Adelaide Architecture Tour

Join an easy-paced 2 hour small-group walking tour around parts of the city of Adelaide. The focus of this tour is on Social Justice and its importance in the history of Adelaide and South Australia, and the stories about Adelaide's social 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.
Learn about groundbreaking social justice legislation and its effect on the fabric of our society over the course of our history. These include the introduction of the Secret Ballot, Women's Franchise, Aboriginal rights, Sexual Discrimination Laws, Recycling, Renewable Energy, Religious Freedoms, Police establishment, Education reforms etc.

Meeting Point

Parliament House

Parliament House, North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia

Meet on the main steps of Parliament House

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

Parliament House

North Terrace, , Adelaide, 5000, South Australia

• Parliament House- Introduction including brief history of Adelaide and its development, route of tour, duration and other housekeeping. Discuss Parliament House and its history as well as history of democracy in South Australia. (15 min)

15 minutes

Government House

North Terrace Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia

• History of Government House and groundbreaking firsts for governors in Australia (6 min)

6 minutes

Dame Roma Mitchell

North Terrace, Prince Henry Gardens, Lat: -34.921263 Long: 138.600046, Adelaide, 5000, South Australia

• Dame Roma Mitchell story and background (5 mins)

5 minutes

Mary Lee

North Terrace & King William Road, near Government House Gates, Lat: -34.921358 Long: 138.599826, Adelaide, 5000, South Australia

• Women's Franchise and Mary Lee story (5 mins)
Muriel Matters and social justice (4 mins)

9 minutes

Centre of Democracy

Corner North Tce & Kintore Ave, Institute Building, Adelaide, 5000, South Australia

• Don Dunstan, former Premier story
• Social Justice Reforms (16 min)

16 minutes

State Library of South Australia

Kintore Avenue, Corner of North Terrace, Adelaide, 5000, South Australia

• Catherine Helen Spence and women's suffrage movement(5 min)

5 minutes

Migration Museum

82 Kintore Ave, , Adelaide, 5000, South Australia

• Social Reform and Mary Colton (7 min)
• Caroline Clark and social justice for women and children (4 min)

11 minutes

South Australian Museum

North Terrace, , Adelaide, 5000, South Australia

• History of crime and justice in South Australia (5 min)
• Role of Women Police in South Australia(10 min)
• Capital Punishment Abolition (3 min)

18 minutes

The University of Adelaide

North Terrace, Adelaide, 5000, South Australia

• Education focused society (3 min)
• Groundbreaking firsts for University of Adelaide(8 min)

11 minutes

Scots Church Adelaide

237 North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000, South Australia

Religious Freedom (5 min)
• History of church (4 min)

9 minutes

Rundle Street East

Rundle Street, Adelaide, South Australia

• Relaxation of pub trading hours and history of drinking habits(10 min)
Other South Australian breakthroughs in advancement of social justice (5 min)

15 minutes