Adel Aide & South AuStr Ali AADELAIDEAdel Aide & South AuStr Ali ASIGHTSAdel Aide & South AuStr Ali AADELAIDEThat said, a subtle conservatism remains.
‘What school did you go to?’ is a common
salvo from those unsure of your place in
the social hierarchy, while countercultural
urges bubble up through Adelaide’s count-
less sex shops, kung-fu dojos and huge bot-
tle shops.
Just down the tram tracks is beachy
Glenelg, Adelaide with its guard down and
boardshorts up; and Port Adelaide, a histor-
ic enclave slowly developing into SA’s ver-
sion of Fremantle. Inland, Adelaide’s wink-
ing plains rise to the Adelaide Hills, just 12
minutes up the freeway. The Hills’ gorgeous
valley folds, old-fangled towns and cool-cli-
mate vineyards are all close at hand.
1 ̈Sights
18 Central &^
North Adelaide
oCentral ̈Market ̈ MARKET
(Map p718; www �adelaidecentralmarket�com �au;
GougerSt; h7am-5�30pmTue, 9am-5�30pmWed
&Thu, 7am-9pmFri, 7am-3pmSat) Satisfy both
obvious and obscure culinary cravings at the
250-odd stalls in Adelaide’s superb Central
Market. A sliver of salami from the Mett-
wurst Shop, a sliver of English stilton from
the Smelly Cheese Shop, a tub of blueberry
yoghurt from the Yoghurt Shop − you name
it, it’s here. Good luck making it out without
eating anything. Adelaide’s Chinatown is
right next door.
oArt ̈Gallery ̈of
South ̈Australia ̈ GALLERY
(Map p718; www �artgallery�sa �gov �au; North Tce;
h10am-5pm) F Spend a few hushed
hours in the vaulted, parquetry-floored gal-
lery that represents the big names in Aus-
tralian art. Permanent exhibitions include
Australian, modern Australian, contempo-
rary Aboriginal, Asian, Islamic and Euro-
pean art (19 bronze Rodins!). Progressive
temporary exhibitions occupy the basement.
Free guided tours (11am and 2pm daily) and
lunchtime talks (12.30pm daily).oSouth ̈Australian ̈Museum ̈ MUSEUM
(Map p718; www �samuseum�sa �gov �au; NorthTce;
h10am-5pm) F Digs into Australia’s
natural history with special exhibits on
whales and Antarctic explorer Sir Douglas
Mawson, and an Aboriginal Cultures Gal-
lery displaying artefacts of the Ngarrindjeri
people of the Coorong and lower Murray.
The giant squid is the undisputed highlight
of the free tours (11am weekdays, 2pm and
3pm weekends). There’s a cool cafe here
too.Adelaide ̈Zoo ̈ ZOO
(Map p728;www �zoossa�com �au; FromeRd; adult/
child/family $31 �50/18/85; h9�30am-5pm)
Around 1800 exotic and native mammals,
birds and reptiles roar, growl and screech
at Adelaide’s wonderful zoo, which opened
in 1883. There are free walking ̈tours half-
hourly (plus a slew of longer and overnight
tours focusing on specific environments andADELAIDE ̈IN...Two ̈Days
If you’re here at Festival, WOMADelaide or Fringe time, lap it up. Otherwise, kick-start your
day at the Central ̈Market (p55) then wander through the Adelaide ̈Botanic ̈Garden
(p718), finishing up at the National ̈Wine ̈Centre ̈(p718). After a few bohemian beers
at the Exeter (p734) hotel, have a ritzy dinner on Rundle St. Next day, visit the South ̈
Australian ̈Museum (p717) and then see if the Bradman Collection Museum at the
Adelaide ̈Oval ̈(p718) has reopened. Check out Tandanya ̈National ̈Aboriginal ̈Cul-
tural ̈Institute (p719) before riding the tram to Glenelg for a swim and fish and chips on
the sand.Four ̈Days
Follow the two-day itinerary − perhaps slotting in the Art ̈Gallery ̈of ̈South ̈Australia
(p717) and Jam ̈Factory ̈Contemporary ̈Craft ̈& ̈Design ̈Centre (p721) − then
pack a picnic basket of Central Market produce and take a day trip out to the nearby
Adelaide Hills, McLaren Vale or Barossa Valley wine regions. Next day, truck out to the
museums and historic pubs of Port Adelaide, then catch a band at the Grace ̈Emily ̈
Hotel ̈(p734) back in the city, before dinner on Gouger St.