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Coober Pedy - Woomera
Coober Pedy
Underground Church
Hahndorf
This German-style town offers breath taking scenes of beauty. The main attractions
are the Hahndorf Academy, an art gallery featuring the works of Sir Hans Heysen and a
German folk Museum.
Innamincka
Along the Strzelecki Track, it serves the rich Moomba gas fields. It is an isolated
town and best known for the cairn near Innamincka Homestead, which marks the death place
of explorer Burke. Other monuments and a good motel can be located here.
Island Lagoon
Located near Pimba in the Lake Eyre region, it is a huge salt lake with mountain tops
jutting above the salt layer to give the appearance of islands in the white sea.
This unusual natural attraction has an abandoned town on the lagoon shores which was once
a part of the American space watching programme.
Kelly Hill Cave, Kangaroo Island |
Kingston - The big lobster |
Mannum
An old Murray River port which retains most of its early architecture. Attractions
include a replica of Captain Sturt's whaleboat, the paddle-steamer museum Marion (1898)
and Birdwood Mill Museum which houses Australia's first car.
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Marree The town was once a major rail centre when the 'Old Ghan' ran and the railway yards are still worth visiting. Marree consists of a pub and two stores. |
Murray Bridge
1870 the first bridge was constructed over the Murray River and the town built around it
named after it. This town retains much of its colonial atmosphere and many historic
buildings. One building is the world's smallest cathedral, the Church of St John the
Baptist.
Peterborough
Greatly noted for its interesting architecture and the ruins of early German farming
homesteads.
Port Lincoln
This popular tourist centre is the main centre on Eyre Peninsula. Established in
1834 it was one of South Australia's earliest settlements. Nearby are a number of
offshore islands with five named after members of Matthew Flinders' crew who lost their
lives while scouting the coastline. Today it is best known for its commercial tuna
fishing and is home of Olympic weight-lifter gold-medallist Dean Lukin.
Victor Harbour
Once was a whaling station in 1830's but now developed into an attractive and popular
seaside town. Attractions include the fairy penguins which come ashore at dusk from
their rookeries on Granite Island and nearby Urimbirra Fauna Park. You will love the
Parsons and Waitpinga Beaches, which are excellent surfing and surf-fishing areas and the
majestic Hindmarsh Valley Falls.
Woomera
An isolated town, site for past rocket, missile and atomic bomb tests during the fifties
and sixties. Nearby is Island Lagoon where the US operates a space research station.
North and West of the country is mostly restricted.