The best city hikes and walks in Northern Territory

This is a lovely, shaded bench set beneath a flowering canopy supported by a simple trellis. The seating area sits just back from the waterfront path, and is a great place to pause under the dense seasonal blooms and tropical shade. It sits along the harbour-facing walkway, with beautiful views across Darwin Harbour.

Bicentennial Park runs along the Darwin waterfront on The Esplanade, stretching from the Northern Territory Parliament House to Doctor’s Gully and overlooking Darwin Harbour. Shaded by tropical trees and lined with shared paths, the park is known for its harbour views, open lawns, and memorials connected to the Bombing of Darwin, including the Cenotaph and USS Peary Memorial. Large public events often take place here, but the long waterfront setting also makes it a popular place for walking, cycling, and stopping to watch the harbour, especially at sunset when ships, tidal flats, and changing light become part of the beautiful scenery.

The Darwin Cenotaph War Memorial is a respectful tribute to those who served and sacrificed in times of war. The memorial stands as a solemn reminder of the courage and sacrifice of the servicemen.

Viewpoint for Sunrise and Sunset

Viewpoint for sunset and sunrise

Shaded path with elevators to access downtown Darwin.

Ficus Benjamina (Weeping Fig) This fig is considered a native although these species are also found throughout Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, India and China. Birds feeding on the small, fleshy fruit of this fig, deposit undigested seed on other trees. The seed may then germinate and euentually develop long aerial roots in order to obtain nutrients from the soil as well as to support its heavy crown. Ficus benjamina are attractive shade trees and are long lived. This ficus will outlive the adjacent Samanea samans to become a large shade tree for The Mall. The artwork on the curved wall beneath this fig is from the 1998 upgrade of The Mall and has been preserved due to its cultural and artistic significance.

Former Reserve Bank of Australia "Bold, graceful and functional, it lends a simple elegance to the corner of Smith and Bennett Streets. It is the newest branch of the Reserve Bank of Australia and it opened for business in Darwin today" - Northern Territory News, 28 March 1968. he Reserve Bank Act was passed in 1959 and created a central bank to regulate ustralia's monetary and banking system. Branches of this new institution were planned r all states and territories, with the head office in Sydney. building reflecting the importance of the Reserve Bank and its role in the Australian onomy was needed. Construction began on the Darwin branch in 1967. awing its inpiration from ancient Greek and Roman architecture, the building is a example of late twentieth century stripped classical architecture. The way the ding is set back from the boundaries and the use of landscaping were deliberate ices made to highlight the formality of the building and its function. View of Reserve Bank, Smith Street frontage, 1973. Coburg Collection, Library & Archives NT The Reserve Bank became part of a group of buildings known as "Bank Corner" , which included the Commercial Bank of Australia (the façade of which is now incorporated into the Charles Darwin Centre), the Commonwealth Bank and the Bank of New South Wales (now Westpac). The driveway to your left was used by armoured cars carrying cash, and important documents, a reminder of a time when the banking system relied on cash, and on the storage of paper records rather than computerised systems. In October 2003 the former Reserve Bank building was declared a Heritage Place under the NT