Clare Valley
We're not sure who Mick is exactly, but his winery/restaurant is mighty charming, occupying a noble former-distillery down a quiet Clare street. Duck in…
Must-see attractions in South Australia
Barossa Valley
Yalumba is one of the Barossa's (and Australia's) major players, making big bucks at the budget end of the wine spectrum. But there's nothing 'budget'…
Adelaide Hills
Gumeracha's main attraction is climbing the 18.3m-high Big Rocking Horse, which doesn't actually rock, but is unusually tasteful as far as Australia's …
Fleurieu Peninsula
Totally upping the architectural ante in the Vale, Beresford's slick tasting pavilion is a black-clad timber and glass beauty. Stylish lighting, lush…
Adelaide
Innovative MOD. science museum on the University of South Australia campus races towards the future, with seven interactive, surprising gallery spaces…
Adelaide
You can't possibly come to Adelaide without entertaining thoughts of touring Coopers Brewery. Tours take you through the brewhouse, bottling hall and…
Murray River
About 14km west of Murray Bridge, this excellent open-range zoo is home to Australian and African beasts including cheetahs, meerkats, rhino, zebras and…
Eyre Peninsula & the West Coast
For a dose of hard-luck, weather-beaten atmosphere, take a drive out to Thevenard, Ceduna's photogenic port suburb on the peninsula south of town. Boarded…
Barossa Valley
Wow, check out the architecture! This monumental stone winery was built in the late 1880s, complete with a 18.5m castellated tower, and sits adjacent to…
Flinders Ranges
Much of Blinman's 150-year-old copper mine has been redeveloped, with lookouts, audiovisual interpretation and information boards. Excellent one-hour…
Kangaroo Island
In a big tin boatshed near the American River jetty, the timber ribs of the new US Schooner Independence are slowly starting to resemble a hull. A…
Eyre Peninsula & the West Coast
Backed by the Gawler Ranges and surrounded by red sand hills, this remote salt lake 200km west of Port Augusta is a stunner, with over 200 islands and a…
Limestone Coast
Riding the crest of Australia's craft beer wave, Robe Town uses old-fangled methods to produce its hearty Shipwreck Stout and an excellent amber ale …
Clare Valley
For some of the loveliest rosé you're ever likely to taste, squirrel out Jeanneret Wines, way up a bush-crowded dirt road beyond the much-better-known…
Tantanoola Caves Conservation Park
Limestone Coast
Naracoorte Caves National Park gets all the press and visits from David Attenborough, but at little Tantanoola, midway between Beachport and Mount Gambier…
Yorke Peninsula
Craft beer is everywhere in Australia these days, including agrarian Minlaton in the Yorke Peninsula's deep south. Watsacowie occupies a former woolshed…
Fleurieu Peninsula
Around 13km west of Myrponga township, across a range of broad, cinematographic grassy hillsides and steep ravines, little Myponga Beach is a photogenic…
Outback South Australia
Mutonia Sculpture Park – about 60km west of Marree – emerges from the desert unexpectedly. All sorts of wacky weldings stand mute in the heat, including…
Kangaroo Island
Down a well-maintained dirt road south of American River, this remote beach is just the spot for a little soul-searching, a breezy paddle in the brine or…
Fleurieu Peninsula
Fancy some pétanque with your plonk? This barnlike, 1894 cellar door has a grassy picnic area, and there’s a roaring fire inside in winter. Sample…
Murray River
Down on the riverbank, lurking in a gloomy cave, Mulyawonk the bunyip has been terrifying small children since 1972. Press the button and see him emerge –…
Limestone Coast
This ivy-hung hole-in-the-ground was once a retreat from the summertime heat on James Umpherston's long since subdivided estate, now surrounded by…
Murray River
Upstream from town, Chowilla is great for bush camping (per vehicle $12), canoeing and bushwalking. Access is along the north bank from Renmark or along…
Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden
Eyre Peninsula & the West Coast
Just north of town, the excellent (and free!) botanic garden has 250 hectares of sandhills, clay flats and desert fauna and flora (ever seen a Sturt's…
Adelaide Hills
Behind an impressive 1852 stone flour mill in Birdwood, the National Motor Museum has a collection of 300-plus immaculate vintage, modern and classic cars…
Barossa Valley
People in the Barossa refer to the neighbouring Eden Valley as the 'high country' – a slightly loftier, cooler climate, pushing riesling grapes to the…
Adelaide Hills
From Mt Lofty, truck south 1.5km to the cool-climate slopes of this botanic garden. Nature trails wind past a lovely looking lake, exotic temperate plants…
Flinders Ranges
Around 40km north of Hawker towards Wilpena, Arkaroo Rock is a sacred Aboriginal site (we don't need to lecture you about being respectful). The rock art…
Kangaroo Island
On the northwestern corner of the island, the square 1858 Cape Borda Lightstation stands tall above the rippling iron surface of the Southern Ocean. There…
Eyre Peninsula & the West Coast
For a show-stopping view over Port Lincoln and Boston Bay extending to the tuna farms and Lincoln National Park beyond, take the drive up to the top of…
Outback South Australia
For a terrific introduction to Coober Pedy – including history, fossils, desert habitats, Aboriginal culture, ecology and mining – take a wander through…
Spring Gully Conservation Park
Clare Valley
About 3km southwest of Sevenhill, the 400-hectare Spring Gully Conservation Park features blue-gum forest, red stringybarks and 18m-high winter waterfalls…
Port MacDonnell Maritime Museum
Limestone Coast
Around 40 ships have sunk along the wave-ravaged Port MacDonnell coast since 1844. The Port MacDonnell Maritime Museum is a barnacle-encrusted trove of…
Murray River
Down by the river near the caravan park, the Tree of Knowledge is marked with flood levels from years past when the river opted for a little inundation…
Outback South Australia
The best place to check out a working excavation is Tom's, 2km southwest of town: miners continue their search for the big vein; visitors noodle for small…
Adelaide Hills
Brilliant pinot rosé (as consumed at Wimbledon!), plus shiraz, merlot and blends, and an olive-oil press. Regular concerts in summer (Missy Higgins, John…
Eyre Peninsula & the West Coast
Chart Port Lincoln's history of boat-building, sailing and whaling in this tin-shed museum on the shores of Boston Bay, just north of town (look for the…
Great Australian Bight Commonwealth Marine Reserve
Eyre Peninsula & the West Coast
The whale breeding area near Head of Bight is protected by the 45,822-sq-km Great Australian Bight Commonwealth Marine Reserve, the world’s second-largest…
Clare Valley
The industrious Pike family set up shop in the Polish Hill River sub-region of the Clare Valley in 1984, and have been producing show-stopping riesling…
Fleurieu Peninsula
The reds are grand but hold out for the rosé, stickies and fortified drops. The Coterie Restaurant does high-end duck/beef/fish dishes for lunch (mains …
