Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
The one-stop-shop for everything you need to know about this part of the world includes collections of Aboriginal artwork, arts and crafts from Southeast Asia and the Pacific, a maritime gallery, minerals and insects, a giant stuffed crocodile, and a room set aside for visitors to experience some of the force of Cyclone Tracy.

Conacher Street, Fannie Bay
Tel: (08) 8999 8264.
Website: www.magnt.nt.gov.au

Crocodylus Park
Over 1,000 crocodiles live here, from hatchlings to adults weighing half a ton! Croc-feeding sessions are fascinating, and there's a diverse range of other wildlife. It's a 15-minute drive from town.

815 McMillans Road, Berrimah
Tel: (08) 8922 4500.
Website: www.wmi.com.au/crocpark/crocpark.html

East Point Military Museum
This interesting museum, which focuses on the WWII bombing of Darwin by the Japanese, is housed in a gun command post. Displayed are field and anti-aircraft artillery, historical weapons, photos, videos, Japanese swords, and various armoured vehicles.

East Point Road, East Point
Tel: (08) 8981 9702.

Australian Aviation Heritage Centre
Several planes (including a Spitfire and a B-52 Bomber) and helicopters compete for space with the wreckage of a Japanese Zero, lots of engines, relics, uniforms and bombs at this award-winning museum, one of the major aviation museums in Australia.

557 Stuart Highway, Winnellie
Tel: (08) 8947 2145.
Website: www.darwinsairwar.com.au

Aquascene - Fish Feeding
Every day, at high tide, hundreds of milkfish, mullet, catfish, bream and barramundi come to shore to be fed by hand. Rays, cod, mangrove jack and diamond fish lurk in the shallows too.

28 Doctor's Gully Road
Tel: (08) 8981 7837.
Website: www.aquascene.com.au