It's a long way from Cork, but Darwin has a few Irish-theme pubs. Shenannigans mixes it up with a big Mitchell St terrace, hearty food and big party nights; Monday is karaoke from 9.30pm. There's Guinness aplenty, live music and rugby on the TV. Party central on Mitchell St.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Darwin attractions

1. Crocosaurus Cove

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If the tourists won't go out to see the crocs, then bring the crocs to the tourists. Right in the middle of Mitchell St, Crocosaurus Cove is as close as…

2. Lyons Cottage

0.16 MILES

Just across the road from Bicentennial Park, Lyons Cottage was built in 1925. It was Darwin's first stone residence, formerly housing executives from the…

3. Lameroo Beach

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Darwin's only downtown beach, unless you count the sliver of sand at the waterfront precinct… It's sheltered from the city on the hill above by vegetation.

4. Bicentennial Park

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Bicentennial Park runs the length of Darwin's waterfront and Lameroo Beach, which inhabits a sheltered cove popular in the '20s when it housed the…

5. Cenotaph

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Commemorates Australian servicemen and women.

6. Chinese Museum & Chung Wah Temple

0.39 MILES

This excellent little museum explores Chinese settlement in the Top End. The adjacent temple has a hushed interior, punctuated by scarlet lanterns and…

7. Parliament House

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At the southern end of Mitchell St is the elegantly boxlike Parliament House, which opened in 1994. Reminiscent of Southeast Asian colonial architecture,…

8. Aquascene

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At Doctors Gully, an easy walk from the north end of the Esplanade, Aquascene runs a remarkable fish-feeding frenzy at high tide. Visitors, young and old,…