When Adelaide Arcade was first opened in 1885, it was hailed as the most modern shopping precinct in the Southern Hemisphere.
The Arcade's extensive and colourful history is showcased in its own museum, which exhibits on the balcony level of adjoining Gay's Arcade and houses artefacts, traditional photographs, newspaper clippings, decadent clothing, trinkets and even an accordion that plays the official Adelaide Arcade Polka!
The Museum is free to enter and is open during Arcade shopping hours.
There are rumoured to be at least six ghosts that call Adelaide Arcade home, and over the years there have been numerous reports of sightings, footsteps, objects moving and other unexplainable occurrences.
MOD. at the University of South Australia is a futuristic museum of discovery; a place to be and be inspired.
Leigh Street sits between Hindley and Currie Street, just west of Rundle Mall. Packed full of character and heritage, by day it's a thoroughfare with cafes and coffee spots and by night it's a popular haunt for its bar scene.
The Migration Museum is only a short stroll from Rundle Mall, and is a place to discover the many identities of the people of South Australia through the stories of individuals and communities.
