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E Migration Museum Egyptian room and natural mixture of small shops, boutiques
82 Kintore Ave. Tel (08) 8207 7580. history exhibits. Its most and department stores. Several
Open 10am–5pm Mon–Fri, 1–5pm important collection is its arcades run off the mall, including
Sat & Sun. Closed Good Fri, 25 Dec. internationally acclaimed Adelaide Arcade. Built in the
7 ∑ migration.history.sa.gov.au collection of Aboriginal artifacts 1880s, it has Italianate elevations
The Migration Museum is which boasts more than 37,000 at both ends and a central dome.
located behind the State Library individual items and 50,000 The interior was modernized in
in what was once Adelaide’s photographs, as well as many the 1960s, but has since been
Destitute Asylum. It reflects the sound and video recordings. fully restored to its former glory.
cultural diversity of South
Australian society by telling the E Tandanya
stories of people from many 253 Grenfell St. Tel (08) 8224 3200.
parts of the world who came Open 10am–5pm Mon–Sat.
here to start a new life. Exhibits, Closed most public holidays. & =
including re-creations of early 7 ∑ tandanya.com.au
settlers’ houses, explain the Tandanya, the Kaurna Aboriginal
immigrants’ reasons for leaving people’s name for the Adelaide
their homeland and their hopes area (it means “place of the red
for a new life. The Memorial kangaroo”), is an excellent
Wall acknowledges that many cultural institute celebrating
people were forced to leave the Aboriginal and Torres Strait
their homelands. Islander art and cultures. It was
established in 1989 and is the
E South Australian Museum A street performer in Rundle Mall, first Aboriginal-owned and run
North Terrace. Tel (08) 8207 7500. Adelaide’s main shopping precinct arts centre in Australia. The
Open 10am–5pm daily. institute features indigenous art
Closed Good Fri, 25 Dec. 7 P Rundle Mall galleries, educational workshops
∑ samusuem.sa.gov.au Rundle Mall. Tel (08) 8203 7200. and performance areas. It is also
This museum, whose entrance Open daily. Closed Good Fri, 25 Dec, possible for visitors to meet
is framed by huge whale skele- public hols. ∑ rundlemall.com indigenous people. A great gift
tons, has a number of interest- Adelaide’s main shopping area is shop sells authentic artifacts,
ing collections including an centred on Rundle Mall, with its arts and crafts.

Adelaide City Centre
1 Central Market
2 Victoria Square
3 Adelaide Town Hall
4 Edmund Wright House F R O M E
5 Migration Museum Bicentennial
6 South Australian KI NG VICTO R I A D R I V E R O A D Conservatory
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Museum River Torrens KINTORE Migration Museum Adelaide Botanic
Garden
7 Rundle Mall MONTEFIORE RD W ILL IA M A AV AVE University
8 Ayers House Festival Government of Adelaide
Centre
(see pp352–3) Adelaide Parliament House Art Gallery
of South Australia
House
9 Tandanya Train Station N O R T H T E R R A C E R D South Australian N O R T H T E R R A C E BOTA NI C RD
Museum Ayers House
H I N D L E Y S T R E E T KI NG RUNDLE MALL F RO ME RUNDLE STREET
Edmund Wright
House GAWLER ST R
C U R R I E S T R E E T WIL L IAM GR E N FE L L STR EET E ET Tandanya
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WAYMOUTH STREET S TREET PIRIE STREET
Adelaide
Town Hall P U L
Airport F R A N K LI N S T R E E T S TRE E T
7km (4 miles) Central Bus F LI NDE R S T E N E Y
Station
G R OT E S T R E E T VICTORIA WA K EF I EL D S T S T RE E T
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Central St Francis
Xavier Cathedral
Market
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