Around the Square Adelaide Walking Tour
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Around the Square Adelaide Walking Tour
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Around the Square Adelaide Walking Tour
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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.
Itinerary
St Francis Xavier Cathedral
15 minsAdmission Ticket Free• 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)Town Hall
10 minsAdmission Ticket Free• 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)Victoria Square/ Tarntanyangga
23 minsAdmission Ticket Free• 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)Torrens Building
4 minsAdmission Ticket Free• Torrens Building - overview of history of building, inhabitants including Sir Richard Torrens, Land title system( 4 min)Adelaide
10 minsAdmission Ticket Free• Adina Apartments/Previously Treasury Building - Discuss history of building, tunnels, courtyard, famous people who have visited, role of Cabinet prior to 1968 (10 min)Adelaide
7 minsAdmission Ticket Free• 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)Adelaide
15 minsAdmission Ticket Free• 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)Adelaide
19 minsAdmission Ticket Free• 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)Adelaide
17 minsAdmission Ticket Free• 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)
What's included
INCLUDED
Local guide
NOT INCLUDED
Food and drinks
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transportation to/from attractions
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Additional information
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Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Good To Know
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Wheelchair accessible
Children must be accompanied by an adult
A maximum of 15 people per booking
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Down to Earth Tours
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