Discover the City of Adelaide’s Top Tourist Attractions for Families
Visiting Adelaide with kids or looking to have a staycation in the Festival City? Family or friends visiting SA with children from interstate or overseas? Adelaide has SO much on offer all year round and there are lots of fantastic places to visit that will entertain kids of all ages.
South Australia’s major tourist attractions are well worth visiting with children, whether they live here in Adelaide or they’re visiting from afar. Many are completely free to enter and look around, and most are in easy walking distance from the CBD. Remember Adelaide also has a free tram service when getting on and off between North Terrace and South Terrace, plus a free City Connector bus service that is a fabulous activity in itself.
Below is a list of places in the City of Adelaide you may have already been to many times, or maybe you haven’t been for a while so it’s time for another visit.
- Adelaide Botanic Garden
- Adelaide Zoo
- Adelaide Central Market
- Australian Space Discovery Centre
- South Australian Museum
- MOD Museum
- Art Gallery of South Australia
- State Library of South Australia
- Migration Museum
- Adelaide Festival Plaza
- Himeji Garden
- Adelaide Oval
- SAPOL Road Safety Bike Centre
- Adelaide Gaol
- Rundle Mall
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Have just discovered this wonderful site – wish I had found it earlier. It will make grandparent & kids play dates so much more fun. Many thanks!
Thanks for your kind words. Enjoy!