Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the fifth-most populous city in Australia.
Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the fifth-most populous city in Australia. The name "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide or the Adelaide city centre; the demonym Adelaidean is used to denote the city and the residents of Adelaide. The traditional owners of the Adelaide region are the Kaurna, with the name Tarndanya referring to the area of the city centre and surrounding Park Lands, in the Kaurna language. Adelaide is situated on the Adelaide Plains north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, between the Gulf St Vincent in the west and the Mount Lofty Ranges in the east. Its metropolitan area encompasses over 430 suburbs, extending 96 km (60 mi) from Gawler in the north to Sellicks Beach in the south and 20 km (12 mi) from the western coast to the eastern foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges.
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Worth seeing in and around Adelaide
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Hindmarsh Stadium
Hindmarsh Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the Adelaide suburb of Hindmarsh. It is primarily used for soccer as the home ground of Adelaide United FC in the A-League men's and women's competitions.
3.6 km · football stadium in Australia · Wikipedia - 02Adelaide Oval
Adelaide Oval is a stadium located within the Adelaide Park Lands in the suburb of North Adelaide. It is primarily used for Australian rules football and cricket as the home ground of the Adelaide Football Club and Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League, the Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League and the South Australia cricket team in the Sheffield Shield.
1.4 km · stadium in Adelaide, South Australia · Wikipedia - 03Art Gallery of South Australia
The Art Gallery of South Australia, established as the National Gallery of South Australia in 1881, is located in Adelaide. It is the most significant visual arts museum in the Australian state of South Australia.
900 m · arts museum in the Australian state of South Australia · Wikipedia - 04South Australian Museum
The South Australian Museum is a natural history museum and research institution in Adelaide, South Australia, founded in 1856 and owned by the Government of South Australia. It occupies a complex of buildings on North Terrace in the cultural precinct of the Adelaide Parklands.
800 m · natural history museum in Adelaide, South Australia · Wikipedia - 05Adelaide Zoo
Adelaide Zoo is a zoo in Adelaide, Australia. It is the country's second oldest zoo opening in 1883, and is operated on a non-profit basis.
1.6 km · zoo in Australia · Wikipedia - 06St Francis Xavier's Cathedral
St Francis Xavier's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Adelaide, South Australia. It is classified as being a Gothic Revival building in the Early English style.
200 m · Catholic cathedral in Adelaide, South Australia · Wikipedia - 07Torrens University Australia
Torrens University is an Australian international private, for-profit university and vocational registered training organisation, with campuses in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Blue Mountains, and Auckland, New Zealand. Torrens University Australia, along with Think Education and Media Design School, together form Torrens Global Education, which is part of Strategic Education, Inc.
100 m · university in Australia · Wikipedia - 08St Peter's Cathedral
St Peter's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Adelaide and Metropolitan of the Province of South Australia.
1.6 km · cathedral in Adelaide, South Australia · Wikipedia - 09Adelaide Botanic Garden
The Adelaide Botanic Garden is a 51-hectare public garden at the north-east corner of the Adelaide city centre, in the Adelaide Park Lands. It lies on North Terrace and behind it the Botanic Park.
1.6 km · botanical garden in Adelaide, South Australia · Wikipedia - 10Adelaide Entertainment Centre
The Adelaide Entertainment Centre is an indoor arena located in Adelaide. It is used for sporting and entertainment events.
3.2 km · an indoor arena located in the South Australian · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Adelaide's main important attractions are mostly centred in the City and North Adelaide. Unlike Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane or Perth, Adelaide isn't a place you would want to go to specifically for city life and it's a lot less bustling than the other big cities.
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Things to do
Adelaide's beaches are mostly in West Adelaide, given the fact that it's the only large district to have a coastline. While Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary National Park—Winaityinaityi Pangkara also has a long coastline, it's protected and not really a beach for swimming.
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Where to eat
Adelaide's local cuisine generally does not differ much from standard Australian fare, but there are a handful of dishes unique to Adelaide that are worth trying while you're here. The pie floater is an Australian meat (usually beef) pie in thick pea soup, often garnished with ketchup.
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Getting to Adelaide
- Airports
- Adelaide (ADL), 6 km
- Stations
- Adelaide Airport, 6.6 km · Adelaide Parklands Terminal, 2.1 km · Adelaide railway station, 800 m
- Geelong/Melbourne → Adelaide659 km · quickest by air, 5h 8m · A$230–340
- Melbourne → Adelaide654 km · quickest by air, 4h 53m · A$210–320
- Sydney (Mascot) → Adelaide1160 km · quickest by air, 4h 49m · A$220–340
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Adelaide
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Adelaide. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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