Adelaide
A planned colonial grid ringed by parkland, with wine country half an hour in three directions. Small, and the market is genuinely the best in the country.
Adelaide in eight slides
Wikipedia · 3 Sep 2026
Things to do in Adelaide
Where to stay in Adelaide
Adelaide in a day, two days, three
Landmarks in Adelaide
The Adelaide Botanic Garden is a 51-hectare (130-acre) 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. Work was begun on the site in 1855, with its official opening to the public on 4 October 1857.
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Ashton 29 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Adelaide Airport is an international, domestic and general aviation airport serving the metropolitan area of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Located approximately 6 km (4 mi) west of the central business district, the airport served more than 9.1 million passengers in FY26, being the fifth-busiest airport in Australia measured by passenger movements.
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Luke848 · CC0
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 (AFL), the Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League (BBL) and the South Australia cricket team in the Sheffield Shield.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Aug 2026
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The Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA), 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. It has a collection of almost 45,000 works of art, making it the second largest state art collection in Australia.
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Yu Chu Chin · CC BY-SA 4.0
Glenelg is a beach-side suburb of the South Australian capital of Adelaide. Located on the shore of Holdfast Bay in Gulf St Vincent, it has become a tourist destination due to its beach and many attractions, home to several hotels and dozens of restaurants.
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North Terrace is one of the four terraces that bound the central business and residential district of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. It runs east–west along the northern edge of "the square mile". The western end continues on to Port Road and the eastern end continues across the Adelaide Park Lands as Botanic Road.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 22 Jul 2026
Yu Chu Chin · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Adelaide Botanic Garden is a 51-hectare (130-acre) 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. Work was begun on the site in 1855, with its official opening to the public on 4 October 1857.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 23 Aug 2026
Ashton 29 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Adelaide Airport is an international, domestic and general aviation airport serving the metropolitan area of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Located approximately 6 km (4 mi) west of the central business district, the airport served more than 9.1 million passengers in FY26, being the fifth-busiest airport in Australia measured by passenger movements.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 24 Aug 2026
Luke848 · CC0
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 (AFL), the Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League (BBL) and the South Australia cricket team in the Sheffield Shield.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Aug 2026
Normangerman at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA), 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. It has a collection of almost 45,000 works of art, making it the second largest state art collection in Australia.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 16 Jul 2026
Yu Chu Chin · CC BY-SA 4.0
Glenelg is a beach-side suburb of the South Australian capital of Adelaide. Located on the shore of Holdfast Bay in Gulf St Vincent, it has become a tourist destination due to its beach and many attractions, home to several hotels and dozens of restaurants.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 14 Jan 2026
Luke Anderson · CC BY-SA 2.0
North Terrace is one of the four terraces that bound the central business and residential district of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. It runs east–west along the northern edge of "the square mile". The western end continues on to Port Road and the eastern end continues across the Adelaide Park Lands as Botanic Road.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 22 Jul 2026
Yu Chu Chin · CC BY-SA 4.0
From the airport
When to go to Adelaide: Mar or Apr or Oct or Nov
Guides about Adelaide
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Elise Kavanagh · 4 Sep 2026
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Elise Kavanagh · 3 Sep 2026
The city centre trams are free and the weather changes four times a day. Works from about three, the indoor backups that matter, and what to skip.
Priya Nair · 2 Sep 2026
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