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Griffith
Walter Burley Griffin – the American architect and town planner who also designed Canberra – designed Griffith. Although Griffith shares some similarities with Australia’s capital, it lacks Canberra’s monuments and museums. In other words, it’s like Canberra with even less things to see and do.
The surrounding region is home to many orchards, vineyards and even rice paddies and many backpackers come here for fruit picking rather than to see the sights.
Practical information
Griffith Tourist Information Centre
Corner Banna & Jondaryan Avenues, Griffith
Tel (02) 6962 4145
Website www.riverinatourism.com.au
Open 9am-5pm daily
Coming & going
CountryLink has buses to Mildura in Victoria and trains to Sydney. Greyhound (tel 1300 473 946) buses stop in Griffith en route between Adelaide and Sydney.
Hostel accommodation
Griffith International Hostel
112 Binya Street, Griffith
Tel (02) 6964 4236
Shearer’s Quarters at Pioneer Park Museum
Remembrance Drive, Griffith
Tel (02) 6962 4196
Eating & drinking
Griffith has a large Italian population that ensures plenty of good pizza and pasta joints.
If you’re preparing your own food you can find a Coles supermarket in the Griffith Plaza (corner Crossing & Yambil Streets, Griffith) and Woolworths at the corner of Banna Avenue and Crossing Street.
Sightseeing, museums & tourist attractions
Pioneer Park Museum
This open-air museum features restored buildings and working machinery to portray the history of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area.
Corner Remembrance & Scenic Drives, Griffith
Tel (02) 6962 4196
Admission $7 ($5 students)
Open 9am-4.30pm daily
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