This collection of restored Ghan locos and carriages will please train buffs and anyone else interested in this pioneering railway (originally called the Afghan Express after the cameleers who forged the route). There's also the Old Ghan Tea Rooms and an ad hoc assortment of railway memorabilia in the lovely Stuart railway station.
Old Ghan Heritage Railway Museum
Alice Springs
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5.38 MILES
Head to Desert Park, where the creatures of central Australia are all on display in one place, including many that are extremely difficult to find out on…
11.82 MILES
One of the prettiest corners of the West MacDonnell Ranges, Simpsons Gap, 22km by road from Alice Springs and 8km off Larapinta Dr along a paved road,…
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Royal Flying Doctor Service Base
5.11 MILES
This excellent museum, filled with interactive information portals, is the home of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, whose dedicated health workers provide…
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The old Telegraph Station, which used to relay messages between Darwin and Adelaide, offers a fascinating glimpse of the town's European beginnings. It's…
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Nearby Alice Springs attractions
1. Alice Springs Transport Heritage Centre
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At the MacDonnell siding, 10km south of Alice and 1km west of the Stuart Hwy, are two museums dedicated to big trucks and old trains. The Old Ghan…
2. National Road Transport Hall of Fame
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If you fancy big trucks, the National Road Transport Hall of Fame has a fabulous collection, including the chassis of the first Kenworth to come off the…
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A network of meandering trails leads through this lovely arid zone botanic garden, which was founded by the prominent anthropologist Olive Pink. The…
4. Royal Flying Doctor Service Base
5.11 MILES
This excellent museum, filled with interactive information portals, is the home of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, whose dedicated health workers provide…
5. Alice Springs Memorial Cemetery
5.11 MILES
The cemetery contains the graves of some prominent locals, including artist Albert Namatjira (1902–59) and Harold Lasseter (1880–1931), the eccentric…
6. National Pioneer Women’s Hall of Fame
5.14 MILES
This tribute to Australia’s pioneering women is in the former Alice Springs Gaol, very near the Royal Flying Doctor Service base. Behind the high walls…
7. Central Australia Aviation Museum
5.15 MILES
In the Connellan Airways Hangar, Alice's original aerodrome, displays on pioneer aviation in the Territory include Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS)…
8. Alice Springs Reptile Centre
5.17 MILES
It may be small, but this reptile centre packs a poisonous punch with its impressive collection of venomous snakes, thorny devils and bearded dragons…