Adelaide Oval

Top choice in Adelaide


Adelaide's riverside stadium (capacity 53,000) hosts major sporting events through the year, including national AFL (www.afl.com.au) and state-based SANFL (www.sanfl.com.au) Australian Rules football games in winter; international and state cricket in summer (www.cricketaustralia.com.au); big-ticket soccer matches and the occasional AC/DC concert. RoofClimb Adelaide Oval is also here, if the top tiers of seating aren't quite high enough for you.


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1. Adelaide Oval

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Hailed as the world’s prettiest cricket ground, the Adelaide Oval hosts interstate and international cricket matches in summer, plus national AFL and…

2. Bradman Collection

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At the Adelaide Oval is the Bradman Collection where devotees of 'the Don', cricket's greatest batsman, can pore over the minutiae of his legend. Check…

3. St Peter's Cathedral

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If not for the Adelaide Oval next door, this imposing sandstone cathedral (harking back to 1869) would be the biggest architectural object within miles…

4. Statue of Colonel William Light

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The famous statue of Adelaide's town planner (official name Light’s Vision) sits atop the grassy flanks of Montefiore Hill in North Adelaide.

5. Migration Museum

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This engaging social-history museum tells the story of the many migrants who have made SA their home. The museum has info on 100-plus nationalities logged…

6. MOD.

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Innovative MOD. science museum on the University of South Australia campus races towards the future, with seven interactive, surprising gallery spaces…

7. South Australian Museum

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Dig into Australia’s natural history with the museum's special exhibits on whales and Antarctic explorer Sir Douglas Mawson. Over two levels, the amazing…

8. Adelaide Zoo

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Around 1800 exotic and native mammals, birds and reptiles roar, growl and screech at Adelaide’s wonderful zoo, dating from 1883. There are free walking…