South Australia

Discover the many attractions of South Australia. Start in Adelaide and take time to visit other parts of the state.

This is one of Australia's totally planned cities, a jewel of a metropolis in a setting of greenery.

So close to the city but really a world apart. Picturesque townships and attractions.

From your About.com Guide, a visitors' guide to one of Australia's best known wine regions. Taste the wine, visit the wineries.

Not only swimming and surfing beaches but also, inland, farmlands and vineyards creating a rival for South Australia's Barossa Valley. Perfect for that day trip out of Adelaide.

A series of photographs taken from around Adelaide to the Barossa Valley.

Australia's third biggest island is still largely wilderness area which, at the same time, is close enough to South Australia's capital city for a day's excursion. A haven for lovers of beach, bush and wildlife.

On a visit to Australia, Mark Twain likened the Murray River to his country's Mississippi. The Murray is not as long as that American river, but in the days before trains and good roads, the Murray provided inland Australia the conduit for commerce and leisure with its paddle-steamers and its riverboats.

Naracoorte Caves in South Australia are a World Heritage site and a popular attraction on the Limestone Coast in the state's southeastern section.

Sturt's desert pea is the state flower of South Australia.

In the central Australian deserts at William Creek (Lake Eyre, South Australia). Operates from April through to October every year.

Tram, train and bus services. Handy guide to Adelaide travel.