Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
pre-booked group
tours
(tours $5-10)
, plus indigenous short-film and documentary
screenings in the theatre.
Migration Museum
MUSEUM
(
www.migrationmuseum.com.au
; 82 Kintore Ave; 10am-5pm Mon-Fri, 1-5pm Sat & Sun)
This en-
gaging social-history museum tells the story of the many migrants who have made SA
their home. The museum has info on 100-plus nationalities (as opposed to individuals) in
its database, along with some poignant personal stories. Occupies the site of a former
Aboriginal boarding school and destitute asylum.
West Terrace Cemetery
CEMETERY
by and overlooked by most Adelaidians, this amazing old cemetery (established in 1837,
and now with 150,000 residents) makes a serene and fascinating detour. The 2km self-
guided
Heritage Highlights Interpretive Trail
meanders past 29 key sites; collect collect
a brochure at the West Tce entrance.
Adelaide Gaol
MUSEUM
( 08-8231 4062;
www.adelaidegaol.org.au
; 18 Gaol Rd, Thebarton; adult/child/family $13/8/32,
with guided tour $17/11/48, ghost tours $28; 10am-5pm Sun-Fri, last entry 3.30pm, guided tours
11am, noon & 1pm Sun, ghost tours sunset Thu-Sat)
Only decommissioned in 1988, this old
lock-up has a grim vibe, but its displays of homemade bongs, weapons and escape
devices are amazing. Commentary tapes are available for self-guided tours (included in
the admission price). Bookings are required for
guided tours
and adults-only
ghost
tours
.
Haigh's Chocolates Visitors Centre
TOUR
( 08-8372 7070;
www.haighschocolates.com
; 154 Greenhill Rd, Parkside; 8.30am-5.30pm
Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm Sat, tours 11am, 1pm & 2pm Mon-Sat)
F
If you've got a chocolate prob-
lem, get guilty at this iconic factory. Free
tours
take you through the chocolate life-cycle
from cacao nut to hand-dipped truffle (with samples if you're good). Tour bookings es-
sential.
