Engineering Heritage Walking Tours App
See the engineering that has shaped Australia. We offer a self-guided tour for Adelaide, taking you on a journey through our engineering heritage and innovative present.
Our Walking Tours App.
For complete offline accessibility, simply download the tour using Wi-Fi before you step out the door. Using the tour’s map and accurate directions, you can navigate your way around featured places, learning about Adelaide's engineering legacies and the people that have made them happen.
The tour has text descriptions of each engineering places, illustrated with historic and recent photographs, and featuring website links for those interested in exploring the subjects further.
Download the app:
- Website
- Android Devices - type 'engineering tours australia' into Google Play Store Search and install.
- Apple Devices - not yet available for Apple mobile devices.
Adelaide CBD Tour
15 stops, walking ?? kilometres, approximately ?? hours
Discover some of the important engineering features in and around Adelaide's Central Business District. Starting at the historic Harbours Board Building facing Victoria Square, walkers are taken past historic buildings including the iconic Adelaide General Post Office where the first international telegraph was received on 22 October 1872. Walkers are then taken along the River Torrens with its Weir and bridges ending at the Albert Bridge which opened in 1879. For keen walkers, the Grenfell Street Power and Convertor Stations and the Menz Factory stops are also available.
This tour has been developed as an extract from the comprehensive booklet 'Engineering a City' first published by the SA Division of Engineers Australia and Adelaide City Council in 2009. A copy of the third reprint published in 2014 is available here.
