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Attractions Nearby Adelaide
(Adelaide, South Australia - SA, Australia AU)



Adelaide has many superb tourist attractions, but nearby central Adelaide there are an enormous selection of world-class tourist attractions, heritage sites and national parks, including the Adelaide Hills, the Fleurieu Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, the famous Barossa Valley wine region, the Mid-North area of South Australia, the Southeast / Limestone Coast, Yorke Peninsula, Eyre Peninsula, Flinders Ranges and the vast Outback area.

These outstanding tourist attractions are easy to reach from Adelaide and are well worth a visit when staying in the Adelaide and South Australia area. Whether you are looking for historic attractions, scenic attractions nearby Adelaide, panoramic views, excellent surfing and scuba diving conditions, or breathtaking landscaped Adelaide gardens or parks, you won't have to travel far from central Adelaide. Here are some of the most popular tourist attractions, sights and things to do nearby Adelaide.




Adelaide Attractions Nearby: Adelaide Hills - Adelaide, South Australia (SA), Australia AU
The picturesque Adelaide Hills are central to the Mount Lofty Ranges and just a short drive from nearby central Adelaide. Attractions at the Adelaide Hills include:

• Wineries - including many outstanding vineyards, producing award-winning wines
• Parks and Gardens - including the magnificent Mount Lofty Botanical Gardens and Belair National Park
• Cleland Wildlife Park - an excellent Australian wildlife park, featuring many native animals, such as wombats, kangaroos and Tasmanian Devils
• Warrawong Earth Sanctuary - featuring wildlife tours and unusual night walks
• Hahndorf - a small German settlement with a population of less than 2,000
• Beerenberg Strawberry Farm - known for its tasty jams, chutneys and sauces

Adelaide Attractions Nearby: Fleurieu Peninsula - Adelaide, South Australia (SA), Australia AU
The Fleurieu Peninsula, nearby Adelaide, is located to the south of the city and the Fleurieu Peninsula has become a popular excursion from Adelaide. With a wonderful coastline, numerous beaches and whale watching, other attractions at the Fleurieu Peninsula include:

• McLaren Vale - one of the most famous wine regions in South Australia, particularly known for its rich red wines
• Willunga - a charming and historic town, with many original colonial buildings
• Gult St. Vincent Beaches - featuring fantastic beaches, with calm water suitable for swimming, including Christies Beach, Seaford and Moana Beaches
• Victor Harbor - a popular holiday destination and the largest town on the Fleurieu Peninsula, overlooking Encounter Bay
• Port Elliot - situated on the spectacular Horseshoe Bay, where you can sunbathe, surf, walk and watch dolphins
• Goolwa - home to one of the best beaches on the southern coast of Australia

Adelaide Attractions Nearby: Kangaroo Island - Adelaide, South Australia (SA), Australia AU
Located around 13 km / 8 miles from South Australia's coastline, nearby Adelaide, much of Kangaroo Island is either conservation or national parks. Some of the most popular attractions on Kangaroo Island include:

• Diving Tours - with many different diving trips, where you can swim with fur seals and observe leafy sea dragons in their natural environment
• Kingscote - a small town with a population of around 1,700, home to the Hope Cottage Museum, a visitors' centre and the Kangaroo Island Marine Centre
• American River - a small settlement situated between Kingscote and Penneshaw, with a sheltered inner bay known as Pelican Lagoon
• Penneshaw - with a population of around 500, Penneshaw is known for its friendly penguins that nest along the shoreline, close to the town centre
• North Coast - containing a number of superb beaches, such as Snelling Beach, the Western River Cove, Emu Bay and Stokes Bay
• Flinders Chase National Park - situated on the western side of Kangaroo Island, with koalas, possums and platypuses
• South Coast - home to bush trails, Hanson Bay, Vivonne Bay, the Kelly Hill Conservation Park and the Seal Bay Conservation Park, which has a large colony of Australian sea lions

Adelaide Attractions Nearby: Barossa Valley - Adelaide, South Australia (SA), Australia AU
The picturesque area of the Barossa Valley is one of Australia's most famous wine-producing regions, with many exceptional vineyards. Close to Adelaide, attractions at the Barossa Valley include:

• Lyndoch - a small town, home to the scenic Barossa Reservoir, which features a large concrete dam with amazing acoustics, known as the 'Whispering Wall'
• Tanunda - with a population of around 4,000 and a number of tourist attractions, such as the Barossa Valley Historical Museum and the Keg Factory
• Nuriootpa - situated at the northern end of the Barossa Valley, containing many picnic spots with breathtaking views
• Angaston - home to a population of less than 2,000 and close to the National Trust's historic Collingrove Homestead

Adelaide Attractions Nearby: Mid-North - Adelaide, South Australia (SA), Australia AU
The Mid-North area of South Australia can be found between Adelaide and Port Augusta. Featuring a number of large farms, famous vineyards and small towns, some of the most popular tourist attractions in the Mid-North region include:

• Kapunda - a small town with a population of around 2,500 and an interesting copper-mining heritage
• Auburn - a tiny village with many well-preserved historic buildings dating back to the mid-19th century
• Clare Valley - a famous wine region stretching from Auburn in the south to Jamestown in the north
• Burra - a charming town full of historic building and sites, with a long and impressive heritage trail and a number of museums, such as Morphett's Enginehouse Museum and the open-air Burra Mine Museum
• Peterborough - a predominantly agricultural town with a visitors' centre and well-stocked gift shop
• Orroroo - home to Aboriginal rock carvings, the Yesteryear Costume Gallery, the Early Settlers Cottage and a giant eucalyptus tree
• Port Pirie - with a population of around 13,000 and a number of tourist attractions, such as an art galley and a visitors' centre, with information about the regions historic smelting industry
• Port Germein - a tiny coastal town featuring the longest wooden jetty in the whole of Australia
• Mount Remarkable National Park - a vast parkland covering around 16,000 hectares / 39,500 acres
• Melrose - situated approximately 260 km / 162 miles from Adelaide, at the foot of Mount Remarkable, which is almost 1,000 metres / 3,280 feet high

