Perth
The most isolated big city on earth, which it wears well. A park bigger than Central Park on a hill, and the Indian Ocean at the end of every westward road.
Perth in eight slides
Wikipedia · 3 Sep 2026
Things to do in Perth
Where to stay in Perth
Perth in a day, two days, three
Landmarks in Perth
The Art Gallery of Western Australia (AGWA) is a public art gallery that is part of the Perth Cultural Centre, in Perth. It is located near the Western Australian Museum and State Library of Western Australia and is supported and managed by the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries of the Government of Western Australia. The current gallery main building opened in 1979.
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Cottesloe is a western suburb of Perth, Western Australia, within the Town of Cottesloe. Cottesloe was named for Thomas Fremantle, 1st Baron Cottesloe, a prominent Tory politician and the brother of Admiral Sir Charles Fremantle, for whom the city of Fremantle was named. The nearby suburb of Swanbourne was named for the Fremantle family seat, Swanbourne House, in Swanbourne, Buckinghamshire.
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Fremantle is a port city in Western Australia located at the mouth of the Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. The Western Australian vernacular diminutive for Fremantle is Freo.
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Rottnest Island, nicknamed "Rotto", is a 19-square-kilometre (7.3 sq mi) island off the coast of Western Australia, 18 kilometres (11 mi) west of Fremantle. A sandy, low-lying island formed on a base of aeolianite limestone, it is an A-class reserve, the highest level of protection afforded to public land.
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The Swan Bells are a set of 18 bells hanging in a specially built 82.5-metre (271 ft) copper and glass campanile in Perth, Western Australia. The tower is commonly known as the Bell Tower and the Swan Bell Tower.
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The Art Gallery of Western Australia (AGWA) is a public art gallery that is part of the Perth Cultural Centre, in Perth. It is located near the Western Australian Museum and State Library of Western Australia and is supported and managed by the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries of the Government of Western Australia. The current gallery main building opened in 1979.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 19 Aug 2026
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Cottesloe is a western suburb of Perth, Western Australia, within the Town of Cottesloe. Cottesloe was named for Thomas Fremantle, 1st Baron Cottesloe, a prominent Tory politician and the brother of Admiral Sir Charles Fremantle, for whom the city of Fremantle was named. The nearby suburb of Swanbourne was named for the Fremantle family seat, Swanbourne House, in Swanbourne, Buckinghamshire.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 29 Jul 2026
-wuppertaler · CC BY 4.0
Fremantle is a port city in Western Australia located at the mouth of the Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. The Western Australian vernacular diminutive for Fremantle is Freo.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Aug 2026
Chewy m at English Wikipedia · CC BY 2.5
Rottnest Island, nicknamed "Rotto", is a 19-square-kilometre (7.3 sq mi) island off the coast of Western Australia, 18 kilometres (11 mi) west of Fremantle. A sandy, low-lying island formed on a base of aeolianite limestone, it is an A-class reserve, the highest level of protection afforded to public land.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 16 Aug 2026
Created by the uploader. Any IP involved in the creation of this image is released into the public domain. · Public domain
The Swan Bells are a set of 18 bells hanging in a specially built 82.5-metre (271 ft) copper and glass campanile in Perth, Western Australia. The tower is commonly known as the Bell Tower and the Swan Bell Tower.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 6 Aug 2026
From the airport
When to go to Perth: Mar or Apr or Oct or Nov
Guides about Perth
The best time to visit Australia by region, with the stinger season on the tropical coast, the Uluru heat that reaches 45 degrees and the reef's clear months.
Elise Kavanagh · 4 Sep 2026
Six day trips from Melbourne with honest driving times, including why the Great Ocean Road as a day tour is twelve hours and what to do instead.
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
The best days in Sydney with children are nearly free and involve a boat. Works from about age three, with the pram routes and what to skip.
Priya Nair · 2 Sep 2026