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.


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2. National Road Transport Hall of Fame

0.06 MILES

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…

3. Olive Pink Botanic Garden

5.01 MILES

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…

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…