Home to Darwin's sailing clubs.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Darwin attractions

1. Fannie Bay Gaol Museum

0.2 MILES

This interesting (if slightly grim) museum represents almost 100 years of solitude. Serving as Darwin's main jail from 1883 to 1979, the solid cells…

3. Northern Centre for Contemporary Art

0.64 MILES

The NCCA is a really small space that shows some changing and challenging exhibitions. It's worth checking out while doing the Parap Village Market.

4. Mindil Beach Sunset Market

1.09 MILES

Food is the main attraction here − from Thai, Sri Lankan, Indian, Chinese and Malaysian to Brazilian, Greek, Portuguese and more − all at around $6 to $12…

5. George Brown Botanic Gardens

1.11 MILES

These 42-hectare gardens showcase plants from the Top End and around the world − monsoon vine forest, the mangroves and coastal plants habitat, baobabs,…

7. Myilly Point Heritage Precinct

1.54 MILES

At the far northern end of Smith St is this small but important precinct of four houses built between 1930 and 1939 (which means they survived both the…

8. Burnett House

1.54 MILES

At the far northern end of Smith St is a small but important precinct of four houses built in the 1930s and now on the Register of the National Estate…