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Adelaide Visitor Guide : 2016 Adelaide Visitor Guide
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include chocolate tastings and complimentary tea or coffee. Visitors can also stock up on chocolate frogs, truffles, scorched almonds and other favourites at the factory shop. Ever wanted to know more about viticulture? Then take yourself off to the National Wine Centre near the Botanic Gardens. The centre has 120 wines to taste, a self-guided wine discovery tour and the largest wine cellar in the Southern Hemisphere. Next stop is Penfolds Magill Estate, home of Penfolds Grange and just 15 minutes from the city centre. In addition to the highly acclaimed Magill Estate Restaurant, the winery has unveiled a swish new cellar door where you can sample the complete range of Penfolds wines, and a new-look dining café called Magill Estate Kitchen is open seven days a week. By the seaside From Adelaide, take the tram to Glenelg, Adelaide’s family-friendly seaside suburb. Apart from playing on the beach, the kids will love The Beachouse, a fun-filled entertainment complex offering waterslides, dodgem cars, bumper boats, a ferris wheel and a vintage carousel. Also at Glenelg is the new Glenelg Foreshore Playspace. Due to open in December 2015, the play area includes in-ground trampolines, a giant waterslide, a water play area and a climbing dome. A new 8 screen, 930-seat Glenelg Cinema on the corner of Milton, Cowper and Partridge streets is currently under construction and due to be completed in March 2016. Another Glenelg landmark is the Bay Discovery Centre in Moseley Square. The centre contains permanent displays celebrating Adelaide’s beach culture and exhibitions by some of South Australia’s leading artists and also houses the Glenelg Visitor Information Centre. Not far from Glenelg is the MegaAdventure Park at the Adelaide Shores precinct in West Beach. The newest adventure activity in Adelaide is a 26 metre high structure has 50 aerial crossings best things to see and do | southaustralia.com 21 and up to 120 activities involving suspension bridges, swings, free fall jumps and leaps, scramble nets, zip wires and vertical climbs. The SkyWalk offers breathtaking views across the Adelaide plains from the viewing platforms. History lesson Adelaide takes pride in being Australia’s most carefully planned state capital and has preserved its history with equal zeal. A pleasant stroll along North Terrace provides a quick overview of the city’s great public buildings, including Parliament House, the South Australian Museum and the Art Gallery of South Australia. Take the time to visit the Migration Museum which can be found on Kintore Avenue just behind the State Library of South Australia. Keep walking down North Terrace past the new Royal Adelaide Hospital and you’ll discover Adelaide Gaol, a formidable penal complex which dates back to 1841. Also worth visiting is Ayers House, a beautifully restored 19th century mansion built by Sir Henry Ayers, a former state premier. For a glimpse of the state’s maritime history, hop on the train to Port Adelaide. First stop is the South Australian Maritime Museum on Lipson Street which tells the story of the early seafarers. The nearby National Railway Museum has a brilliant collection of steam and diesel locomotives, engines, carriages, historic sheds and other displays. @adelaideFamily Apps to download: Adelaide City Explorer Adelaidia (History SA) State Library of South Australia
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