Best of Adelaide
Free Things to Do in Adelaide: Culture, Parks and the Beach
Adelaide is one of Australia's most generous cities for free attractions. The Art Gallery of South Australia, South Australian Museum and Migration Museum in the cultural precinct on North Terrace are all free to enter. Botanic Garden and Himeji Garden offer green space in the heart of the city, and Glenelg Beach is a short tram ride from the CBD at no cost beyond the fare. The Adelaide Hills villages, the waterfront at Port Adelaide and the city's many public walking trails add further options for a cost-free day out.
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Art Gallery of South Australia
Free access to Australia's second-largest state art collection, spanning Australian art, international masters and an excellent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander gallery.
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South Australian Museum
Free natural history and Aboriginal cultures museum on North Terrace, with the world's largest collection of Aboriginal artefacts and a Pacific archaeology gallery.
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Adelaide Botanic Garden
A formal botanic garden with a restored 1875 Palm House, the Amazon Waterlily Pavilion and free guided tours on Sundays.
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Glenelg Beach
Adelaide's iconic bay beach, accessible by vintage tram from the CBD, free to swim and walk, with a foreshore esplanade and jetty extending over the Gulf.
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Rundle Mall
Adelaide's pedestrian shopping mall with the famous Mall's Balls sculptures, buskers, free events and the vibrant Rundle Street extension into the East End.
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