Alice Springs Telegraph Station Historical Reserve

A few minutes out of downtown but well worth a visit. Make sure you arrive in time for the free public tour given each day for the fascinating story of how Australia joined the world via telegraph cable... the Stuart Highway is an added outcome of this effort.

Fantastic lesson on history. It's an easy walk. So, if you're not fit, it doesn't matter. Tickets are very reasonable at under $20.

Great Cafe, Historic buildings look great but did not pay to check them out. May do another time. Completed the Trigg Hill and Cenetery Walk loop which was a great little climb and walk.

Beautiful place to wander and enjoy, plenty of walking tracks, great coffee at Cafe, the history is great

I enjoyed this historic place. The first settlers of Alice Springs. How they just put up their buildings and even though they didn't ask the Aboriginal people for permission. They all got on fine it was only when things went pastoral conflict started. Farming not religious or though that always creates conflict. The cable ran all the way to Darwin .

We spent a Very interesting 90 minutes walking around the buildings after a very nice talk from a lovely lady giving loads of historical information on the Telegraph Station

I absolutely loved our visit and tour. I highly recommend going at a time when you can hop on a tour so you can learn more about the history and importance of this site. I learned a lot of the Alice Springs area and the telegraph.

Heaps of info and great to understand the history. Unfortunately there were no tours running the day we visited (Mon 13 Oct) but we navigated our way around and learned a lot. Beautiful property and the staff are lovely. Only downside is getting to and from without a vehicle. We were supposed to visit as part of a half day tour that was cancelled so we grabbed a taxi however returning to town took 45 mins for a taxi to arrive. Not the fault of the property but a consideration if you're short for time.