Attractions & Things to Do

Galleries, Museums and Collections

Opal Field Gems Mine And Museum

Visit Opal Field Gems Mine and Museum to experience the romance of opal mining without having to leave the city. Downstairs is a meticulously re-created opal mine of the type found in Coober Pedy. The walls contain real opal and the picture is completed with tools and implements actually used in the mining of opal during the early 1970's. Next to this the visitor will find an Aboriginal art gallery featuring an extensive range of original paintings, artefacts and didgeridoos. Visitors are welcome to listen to the haunting sound of the didgeridoo or take advantage of a free lesson.

Adelaide CBD

Dining and Eating Out

Oxenberry Wines

Oxenberry wines is a small winemaking operation by McLaren Vale born and bred winemaking duo, the Scarpantoni brothers, and is based at the historic site of McLaren Vale's first settlers in 1840, Oxenberry Farm.

Mclaren Vale

Natural Attractions

Para Wirra Recreation Park

Taking its name from an Aboriginal phrase meaning river with scrub, Para Wirra Recreation Park is one of the major recreation parks in the greater Adelaide metropolitan area.

Adelaide CBD

Historical Sites and Heritage Locations

Parliament House

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Adelaide CBD

Historical Sites and Heritage Locations

Paxton

Paxton cellar door allows visitors to taste and buy premium Paxton biodynamic wines in the historic setting of the original Landcross Farm. Settled in the 1840s, Paxton's Landcross Farm is a significant historic site in the region. The farm is dotted with buildings dating back to 1849 - including the original limestone and pug house, blacksmith shop and quarters, and shearing shed, which now houses the Paxton cellar door. Visitors can enjoy a glass of wine with some cheese on the deck (where the sheep yards were) while enjoying a spectacular view of the Willunga hills and parts of McLaren Vale.

Mclaren Vale

Landmarks and Buildings

Penfield Park Model Railway

Penfield Park Model Railway features 120 metres of a HO HOn3 model railway track (on a six by four cubic metres layout), radio controlled power and sail boats that cruise around a new 3,000 cubic metre boat pond and radio controlled quarter scale speedway race cars that career around a newly built racetrack.

Adelaide CBD

Historical Sites and Heritage Locations

Penfolds Magill Estate Cellar Door

The historic Penfolds Magill Estate is the original home of Penfolds Wines and Australia

Adelaide CBD

Dining and Eating Out

Penny's Hill and Mr. Riggs Cellars

Whether it's to gaze, to graze or just laze, the Penny's Hill and Mr. Riggs Cellars Complex offers visitors many an option.

Mclaren Vale

Wineries, Vineyards and Breweries

Pertaringa Wines

Tucked away in the eastern foothills of McLaren Vale, Pertaringa is a progressive family-owned winery and cellar door focusing on crafting superb wines from sustainably run vineyards.

Mclaren Vale

Galleries, Museums and Collections

Peter Walker Fine Art

Peter Walker Fine Art gallery is designed to showcase art in an intimate and informative setting. Open three days a week, specialising in Australia's rarest art from the colonial to the present time.

Adelaide CBD

Shopping

Pirramimma Wines

Established in 1892, Pirramimma is one of the oldest wineries in Australia still family owned and operated. Rated by James Halliday as a five star winery, with our 11 varieties of estate grown fruit as well as ancient and exotic fortified wines, there is something for everyone to enjoy. Visit our historic cellar door and sample our award winning range of wines.

Mclaren Vale

Observatories and Planetariums

Planetarium - University Of South Australia

Visit the Adelaide Planetarium and take a guided tour of the universe!

Adelaide CBD