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the museums, consider the half-day tour ( 08-8955 5047; tours $55; 10am-2pm) ,

which includes entry, a guide and lunch.
The Old Ghan Rail Museum (1 Norris Bell Ave; adult/child $10/6; 9am-5pm) has a col-
lection of restored Ghan locos (originally called the Afghan Express after the cameleers
who forged the route). There's also the Old Ghan Tea Rooms and an ad-hoc collection of
railway memorabilia in the lovely Stuart railway station.
For a truckin' good time, head to the National Road Transport Hall of Fame
( www.roadtransporthall.com ; 2 Norris Bell Ave; adult/child $15/8; 9am-5pm) which has a fab-
ulous collection of big rigs, including a few ancient road trains. Admission includes entry
to the Kenworth Dealer Truck Museum. There are more than 100 restored trucks and vin-
tage cars, including many of the outback's pioneering vehicles.

Olive Pink Botanic Garden NATURE RESERVE
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( www.opbg.com.au ; Tuncks Rd; admission by donation; 8am-6pm) A network of meandering
trails leads through this lovely arid zone botanic garden, which was founded by the
prominent anthropologist Olive Pink. The garden has more than 500 central Australian
plant species and grows bush foods and medicinal plants like native lemon grass, quan-
dong and bush passionfruit. There's a gentle climb up Meyers Hill with fine views over
Alice and Ntyarlkarle Tyaneme, one of the first sites created by the caterpillar ancestors.
The small visitor centre has various exhibitions during the year and the excellent Bean
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8am-3pm) is worth a trip to the gardens

alone.

Anzac Hill LANDMARK
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For a tremendous view, particularly at sunrise and sunset, take a hike (use Lions Walk
from Wills Tce) or a drive up to the top of Anzac Hill, known as Untyeyetweleye in Ar-
rernte. From the war memorial there is a 365-degree view over the town down to Heavit-
ree Gap and the Ranges.

Heritage Walk NOTABLE BUILDINGS
(admission by donation) To get a feel for early Alice Springs, there are a number of historic-
buildings-cum-mini-museums that you can pop into while wandering around town.
On Todd Mall is Adelaide House OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 10am-4pm Mon-
Fri, 10am-noon Sat) built in the 1920s by the founding flying doctor Reverend John Flynn
as the first hospital in central Australia. Enter a classroom from 1938 at the Old Hartley