If you've spent any time travelling in provincial Australian towns, you'll know the RSL (Returned Services League) clubs are a good deal. Sadly this place burned to the ground in 2018, but may have reopened by the time you visit.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Darwin attractions

1. Chinese Museum & Chung Wah Temple

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

2. 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…

3. Lyons Cottage

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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…

4. 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,…

5. Cenotaph

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Commemorates Australian servicemen and women.

6. WWII Oil-Storage Tunnels

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You can escape from the heat of the day and relive your Hitchcockian fantasies by walking through the WWII oil-storage tunnels. They were built in 1942 to…

7. 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.