Northern Territory Historical + Mountain pictures

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With its vast scale and incredible colours, it is easy to see why this famous rock, known as the Red Heart of Australia, holds a sacred place in indigenous culture.

Encounter the breathtaking beauty of Australia’s red heart. Desert waterholes teem with birdlife. Uluru glows at sunset. Great Sandy Desert dunes tower overhead.

Learn about one of the most important periods in Darwin’s history, the disastrous day when it was first bombed by the Japanese during World War II.

Desert sands in stunning shades of red will amaze you in this small town just a short drive from majestic Uluru in Australia’s amazing centre.

Learn the stories behind Aboriginal paintings, local wildlife, regional archaeology and the cyclone that flattened Darwin in this gallery that has free admission.

Hike over rocky gorges to secluded waterholes and up the slopes of Mount Sonder, then Camp beneath the stars and wake for a desert sunrise. 

Hike over rocky gorges to secluded waterholes and up the slopes of Mount Sonder, then Camp beneath the stars and wake for a desert sunrise. 

A real B-52 bomber, a replica Spitfire and a helicopter that served in Vietnam are among the highlights in this Darwin museum of civil and military aircraft.

Arrive at this lookout point at sunset to see Alice Springs as you’ve never seen it before, spread out far below against the pinks and reds of the evening sky. 

Learn about one of the most important periods in Darwin’s history, the disastrous day when it was first bombed by the Japanese during World War II.

Arrive at this lookout point at sunset to see Alice Springs as you’ve never seen it before, spread out far below against the pinks and reds of the evening sky. 

Arrive at this lookout point at sunset to see Alice Springs as you’ve never seen it before, spread out far below against the pinks and reds of the evening sky. 

Learn about one of the most important periods in Darwin’s history, the disastrous day when it was first bombed by the Japanese during World War II.

Visit a school with a very unique classroom design at this innovative education centre, which brings radio lessons to children all over the Australian desert.

See dreamtime figures and learn about a deep cultural connection that spans thousands of years at this ancient rock art site on a sandstone escarpment.

Walk through the red-stone cliffs of this gorge and watch the skies for the wedge-tailed eagle while you cool off in a waterhole. 

Learn about one of the most important periods in Darwin’s history, the disastrous day when it was first bombed by the Japanese during World War II.

Learn about one of the most important periods in Darwin’s history, the disastrous day when it was first bombed by the Japanese during World War II.

Encounter the breathtaking beauty of Australia’s red heart. Desert waterholes teem with birdlife. Uluru glows at sunset. Great Sandy Desert dunes tower overhead.

Swim in waterholes in rugged canyons, discover Australia’s desert creatures and learn how the Arrernte people have lived on the land for thousands of years.  

Encounter the breathtaking beauty of Australia’s red heart. Desert waterholes teem with birdlife. Uluru glows at sunset. Great Sandy Desert dunes tower overhead.

Learn about one of the most important periods in Darwin’s history, the disastrous day when it was first bombed by the Japanese during World War II.

Swim in waterholes in rugged canyons, discover Australia’s desert creatures and learn how the Arrernte people have lived on the land for thousands of years.