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SOUTH AUSTRALIA Collectively Curious South Australia | 25 Adelaide Uluru (Ayers Rock) Kangaroo Island S O U T H E R N O C E A N 0 100 miles 0 100 km W E S T E R N A U S T R A L I A S O U T H A U S T R A L I A N O R T H E R N T E R R I T O R Y Q U E E N S L A N D N E W S O U T H W A L E S V I C T O R I A Mount Gambier Naracoorte Port Pirie Port Augusta Port Lincoln Coober Pedy Lake Eyre Lake Torrens Eyre Peninsula Barossa Valley Any time is the right time to visit the "Festival State," where over 500 events invite visitors from the world over. Leading the fun is its capital, Adelaide, where you can dig into one of the city's tastiest attractions, the 140-year-old Central Markets, stocked daily with fresh local produce and artisanal foods. The historical 19 th century port area provides pleasing ways to walk off your meal, and the North Terrace is the hotbed of culture in this city. Looking for even more? Visit nearby Kangaroo Island, where the Hanson Bay Wildlife Sanctuary lets you get close to these eponymous marsupials. Here you'll also find Flinders Chase National Park and its Remarkable Rocks, Admirals Arch, and fur seal colony; the Emu Ridge Eucalyptus Distillery, the only one in the state; and Kingscote, nested by little penguins and visited by pelicans each evening. Dial it down with a leisurely glass of Shiraz under the sun of the Barossa Valley, a renowned wine region, or sip the same in Hahndorf, Australia's oldest surviving German settlement. The pace is entirely yours to set in South Australia, a destination up to everyone's speed. 1 6 5 2 3 4

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