The Narrows

Worth seeing in and around The Narrows

7 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.

1. 01
   Charles Darwin National Park

   Charles Darwin National Park is a national park in the Northern Territory of Australia, 4 km southeast of Darwin. It is notable for its World War II–era concrete bunkers, one of which has been converted into a visitors centre and display of World War II memorabilia.

   3.1 km · national park in Australia · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory

   The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory is the main museum in the Northern Territory. The headquarters of the museum is located in the inner Darwin suburb of The Gardens.

   3.1 km · museum and art gallery · Wikipedia
3. 03
   George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens

   The George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens is a botanical garden located 2 km north of the CBD of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.

   3.3 km · botanical garden in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Darwin Aviation Museum

   The Darwin Aviation Museum, previously known as the Australian Aviation Heritage Centre, displays aircraft and aircraft engines of relevance to the Northern Territory and aviation in Australia generally. It is located in the Darwin suburb of Winnellie.

   3.9 km · aerospace museum in Darwin, Northern Territory · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Mindil Beach

   Mindil Beach is a beach in the Northern Territory of Australia, located in the suburb of The Gardens, near Darwin's central business district. Mindil Beach holds the Mindil Beach Sunset Markets, which runs during the dry season of every year.

   3.7 km · beach near Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Northern Centre for Contemporary Art

   The Northern Centre for Contemporary Art, formerly 24HR Art, NT Centre for Contemporary Art, is an art gallery in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. The gallery was founded in an old petrol station in 1989, giving rise to the name "24HR Art".

   1.8 km · art gallery in Darwin, Australia · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Darwin Pioneer Cemetery

   Darwin Pioneer Cemetery was the first official cemetery opened in Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia. It was originally known as Palmerston Cemetery.

   2.4 km · cemetery in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Getting to The Narrows

Airports

Darwin / RAAF Darwin (DRW), 3 km

Stations

Darwin International Airport, 2.3 km · RAAF Base Darwin, 2.3 km

• Broome → The Narrows

  226 km · quickest by road, 4h 57m · $24–32
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• Dili → The Narrows

  720 km · quickest by air, 5h 12m · $230–350
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• Oecussi-Ambeno → The Narrows

  799 km · quickest by air, 6h 2m · $270–410
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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 The Narrows. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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