Home to an incredible 1,800 animals and 300 species of exotic and native mammals, reptiles, birds and fish. It is Australia’s second oldest zoo, owned and run by the Royal Zoological Society of South Australia on a non for profit basis. Highlights include the giant pandas, Wang Wand and Funi, and the Southeast Asian rainforest exhibit. Free walking tours depart half-hourly and keep an eye out for feeding sessions.
Art Gallery of South Australia
More than half a million visitors every year come to visit The Art Gallery of South Australia. It is the second largest state art collection n Australia with around 38,000 works of art. Set in one of Adelaide’s most striking buildings, you can marvel at the beautiful interior as well as collections of Australian art from time of European settlement right up to the early 19th century. It embraces a superb collection of Indigenous art. Free guided tours run at 11am and 2pm daily.
With over 70 traders under one roof, the Adelaide Central Market is one of the largest undercover fresh produce markets in the southern hemisphere, buzzing with life and colour all year round.