Post on 01-Jun-2015
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7 Amazing Places to Visit in Darwin
Darwin is a small and a cosmopolitan city which is known for its
unique multiculturalism and relaxed lifestyle. People from all over
50 different cultures live and work here side by side. The regular
Asian-style markets form an intrinsic part of everyday Darwin’s
landscape for local residents that say from food, music, language
and culture, everything about all these are a part of Asian cultureThe unique cosmopolitan makeup of Darwin has been recognized
as the ‘multicultural icon of national significance’ by Australian
National Trust. The city is known for its local Aboriginal artists,
musicians of every genre, sports fishing operators, sunset sails,
families and children playing on the beach. So, here are 10 great
things to do in Darwin for free:
Mindil Beach Sunset Markets• It has more than 60 food
stall from more than 30 different countries with 200 art and craft stalls. Here you can shop for local souvenirs, get a massage, get Tarot reading and have your palm read, watch buskers, listen to live bands, performing artists and watch the sun go down which is one of the best things to do on a Cheap Flights to Darwin From London .
Museum and Art Gallery of Northern Territory
• It basically focuses on South- East Asia and Australasia which comprises of an excellent exhibition of the Aboriginal bark painting, a collection of stone axes and the Melville Island Pukamani Burial Poles. The highlight of this place is the Cyclone Tracy which has small dark room where you can hear the recording of screeching cyclonic winds. This is a must visit tourist destination during Darwin holidays.
George Brown Botanical Gardens
• It is a 42-hectare garden which is just two kilometers from the Darwin city centre which includes a rainforest gully with hundreds of palms, a coastal zone, a wetland and a mangrove boardwalk
Fannie Bay Gaol
• It was opened in 1883 but this notorious gaol was a home for criminals and their like for almost 100 years till 1979. East Point Road, Fannie Bay, Darwin is open daily from 10 AM to 4: 30 PM so book cheap flight tickets to Darwin to visit this never before seen destination.
• Darwin sunsets: It is the fiery tropical sun of
the north that puts on a dramatic finale each
evening over the Darwin Harbour. Often the
magnified and colored rusty red by the dry
season haze offers a spectacular view of the
Darwin sunset that draws large number of
visitors and
Lyons Cottage: It is also known as BAT (British Australian Telegraph) House. Lyons Cottage is the only remaining example of colonial bungalow style architecture to be found in Darwin. It is built on a ‘hammered stone’ and it is the first stone building constructed in Darwin for 30 years. Today it is a local historic museum right at the corner Knuckey Street and the Esplanade. It is one of the Cheap Flights Deals that you can ever get.
East Point ReserveThis is another place of attraction where you can swim and windsurf without the fear of crocodiles and jelly fish at this artificial lake, Lake Alexander at the East Point Reserve. During the evening wallabies come out to graze and there is also an easy 1.5 KM boardwalk through the coastal monsoon and mangrove forests with wheelchair access. Therefore book last minute Flights Deals and enjoy your trip.