things to do with kids in Adelaide

centrally located zoo home to giant pandas Wang Wang and Fu Ni, plus over 2,500 animals and nature play spaces.

walk among kangaroos and emus in natural bushland, hold a koala, and spot platypus in the creek.

free gardens with a bicentennial conservatory, Santos Museum of economic botany, and wide lawns for play.

open-range safari experience with lions, giraffes, rhinos, and cheetahs — a bus tour through the African savanna.

free museum with an enormous whale skeleton, Aboriginal cultures gallery, and Pacific cultures collection.

free gallery on North Terrace with Start programs for families and school holiday workshops for kids.

catch the tram from the city, swim in calm waters, and let kids loose on the Glenelg foreshore playground.

wide sandy beach, a vintage waterslide, mini-golf, and fish and chips on the esplanade.

free guided tour of Australia's oldest family-owned chocolate factory. chocolate tasting included.

ride the horse-drawn tram across the causeway to Granite Island. spot fairy penguins at dusk.