adelaide Power. Games are played
