Adelaide Sights

  1. Adelaide Town Hall

    The imposing 1863-66 Adelaide Town Hall, located between Flinders and Pirie Sts, was designed by Edmund Wright and built in 16th-century Renaissance style with the faces of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert carved into the façade. The main post office, diagonally opposite, commenced in 1867 and altered in 1891, is also a Wright building. For tours of the Town Hall at on Monday, book at Adelaide City Council.

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  2. Ayers Historic House

    Ayers Historic House (1845) is the elegant residence of early South Australian premier Sir Henry Ayers, after whom Ayers Rock (Uluru) in the Northern Territory (NT) was named, now features period furnishings and costume displays. It takes about an hour to have a good poke around.

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  3. Old Adelaide Gaol

    Built in 1878 and decommissioned in 1988, the Old Adelaide Gaol displays a range of homemade escape devices. Guided tours are available at , noon and Sunday. Spooky ghost tours are run by appointment.

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