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tralian wines (from $10), at this very sexy wine centre (actually a research facility for the
University of Adelaide, more than a visitor centre per se). You will gain an insight into
the issues winemakers contend with, and even have your own virtual vintage rated. Free
30-minute tours run at 11.30am daily. Friday-evening 'uncorked' drinks happen at
4.30pm, and here's a cool cafe here too.
Adelaide Botanic Garden
GARDENS
(
www.botanicgardens.sa.gov.au
; North Tce; 7.15am-sunset Mon-Fri, from 9am Sat & Sun, Bi-
centennial Conservatory 10am-4pm)
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Meander, jog or chew through your trashy airport
novel in these lush city-fringe gardens. Highlights include a restored 1877 palm house,
the waterlily pavilion (housing the gigantic
Victoria amazonica
), a cycad collection and
the fabulous steel-and-glass arc of the
Bicentennial Conservatory
, which re-creates a
tropical rainforest. Free 1½-hour guided walks depart from the Schomburgk Pavilion at
10.30am daily.
Adelaide Oval
LANDMARK
( 08-8300 3800;
www.cricketsa.com.au
; King William Rd, North Adelaide; tour adult/child $10/
5; tour 10am Mon-Fri)
Hailed as the world's prettiest cricket ground, the Adelaide Oval
hosts interstate and international cricket matches in summer, plus South Australian Na-
tional Football League (SANFL) football games in winter. A wholesale redevelopment is
underway (
www.adelaideovalredevelopment.com.au
), which will boost seating capacity
to 50,000 and bring national Australian Football League (AFL) games here. A bronze
statue of 'the Don'
(Sir Donald Bradman) cracks a cover drive out the front. When there
are no games happening you can take a two-hour
tour
, departing from the northern gates
on Pennington Tce. Call or check the website for tour details. Note that the
Bradman
Collection Museum
is on ice until the redevelopment is complete.
Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute
GALLERY
an insight into the culture of the local Kaurna people, whose territory extends south to
Cape Jervis and north to Port Wakefield. Inside the cultural institute there are interactive
displays on living with the land, as well as galleries, gifts and a cafe. There are didgeri-
doo or Torres Strait Islander
cultural performances
(adult/child $5/3,
noon Tue-Sun)
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