Top 10 Things To Do, Activities and Attractions in Darwin

"The Darwin Waterfront is located near Stokes Hill Wharf and is the perfect place for a fun day with the kids. Surrounded by restaurants, the park includes a wave pool and recreational lagoon with an inflatable fun park. Gardens, picnic areas and pathways provide a relaxing green space for visitors."

"The Darwin Waterfront is a nice place to relax and bathe in the heart of the city. Definitely one of the must-do attractions in Darwin. It has a vacation club vibe as there are water attractions, large lawns to sunbathe and various free activities such as Tai Chi courses or open-air cinema."

"It seems that many of our favourite spots to view the skyline are actually from through the trees – which says a lot about our city!. Charles Darwin National Park is home to some fabulous walks, interesting history displays, mountain bike trails, and native vegetation. The view is a bonus!"

"As Darwin’s main prison for about a century, from 1883 to 1979, Fannie Bay Gaol has certainly got lots of stories to tell!. It’s now a historic site and you can visit it for free on Saturdays to see the heritage buildings. There’s the female block with a small garden, maximum security wings added in the 1950s, and the watch tower."

"What is now a museum was previously a fully functional prison. Even today, you can see for yourself, the gallows where they hung convicts sentenced to death by hanging. Regarded as a historic landmark in the Northern Territory, many visitors have claimed that the museum could have been in a better shape."

"Darwin's major detention centre for about a century, Fannie Bay Gaol contains some of the most important social histories of the Northern Territory. The former Labour Prison and Her Majesty's Gaol, th..."

"This excellent marine aquarium at the Waterfront Precinct gives you a close encounter with the denizens of Darwin Harbour. Each small tank is a complete ecosystem, with only the occasional extra fish introduced..."

"Forget sea sickness tablets, or even bothering getting wet, because you can see plenty of marine life at Indo Pacific in Darwin. Regardless of what the weather is doing, you can be assured of seeing o..."

"Salvaged from the wreck of the USS Peary, the gun, now situated on The Esplanade, serves as a memorial dedicated to the officers and crew who lost their lives when the vessel was attacked and sunk during the first air attack on Darwin by the Japanese during WWII. Also honoured here is Lt. Robert Buel, a US Air Force pilot who lost his life on February 15, 1942 in a heroic attack on Japanese aircraft on a bombing raid over Darwin city."

"Built in the late 1930s, Burnett House is a Heritage-listed National Trust property and an excellent example of early tropical architecture. Here, you can relax in the gardens and enjoy ribbon sandwiches and Devonshire teas at High Tea every Sunday from 3.30-6pm."

"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 WWII bombings and Cyclone Tracy!). They're now managed by..."

"Shop 4, 14 Knuckey Street, Darwin.Known for: Best gelato in the Top End!. The Taro & Coconut gelato is one of our favourites as well as their thick shakes. We haven’t tried their coffee yet – as it is so hard to go past the gelato and thick shakes!"

"This place doesn't top the charts for ambience or prices, but if it's coffee you're after you won't be disappointed. The Milk Bar is the sister cafe to Four Birds, and milk and espresso is what it does best. Order a takeaway coffee and a sweet..."

"Serving daily fresh baked pies, sandwiches, finish off with Mini Melts Ice cream. Preorder picnics to collect before indulging on the grass watching sunset overlooking the bay. We are your one stop shop for convenience."

"In the grounds of Darwin's Parliament House, and part of a project for training young Indigenous workers for the hospitality industry, Speaker's Corner is a great spot for lunch. In addition to the usual cafe... Middle Eastern in Darwin"