For kids who like reptiles, this huge reptile display is paradise, featuring over 30 species and a chance to feed and get up close to many of them.

Take a tour to learn about a typical day in the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

This 155-mile trail through semi-desert, high mountains and a national park rich in bird life can be hiked in manageable sections, but be sure to carry drinking water.

Learn to play a didjeridu, throw a spear or boomerang and get a real feel for the Aboriginal culture and music at this fascinating gallery.

Take a free half-hour tour of this unique system of schooling, in which children on the outback are taught by radio, with their teachers and classmates hundreds of miles away.

This museum describes the history of the legendary Ghan Railroad of Australia.

Tour this desert region atop a friendly camel with your choice of tours ranging from dinner trips to half-day jaunts.

Ingeniously designed to accommodate the local climate and conditions, this building was the first hospital in Alice Springs, and now houses a local history museum with photographs, old radio equipment, maps and publications.

You’re sure to find something in this complex that grabs you, whether it's fossils at the natural history Museum of Central Australia, aircraft and wreckage at the Aviation Museum or Aboriginal and contemporary art at the Araluen Centre.

This well-preserved telegraph station is the site of the first European settlement in Alice Springs, and offers free tours of the remnants of an old era.

Over 100 Australian who were pioneers in their fields are featured at this museum, which tells their stories through photographs, artifacts and other memorabilia.