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Carmans Tunnel
For a hands-on experience, Carman鈥檚 Tunnel is a 570m-long mine tunnel that was excavated in the 1880s and took two years to dig, yet produced only $300 worth of gold. Now you can descend with a guide for a 45-minute candlelit tour.
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Bundegi Beach
In the shadow of the VLF antenna array, and within cycling range of Exmouth (its 14km north), the calm, sheltered waters of Bundegi Beach and accompanying reef provide pleasant swimming, snorkelling, diving, kayaking and fishing.
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Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden
Just north of town, the excellent (and free!) botanic garden has 250 hectares of sand hills, clay flats and desert flora and fauna. Explore on your own, or take a guided tour (10am Monday to Friday). Theres a cafe here too.
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Alexandrina Cheese Company
On the road to Mt Compass, 18km north of Victor Harbor, this Fleurieu success story opens its doors to cheese fans and milkshake mavens. Taste the gouda, the edam and the feta, then buy a block of the powerful vintage cheddar to go.
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Mirima National Park
Like a mini-Bungle Bungles, the eroded gorges of Hidden Valley are home to brittle red peaks, spinifex, boab trees and abundant wildlife. Several walking trails lead to lookouts, and early morning or dusk are the best times for sighting fauna.
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Cape Borda Lightstation
On the northwestern corner of Kangaroo Island, the 1858 Cape Borda Lightstation stands tall above the rippling iron surface of the Southern Ocean. There are walks here from 1.5km to 9km, and extra tours at 3.15pm and 4pm during summer holidays.
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Banksia Farm
See all 78 types and 24 subtypes of Australias banksia plant at the Banksia Farm. Theres also a cafe and B&B accommodation (singles/doubles from $95/150). From mid-August to mid-November Orchid Hunt tours ($25) leave daily at 2pm.
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747
Towering over everything at the Qantas Founders Outback Museum is a bright and shiny retired 1979 747-200B Jumbo. The tour of the jumbo and nearby Boeing 707 is fascinating, and you can do a wing-walk with safety harness (bookings essential).
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QUT Art Museum
This excellent little museum is in the Queensland University of Technologys campus. It displays regularly changing exhibits of contemporary Australian art and works by Brisbane art students, plus temporary exhibits by international artists.
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Pearn鈥檚 Steam World
Pearn鈥檚 Steam World comprises two huge vaulted sheds filled with (allegedly) the world鈥檚 largest collection of antique steam engines and relics. If your timings good the little steam passenger train will be doing laps of the complex.
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Museum Village
The museum consists of galleries and cafes occupying various restored heritage buildings; markets are held here every second Sunday morning. Aboriginal-run Kepa Kurl Art Gallery has reasonably priced works by local and Central Desert artists.
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Confectionery Capers
It鈥檚 fun, fun, fun at Confectionery Capers . No lollies here (8km southeast of town), just an amazing display of whirls, whizzes and word plays: Barbie dolls in a line? A tree in a toilet? You have to go there for it all to make sense鈥?
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Dreamtime Cultural Centre
An easily accessible insight into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage and history. The excellent 90-minute tours (10.30am & 1pm) are hands on (throw your own boomerangs!) and appeal to all ages. About 7km north of the centre.
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Low Head Lighthouse
On the end of Low Head itself, this 1888 lighthouse (designed by colonial architect John Lee Archer) is a great spot to watch the torrent of the Tamar spilling into Bass Strait. On Sunday at noon the foghorn sounds with an ear-splitting bellow.
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Parsley Bay
A hidden gem, this little bay has a calm swimming beach, a lawn dotted with sandstone sculptures for picnics and play, and a cute suspension bridge. Keep an eye out for water dragons (native reptiles) as you walk down through the bush.
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Dirty Angel
Standing erect at the bay-end of Liebig St is Warrnambool鈥檚 war memorial, built in 1925. Take a trip around the roundabout and, from a certain angle, you鈥檒l see where it gets its nickname. You can also try a local dark ale named after it.
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Bay of Fires Wines
About 3km south of the main Pipers River T-intersection, Bay of Fires Wines is the home of prestigious Arras sparkling and easy-drinking whites and pinots. Theres a touch of Cape Cod about the cellar-door design. Tasting platters $32.
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Tyrrell鈥檚 Wines
Check out the Tyrrells winemakers wall and it reads like a whos who of Australian viticulture. Having pioneered chardonnay growing in the valley, Tyrrells is a fiercely independent, old-school vineyard (since 1858) with engaging wine tours.
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Larrimah Museum
Once upon a time the railway line from Darwin came as far as Birdum, 8km south of tiny Larrimah. Its museum , in the former telegraph repeater station opposite the Larrimah Hotel, tells of the town鈥檚 involvement with the railway and WWII.
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Puddleduck Vineyard
Small, family-run vineyard producing just 1200 cases per year: shoot for the riesling, pinot noir and Bubbleduck sparkling white. Snaffle a cheese platter ($20), or fire up the barbecues (BYO meat) for lunch by the lake with Lucky the duck.
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