Darwin:
Tourist Attractions

Botanical Gardens
34 hectares of trees, shrubs and flowering plants in this tropical garden. Fountains, picnic lawns and barbecue facilities, in the heart of Darwin.
Open:
Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
Sat-Sun, public holidays 8.30-5pm
Closes 4pm December-March

Charles Darwin National Park
A couple of kilometres from the city, with views of the city across Darwin Harbour.
See the remains of military storage facilities left since World War II, still showing some damage from bombing in 1942.

Fannie Bay Gaol
Built in 1882-83, closed in 1979 and opened in 1982 as a museum.
Apart from gaol displays, there is a Cyclone Tracy display (photographic and 30 min video).

Aquascene
Hand-feed the ocean fish that come in to the jetty.

East Point Military Museum
See displays of artillery, war planes and other militaria from World War II.

Museum of Arts and Natural Sciences
Established in 1969, focuses on South-East Asia and Australasia. Museum's showpiece is an exhibition of Aboriginal bark paintings and stone axes, some estimated to be 22,000 years old, also Melville Island Pukamani Burial Poles.

Diamond Beach Casino
A $30-million complex offering gambling, luxury accommodation, restaurants, sporting and convention facilities.

Lyons Cottage
Housing the British Australian Telegraph Residence Museum, showing aspects of early Territory history, exploration, early police force, the Telegraph system, and a display chronicling the pearl diving era.

Browns Mart
the oldest commercial building still standing in Darwin, built in 1883, dating back to the sailing ship times.

Christchurch Cathedral
Originally built in 1902, rebuilt after Cyclone Tracy.

Chinese Temple
On Woods Street, about 1.5km from the city centre.
Open daily 8am-4pm, where local Buddhists, Taoists and Confucianists worship.