Adelaide Attractions Nearby: Southeast / Limestone Coast - Adelaide, South Australia (SA), Australia AU
The Southeast district, also known as Limestone Coast, is the country between Adelaide and Melbourne. Full of interesting things to see and do, attractions in the Southeast / Limestone Coast area include:

• Coorong National Park - a narrow lagoon curving along the coastline and stretching around 145 km / 44 miles from Lake Alexandrina to Kingston
• Meningie - known for its exceptional windsurfing conditions and coastal areas
• Robe - a small town, home to a visitors' centre, Long Beach and a popular fishing port
• Beachport - a tiny village area containing the impressive Canunda National Park, where you will find interesting Aboriginal remains
• Mount Gambier - a large town with a population of around 23,000 and a number of tourist attractions, such as a large visitors' centre, a discovery centre, volcanic craters, caves, scuba diving and the picturesque Blue Lake
• Coonawarra - containing a large wine region, with many famous vineyards and wineries, most of which as clearly sign posted from the Riddoch Highway
• Naracoorte - dating back to the 1840s, Naracoorte is one of the oldest settlements in South Australia and the Bool Lagoon Game Reserve is one of the main attractions at Naracoorte
• Dukes Highway - the final town on the South Australian side of the bordering area, next to Victoria and Melbourne

Adelaide Attractions Nearby: Yorke Peninsula - Adelaide, South Australia (SA), Australia AU
Yorke Peninsula is a heavily agricultural region of South Australia and is also a popular quiet holiday resort within easy reach from nearby Adelaide. With a number of scenic beaches, national parks and large amounts of native wildlife, attractions at Yorke Peninsula include:

• West Coast - with beaches suitable for swimming, scenic views and historic towns, such as Kadina, Wallaroo and Moonta
• East Coast - home to many small townships, including Port Vincent, Edithburgh and Yorketown
• Innes National Park - to the south of Yorke Peninsula, containing coastal areas, with good conditions for scuba diving, surfing and fishing

Adelaide Attractions Nearby: Eyre Peninsula - Adelaide, South Australia (SA), Australia AU
The Eyre Peninsula is located between the Great Australian Bight and the Spencer Gulf. With regular flights from Adelaide Airport, attractions at the Eyre Peninsula include:

• Port Augusta - with a population of around 13,000 and a number of tourist attractions, such as the Wadlata Outback Centre, the Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden, the Fountain Art Gallery, the Curdnatta Art and Craft Centre and the Homestead Park Pioneer Museum
• Whyalla - a large town with a population of more than 20,000, a large visitors' centre, a Maritime Museum and a protected cuttlefish breeding area
• Cowell - an attractive small town close to the only jade deposit in the whole of Australia
• Port Lincoln - situated around 660 km / 412 miles from Adelaide, Port Lincoln is the tuna-fishing capital of Australia and the Port Lincoln community was founded in 1839
• Streaky Bay - a small town with a population of around 1,000 people, a visitors' centre, the National Trust's Streaky Bay Museum, the secluded Smoky Bay and the stunning Back Beach area, popular with surfers in this area of South Australia
• Ceduna - established in the late 19th century, attractions at Ceduna include the Old Schoolhouse Museum and Laura Bay Conservation Park

Adelaide Attractions Nearby: Flinders Ranges - Adelaide, South Australia (SA), Australia AU
South Australia's spectacular Flinders Ranges are a truly majestic sight, with deep red folds, mountainous regions and regular coaches from Adelaide, with the journey from Adelaide taking around two and a half days. The region of the Flinders Ranges is a dry area of South Australia and the community was founded in 1802. Attractions at the Flinders Ranges include:

• Quorn - a small town with a population of around 1,000 and several popular tourist attractions, such as the Pichi Richi Railway, the Waukerie Creek Trail and the Heysen Trail
• Hawker - a tiny village, home to the Kanyaka Ruins, Death Rock and the Yourambulla Caves, with many outstanding Aboriginal rock paintings
• Wilpena Pound - featuring the vast and impressive Flinders Ranges National Park, rich in native flora and fauna
• Blinman - once a copper-mining centre in the late 19th century, containing a historic copper mine, with self-guided walking trails
• Arkaroola - containing the vast Arkaroola-Mount Painter Wildlife Sanctuary, which covers over 60,000 hectares / 148,250 acres

Adelaide Attractions Nearby: Outback - Adelaide, South Australia (SA), Australia AU
South Australia's Outback region can be found to the north of the Eyre Peninsula and the Flinders Ranges. Containing many interesting visitors' centres and enormous national parks, some of the most popular tourist attractions in the Outback area include:

• Woomera - a small town, featuring the Woomera Board Heritage Centre, which celebrates Woomera's military heritage
• Roxby Downs - home to the Olympic Dam Mine, producing copper, silver, gold and even uranium
• Andamooka - a tiny opal-mining town containing Duke's Bottlehouse, a unusual house built entirely out of bottles,
• Coober Pedy - one of the main opal-mining areas in Australia, with many opal-related attractions, such as the Umoona Opal Mine and Museum
• Marree - containing a spectacular sculpture park, a natural warm-water spa and several large lakes
• William Creek - famous for being the smallest town in Australia, with a population of less than 20
• Innamincka - well-known for its large Regional Reserve and important Aboriginal heritage

 
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