Adelaide City Historical Walking Tour in Australia

Join an easy-paced 2 hour small-group walking tours around Victoria Square in the city of Adelaide. The focus of this tour is on history, heritage and culture and covers not only the architecture and history of the varying buildings but also the people who have been associated with them, and the stories about Adelaide's development from colonial times to today. Most of the sites visited are public institutions, statues and monuments and tour participants, whether locals, interstate or from overseas get to experience the essence of what Adelaide is all about.

Meeting Point

Adelaide Town Hall

128 King William St, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia

Outside of the Adelaide Town Hall

What's included:

• Local guide

Not included:

• Food and drinks
• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Transportation to/from attractions

What to expect:

Duration: 2 hours

St Francis Xavier Cathedral

, , Adelaide, South Australia

• Sir Francis Xavier Cathedral - mention its significance, history, architecture, relevance today (10 min)
• Mother Mary Mackillop Statue - Story of Mackillop - her sainthood, order of nuns, charity work (5 min)

15 minutes

Town Hall

128 King William Street, , Adelaide, 5000, South Australia

• Adelaide Town Hall - Introduction including brief history of Adelaide and its development, route of tour, duration and other housekeeping. Talk about early local government in South Australia and ground-breaking activities occurring in Adelaide Town Hall. Discuss previous use of buildings and current use. (10 min)

10 minutes

Victoria Square/ Tarntanyangga

Victoria Square, Adelaide, 5000, South Australia

• Victoria Square - talk about history of square, indigenous connections, development of square (10 min)
• Queen Victoria Statue - discuss significance of statue (3 min)
• Charles Cameron Kingston Statue - overview of Kingston's career, personality, contribution, legacy ( 10 min)

23 minutes

Torrens Building

220 Victoria Sq, Adelaide, 5000, South Australia

• Torrens Building - overview of history of building, inhabitants including Sir Richard Torrens, Land title system( 4 min)

4 minutes

Adelaide

Adelaide, South Australia

• Adina Apartments/Previously Treasury Building - Discuss history of building, tunnels, courtyard, famous people who have visited, role of Cabinet prior to 1968 (10 min)

10 minutes

Adelaide

Adelaide, South Australia

• John McDouall Stuart Statue - story of Stuart, role he played in exploration, his legacy ( 5 min)
• State Admin Centre - Brief overview of buildings and current use for State Government ministers and staff ( 2 min)

7 minutes

Adelaide

Adelaide, South Australia

• SA Water Building - Talk about usage of building - educational focus (2 min)
• Dame Roma Mitchell Commonwealth Law Courts - outline usage of building and its inhabitants - types of courts contained in building(3 min)
• Magistrates Court - brief overview and history of court building, usage, stories of noted lawyers attached, subsequent and current use of site (5 min)
• Supreme Court - history of court building, architecture, usage (5 min)

15 minutes

Adelaide

Adelaide, South Australia

• Sir Samuel Way Court Building - history including its previous life as a department store and legacy of marble staircase, usage (10 min)
• Three Rivers Fountain - story regarding erection of fountain, history, significance (4 min)
• Transport - history of trams, trains in area(5 min)

19 minutes

Adelaide

Adelaide, South Australia

• Former SGIC Building - history, architecture and associated stories (2 min)
• Former Harbour Board Building - engineering feat, architecture, history (5 min)
• Former MLC Building - significance in our history (3 min)
• GPO Building - history including clock tower and notable citizens connected with building (7 min)

17 minutes