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City Guide > Australia and South Pacific > Northern Territory > Darwin | |
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Key Attractions Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory The one-stop-shop for everything you need to know about this part of the world includes collections of Aboriginal artwork, arts and crafts from Southeast Asia and the Pacific, a maritime gallery, minerals and insects, a giant stuffed crocodile, and a room set aside for visitors to experience some of the force of Cyclone Tracy. Conacher Street, Fannie Bay Tel: (08) 8999 8264. Website: www.dcdsca.nt.gov.au Crocodylus Park Over 1,000 crocodiles live here, from hatchlings to adults weighing half a ton! Croc-feeding sessions are fascinating, and there’s a diverse range of other wildlife. It’s a 15-minute drive from town. 815 McMillans Road, Berrimah Tel: (08) 8922 4500. Website: www.wmi.com.au/crocpark/crocpark.html East Point Military Museum This interesting museum, which focuses on the World War 11 bombing of Darwin by the Japanese, is housed in a gun command post. Displayed are field and anti-aircraft artillery, historical weapons, photos, videos, Japanese swords, and various armoured vehicles. East Point Road, East Point Tel: (08) 8981 9702. Website: www.epmm.com.au Australian Aviation Heritage Centre Here 17 complete planes and helicopters compete for space with the wreckage of a Japanese Zero, lots of engines, relics, uniforms and bombs. 557 Stuart Highway, Winnellie Tel: (08) 8947 2145. Website: www.darwinsairwar.com.au Aquascene – Fish Feeding Every day, at high tide, hundreds of milkfish, mullet, catfish, bream and barramundi come to shore to be fed by hand. Rays, cod, mangrove jack and diamond fish lurk in the shallows too. Doctor's Gully Tel: (08) 8981 7837. Website: www.aquascene.com.au |