Darwin Audio Tour

Darwin: A Tale of Four Cities is a first-of-its-kind, immersive, self-guided, audio walking tour that takes you to ten of these locations around Darwin's CBD

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In Darwin, every corner has a story. But its history can be hard to see. Destroyed four times by cyclones and war, Darwin's been rebuilt over and over. Yet in between the shiny high-rise are all sorts of secret historic spots to discover.

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Researched from Northern Territory collections and oral histories, the tour also features the extraordinary personal story of narrator Charlie King, a legendary Northern Territory broadcaster and campaigner and was funded by the Northern Territory Department of Tourism and Culture’s Live Darwin Arts program.

 

In an Australian-first, the tour is recorded binaurally, an innovative recording method that produces immersive 3D sound. Hundreds of locals were involved in re-creating historic soundscapes to support the audio stories that transport the listener back in time.

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The Darwin Audio Tour won Interpretation Australia's National Award in 2018.

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“In one hour I learnt more about Darwin than I knew from 5 years of living here.”

 

“I'd recommend everyone to do it, visitors and old-timers, anyone!”

 

"I was deeply moved. The writing, the sound - it's just brilliant."

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Also available - Fannie Bay Gaol: On the Inside