Alice Springs Desert Park,  Larapinta Drive (7kms from town)
ph 8951 8788
The park is extensive with several kilometres of paths. Visitors should be prepared to allow approx. four hours for the theatre and exploring the various habitats.
Paths are generally firm but the park is built on a slope.  Electric scooters are available to assist people with limited mobility. Please pre-book by calling the Park)

Car Park  Entry and souvenir shop  Theatre  Birds of Prey 
Nocturnal House J  Toilets J Picnic area J

Alice Springs Cultural Precinct
The Precinct includes some major cultural and historical sites in Alice Springs. Allow several hours to take an historical and cultural tour which includes:
 

Araluen Arts and Cultural Centre ,
Larapinta Drive
ph 8951-1120
Permanent and rotating exhibitions of the works of local traditional and contemporary artists and crafts people.  An excellent Namatjira exhibition is on permanent exhibition.  The theatre offers excellent performances by local and interstate companies.
Parking   Galleries   Theatre   Function Room   Toilets 

Aviation Museum
Memorial Avenue entry 
ph 8952-4241
Located at the site of the first Alice Springs aerodrome, exhibits aircraft that pioneered this region
Parking  Hangars and exhibits  Toilets 

Central Australian Museum,
Memorial Avenue J
8951-5532
Featuring the natural history of Central Australia in fossils, reconstructions of ancient animals and the effects of meteors on the region.
Parking  Exhibits J Toilets 

Memorial Cemetery,
Memorial Avenue
As part of your tour of the Cultural Precinct visit the graves of Lasseter, the painter Albert Namatjira and explore the history of Alice Springs through the people who made it.
Paths are unsealed but well formed, parking is good and the cemetery is connected to the Aviation Museum by an access ramp
Parking J paths J access ramp to Cemetery K

Strehlow Research Centre,
Memorial Avenue entry 
Ph 8951-8000
This is both a research facility and an exhibit of the work done by anthropologist Ted Strehlow in the early part of the twentieth century in documenting the lives of Aboriginal people in the Hermannsberg area, west of Alice Springs.  While the research area is not open to the public enquiries and requests for access from visiting professionals will be considered.  Please contact the Director.
 

Chateau Hornsby Winery K
Petrick Road, tel: 8955-5133
Wines produced from locally grown grapes.
Carpark - unsealed; grassed and paved, shaded areas. No specific provision for people with a disability

Frontier Camel Farm,
Ross Highway, tel: 8953-0444
Farm and Museum   Camel Rides L

Ghan Preservation Society
McDonnell Siding
tel: 8955-5047
A living railway museum depicting the history of the first Ghan train from Adelaide to Alice Springs 1929 - 1980.  The display has a museum and the restored train offers a trip along a section of the original line.
For train buffs, the locomotive and coach restoration sheds are open to the public.  There are no specific facilities for access to these sheds and there are several rail lines to cross to access them.
Parking  Museum and static displays and tea rooms J   Train   Toilets 
MacDonnell Siding, South Stuart H'way  ph 8955-5047

John Flynn Memorial Church,
Todd Mall 
ph 8952-6955

Lasseters Casino,
Barrett Drive 
Tel: 8950-7777

Mecca Date Gardens,
Palm Circuit J
8952-2425
Locally grown dates and palm garden.

National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame,
Old Court House Building, Cnr Hartley and Parsons Street J
Ph 8952-9006
This unique exhibition tells of the other half of history - her story. "ORDINARY WOMEN - EXTRAORDINARY LIVES" celebrates the many roles that women from all backgrounds have played in the development of Australia. The lives and roles of women in 'opening up' Central Australian are remembered in a specific exhibit which recognises their ingenuity, courage and commitment and the particular difficulties they faced of remoteness and isolation.

National Trust & Hartley Street School,
Hartley Street 
8952-4516
Hartley Street School was the first official school building in Alice Springs.  It has been preserved and is now the home of the National Trust.

Old Stuart Gaol,
Parsons Street 
The first gaol in Alice Springs (next door to Court House), it was built from local stone and was operational from 1908 to 1938.  Open every day.

Old Timers Folk Museum,
South Stuart Highway 
8952-2844
Some excellent exhibits of early life styles and artifacts, pedal radio and the story of Rev. John Flynn and his efforts to provide a "mantle of safety" through the flying doctor service.  Some attendants are seniors who have personal knowledge and anecdotes of the early days.
Parking J Museum  Toilet 

Olive Pink Botanic Garden,  Golf Course Causeway
ph 8952-2154
Olive Pink was an anthropologist and botanist who lived her later years on this site.  She was passionate about the native flora and did considerable work to ensure the diversity of vegetation in Central Australia was recorded and promoted.  This botanic garden continues her work.  It is a fine example of local vegetation.
Parking is unsealed and no specific accessible parking bays are provided. Paths are formed and well compacted though not sealed.  The visitors centre is accessible.
Parking  Visitors Centre  Paths J

Road Transport Hall of Fame,
McDomnell Siding, Norris Bell Ave. (off South Stuart Highway)
8952-7161
A display of vintage and veteran motor cycles, cars and trucks with an emphasis on the development of road transport in the Northern Territory.  Of particular interest is the development of road trains as a method of moving large quantities of goods and materials to remote areas.
Parking  Static display  Outdoor exhibits J Restoration Sheds  Toilets 

Royal Flying Doctor Base,
Stuart Terrace
Ph 8952-1129
The Royal Flying Doctor Service provides medical services to remote communities and stations.  It is the realisation of the vision of Rev. John Flynn to provide a 'mantle of safety' across the inland of Australia.  The Base demonstrates the evolution of this service and the area covered by it.
Parking  Theatre and Exhibits  Tea Room & Gift Shop J

RSL War Museum and Club
Schwartz Crescent
Tel: 8952-2868
Central Australian troops have served with distinction in all conflicts from Gallipoli and World War I, to the present day. During WWII, Alice Springs was a major army camp and transit point for troops and equipment on the way to Darwin and the front line.
This exhibition of memorabillia maps that history from 1899.
Parking (at rear)  Musuem Access (from car park) 

School of the Air,
Head Street 
ph 8951-6834
This is an extension of the 'mantle of safety' vision of Rev. John Flynn.  The Pedal Radio provided the means to take quality education to children in remote communities and cattle stations via radio and makes the School of the Air the largest classroom in the world covering several thousand square kilometres.

The Old Telegraph Station,
North Stuart Highway (3 km north of town)
ph 8951-8211
The Telegraph Station was the first significant building in Central Australia.  It accommodated the Station staff and provided the working telegraph that linked eastern and southern Australia to Darwin and the world from 1872 until the cable was severed at the outbreak of WW II.  It has served several roles since then and is now restored as a national park.
Parking  Visitors Centre JHistoric Buildings J Picnic Area  J Toilets J

The Residency,
Parsons Street J
This historic building was the residence of the senior public servant in Central Australia and is an example of early architecture.