3 Best Places To Visit in Darwin NT

I loved how organized this gallery and museum is, and everything is clearly marked and labeled, which provides an opportunity to learn more about each item. It is free to enter, but they do have a donation box and I highly recommend contributing to their efforts to maintain this fantastic instructional and informative gallery. I enjoyed learning about the Northern Territory and its history. The Cyclone exhibit was very informative. Loved the on-site gift shop! You cannot take a backpack inside, but they do offer a secure space for bags.

An outstanding experience and very informative displays. Gives a huge insight into Territorian life and culture. The display on Cyclone Tracey was superb and sobering. Definitely recommend on any visit to Darwin. Free entry and free parking. Also, the cafe is in a tranquil setting by the sea with water views.

This museum is free to enter and is packed with wonderful exhibits. There is information about geographical locations, history, culture and aboriginal art. Luv’ed it all. Well worth the visit as is all of Darwin city.

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Gorgeous gardens. The George Brown Darwin Botanical Gardens are wonderful not a far walk from the CBD and right by the Northern Territory museum and gallery and Mindil Beach the location is superb and the diversity in the plant collection is astounding. A great place to see a myriad of Baobabs both native and exotic as well as one of the most bountiful cycad collections I have seen. Makes for a lovely stroll and it's a great place to reconnect with nature. For family kids would love the park and dinosaur statues and for solo travellers like myself the garden offers more than enough. Makes for a great free day out.

Great location close to the city. Free entry. Nicely laid out for a 2-3 hr exploration. Fabulous array of plants and mature trees, with stories of how the gardens have survived various hurricanes. Nice cafe. Children's playground. Easy to get around with some hill climbing.

Beautiful gardens and an amazing collection of palms, trees and ferns. A really relaxing walk. Good to see works being done for the future.

Awesome place right in the middle of Darwin CBD. Nice big crocodiles on display in tanks that can be viewed from the top and down on the ground floor through huge windows. The reptile exhibit was awesome with so much on display that you can actually see not like other places where you can't find them or they just not on display. Also the option to swim with a huge crocodile in a tank and also hold baby croc for photos. Wicked place to take the kids while in Darwin.

We went during the week, just after opening time and it was not busy at all. Clean, well presented and very friendly staff. Plenty to see there and well worth the price of admission. The reptile exhibits were a great bonus to see other than the crocs. We were able to spend 3 quality hours there with a toddler before he got restless. It was great that it was a combination of inside and outside as you can escape the heat for a bit in the air conditioned areas. Overall a great morning/afternoon out if you are in the city area!

The guides and staff members are really friendly, overall we had a good experience in this park. You could swim with crocks and pet baby crocks. This place would a be a nice addition in your Darwin trip, if you still have enough time after exploring the natural beauty NT has to offer.