There's a small local history museum out the back of the Yankalilla visitor centre. Look for the radar antenna from the scuttled HMAS Hobart, now a dive site not far offshore.
Yankalilla History Museum
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
22.44 MILES
Duck into the Farm Shop at this beautiful stone-cottage cellar door (1860) and assemble a regional tasting platter to share on the lawns, made lovelier by…
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20.61 MILES
One out of the box, this refreshing little gambler wins top billing for interesting blends, funky retro furnishings, quirky labels and laid-back staff. On…
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21.61 MILES
'd'Arry's' relaxes atop a hillside with mighty fine views. The wine labels are part of the character of this place: the Dead Arm shiraz and the Broken…
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28.69 MILES
When intrepid French explorer Nicholas Baudin surveyed the KI coast in 1803, he came ashore at what's now Penneshaw for a look around. He left his mark:…
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Kangaroo Island Farmers Market
28.87 MILES
Has baked goods, chutneys, seafood, olive oil, honey, eggs, cheese, yoghurt and of course wine and dodgy buskers (including, once, a certain Lonely Planet…
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Onkaparinga River National Park
22.71 MILES
Protecting the curlicued Onkaparinga River and its attendant cliffs, waterholes, remnant bushland and gorgeous gorge, this national park is just 30km…
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20.98 MILES
Nooked into a horseshoe bend of the Onkaparinga River, a few kilometres upstream from Port Noarlunga, Old Noarlunga is a surprising diversion en route to…
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17.54 MILES
Victor Harbor is on the migratory path of southern right whales (May to October). The multilevel South Australian Whale Centre has impressive whale…
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Around 13km west of Myrponga township, across a range of broad, cinematographic grassy hillsides and steep ravines, little Myponga Beach is a photogenic…
2. Deep Creek Conservation Park
12.77 MILES
Situated near Cape Jervis (which is 107km from Adelaide), Deep Creek Conservation Park has sweeping coastal views, a wicked waterfall, man-size yakkas …
3. South Australian Whale Centre
17.54 MILES
Victor Harbor is on the migratory path of southern right whales (May to October). The multilevel South Australian Whale Centre has impressive whale…
4. Encounter Coast Discovery Centre & Museum
17.56 MILES
Inside Victor's 1866 Customs House on the foreshore, this National Trust museum has interesting local-history displays from pre-European times to around…
17.69 MILES
At the top end of Willunga's ascending high street is this cluster of old stone buildings, which at various times have housed a police station, a…
18.02 MILES
Take a wander (or ride the famed horse-drawn tram) over Victor Harbor's historic waterfront causeway to Granite Island. This compact craggy outcrop has…
7. Southern Fleurieu Historical Museum
19.75 MILES
At the Port Elliot Showgrounds in the backstreets, this little country museum takes a look at local life through a pre-1960 lens with history of fashion (…
20.23 MILES
The plump little highbush blueberry grows particularly well on the Fleurieu Peninsula. Give these farmers a call to see if you can come and pick a punnet…