Queer Adelaide History: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
Features
- Free cancellation available
- 1h
- Mobile voucher
- Instant confirmation
Overview
- Explore the roots of social freedom in South Australia
- Hear from producer, Katina Vangopoulos, a tour guide and Adelaide local
- Do it all in 60 minutes or linger at stops along the way with complete control
- Get unlimited use of the tour before your booking date and after it
- Use the virtual tour option at home
Activity location
- Adelaide
- Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Your starting point is the George Duncan memorial along Victoria Drive, which is behind the University of Adelaide. Begin by opening the tour on the Voicemap app, press start and then click "Get Directions". This will open your phone's preferred map system with directions to the memorial. On public transport, the closest option is the Botanic Gardens tram line, where you get off at University stop. From there you can walk down Kintore Avenue and turn right into Victoria Drive, or cut through any of the entry points into the university, and you'll likely come out on the other side right near it. Look out for a black information sign within a flower bed close to a gravel path leading down to the River Torrens, right by the University Bridge. That's part of the memorial and where we'll start.
- Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Check availability
Valid for 1 Hour, Queer Adelaide History: A Self-Guided Audio Tour in English
- 1h
- English
What's included, what's not
- Lifetime access to this tour in English
- VoiceMap app for Android and iOS
- Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
- Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
- Smartphone and headphones
- Transport
- Food and drink
What you can expect
This one-hour walking tour takes you on a journey through Adelaide's queer identity from wartime until today. You’ll discover how the gay rights movement was sparked by the death of George Duncan, and hear about the ups and downs that eventually led to widespread queer acceptance and reform in South Australia. Adelaide played a crucial role in creating the social freedoms enjoyed in Australian society today, and this walking tour aims to share that history with you.
We’ll follow most of Adelaide’s Pride March route, with local tour guide, Katina, revealing the stories of past, present, and emerging queer icons like Sia, Don Dunstan and Ian Purcell along the way. She’ll also show you the city’s hot or historic queer nightclubs as you walk. Adelaide's queer history is mysterious, intriguing, and tragic – but ultimately hopeful, as we move further forward into a progressive 21st century.
Location
Activity location
- Adelaide
- Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Your starting point is the George Duncan memorial along Victoria Drive, which is behind the University of Adelaide. Begin by opening the tour on the Voicemap app, press start and then click "Get Directions". This will open your phone's preferred map system with directions to the memorial. On public transport, the closest option is the Botanic Gardens tram line, where you get off at University stop. From there you can walk down Kintore Avenue and turn right into Victoria Drive, or cut through any of the entry points into the university, and you'll likely come out on the other side right near it. Look out for a black information sign within a flower bed close to a gravel path leading down to the River Torrens, right by the University Bridge. That's part of the memorial and where we'll start.
- Adelaide, South Australia, Australia