This park, a breeding complex, features hundreds of giant reptiles. Tours include a feeding demonstration and a chance to cuddle a baby croc. A mini zoo houses lions and other big cats, spider monkeys, marmosets, tamarinds and large birds, including ostriches and cassowaries. A comprehensive museum covers all things croc related.

When a croc is taken out of one of the Territory's waterways, this is usually where it ends up. But don't imagine they're here out of human charity - this is a farm, not a rest home, and around 2000 of the beasts are killed each year for their skins and meat. Get here in the early afternoon for feeding time, if you can

The Darwin Crocodile Farm, 40km (25mi) south of the city, has around 8000 estuarine (saltwater) and freshwater crocodiles. If you don't have your own car, there are plenty of day tours to the farm running from Darwin. You can find croc steaks and burgers on menus all over Darwin.

This spit of undeveloped bushland north of Fannie Bay is good to visit in the late afternoon when the wallabies come out to feed. A cool breeze usually springs up as you watch the sunset across the bay. There's also a salt-water, jellyfish-free lake where swimming is possible all year round.