Travel Reference
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of mullet, catfish, batfish and huge milkfish. Check the website and tourism publications
for feeding times.
The Esplanade
STREET
Darwin's Esplanade is a long, straight street with flashy hotels on one side and the lush
24hr)
on the other. The park runs the length of the Esplanade from Doctors Gully to
Lameroo Beach, a sheltered cove popular in the '20s when it housed the saltwater baths,
and traditionally a Larrakia camp area. Shaded by tropical trees, the park is an excellent
place to wander.
At the Herbert St end, there's a
cenotaph
commemorating Australians' service to the
country's war efforts. Also honoured are
200 Remarkable Territorians
: hand-painted
tiles in panels dispersed intermittently along the Esplanade commemorate some of the
Territory's 'quiet achievers', including pioneers, publicans and pastoralists.
Lyons Cottage
HISTORIC BUILDING
the road from Bicentennial Park, Lyons Cottage was built in 1925. It was Darwin's first
stone residence, formerly housing executives from the British Australian Telegraph
Company (which laid a submarine cable between Australia and Java). Now it's a mu-
seum and retail outlet run by Aboriginal Bush Traders displaying Darwin in photos from
the early days.
Parliament House
NOTABLE BUILDING
St is the elegant, box-like Parliament House, which opened in 1994. Reminiscent of
Southeast Asian colonial architecture, it's designed to withstand Darwin's monsoonal cli-
mate. Attend a free tour exploring the cavernous interior on Saturday at 9am and 11am.
No booking required. The building also houses the
Northern Territory Library
.
George Brown Botanic Gardens
GARDEN
(
www.nretas.nt.gov.au/national-parks-and-reserves/botanic
; Geranium St, Stuart Park;
7am-7pm, information centre 8am-4pm Mon-Fri, 8.30am-4pm Sat & Sun)
F
Named after the
gardens' curator from 1971 to 1990, these 42-hectare gardens showcase plants from the
