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The Bay Discovery Centre in Glenelg, South Australia.

Bay Discovery Centre, Glenelg: Ticket prices, opening hours & visitor guide

First time visiting Bay Discovery Centre? This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, parking, accessibility, and how to get there. History and overview of Bay Discovery Centre The Bay Discovery Centre sits inside the old Glenelg Town Hall, a building that once pulsed with the…

Migration Museum, Adelaide: Ticket prices, hours, parking & visitor guide

First time visiting the Migration Museum in Adelaide, South Australia? This 2026 visitor guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, parking, accessibility, and how to get there. History and overview of the Migration Museum The Migration Museum is located at 82 Kintore Avenue, Adelaide SA 5000…

The Cage of Death at Crocosaurus Cove in Darwin, Northern Territory.

Cage of Death in Darwin: face to face with a saltwater crocodile

Dive into the Cage of Death in Darwin for a thrilling, face-to-face encounter with a massive saltwater crocodile at Crocosaurus Cove. Get ticket tips with this guide. Meeting Chopper the crocodile Chopper’s dental hygiene is, frankly, disgraceful. But it would take a brave dentist to…

Kangaroo rock at Nourlangie in Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory.

Kakadu rock art and the Aboriginal stories of the Top End

The ancient galleries of Kakadu National Park reveal tens of thousands of years of Aboriginal culture, belief and storytelling layered into stone. The lightning man and Aboriginal mythology There are more lightning strikes here than anywhere else on the planet, and the being responsible for…

The ruins at Victoria Settlement at Port Essington, Northern Territory.

The Victoria Settlement: Australia’s lost city in the Top End

The haunting ruins of Victoria Settlement at Port Essington reveal Britain’s failed northern colony in the Top End, abandoned after just 11 years of hardship. Remote location of the Victoria Settlement The ruins line up as if designed to please the eye. Built out of…

The Yanga Woolshed in Yanga National Park, New South Wales.

Yanga National Park: pastoral past meets natural future

Explore Yanga National Park, where historic woolsheds and homesteads from Australia's pastoral past meet flourishing wetlands and river red gum forests. Exploring the silent woolshed The walk through the pens is considerably less terrifying than it would be for the sheep, and considerably quieter than…

Writer David Whitley on top of Mt Kosciuszko, New South Wales.

Climbing Kosciuszko while unfit: A fat bloke climbs Australia’s highest mountain

Climb Mount Kosciuszko, Australia’s highest peak, even if you are unfit. Find out how to use the chairlift and manage the gentle trail to the summit. The fine line between unprepared and reckless There’s a fine line between being merely unprepared and being incredibly stupid.…

River red gums in Murray Valley National Park, New South Wales.

Murray Valley National Park: river red gums and birding from a boat

Discover Murray Valley National Park, a tranquil haven of towering river red gums on the Murray River, perfect for birding and wildlife spotting from a boat. Tracing the past with a mileage marker Carved into the side of a tree is the number “258”. It’s…

The Hyde Park Barracks in Sydney, New South Wales.

Sydney’s Top 10 Historic Museums: Where the Past Comes Alive

For a relatively young city, Sydney in New South Wales is packed with history. And these ten Sydney history museums are among the best places to explore it. Australian National Maritime Museum Perched on Darling Harbour's waterfront, this museum opened in 1991 and celebrates Australia's…

10 astonishing lagoons around the world for your bucket list

Explore 10 astonishing lagoons around the world, from the Cook Islands and Bora Bora to Iceland's glacial Jökulsárlón, for your travel bucket list. There are few geographical features that are as reliably sexy as a lagoon. Usually, they're the stuff jealousy-inducing holiday photos are made…