Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory

Great building to visit in Darwin. It's got some amazing views and a welcoming atmosphere. It's also a centrepiece of Darwin CBD that confucts daily tours. It's not far from the waterfront restaurant district and is close to the Esplanade.

Worth a walk around inside and out. Modern architecture molds with a traditional 'colonial' style and is very pleasing on the eye.

A nice place to stroll around , friendly staff and beautiful garden , I’ve visited the cafe a few time always excellent, and a lovely setting

Bro ngl 10/10 place, main lobby is pretty cool. I did push ups there and now I am very grateful that I am able to tell people that I did push ups in the Northern Territory parliament. Also very cool in temperature which I like. Would be a fantastic summer house if it was.

An interesting place where you can see a plague in the ground where the first Japanese bomb landed killing 10 people in the Post Office.It also has a self guided tour explaining the history of Northern Territory and the site where the building stands

Stunning architectural building and very impressive great hall inside. Superb reference library. Small gift shop. Lovely lawns and views over Darwin Harbour. Small cafe on site. Public viewing gallery upstairs looking down on the chambers. Parking nearby including disabled parking and access ramps. Be aware visitors must go through security similar as at airports to enter.

A nice visit with some good history. I was surprised to find it open to the public on weekends. However, on weekends the cafe is shut and the library opens at restricted hours.The speakers green was really nice too.

Must do on a rainy day or while waiting for next trip. The building houses an interesting library filled with darwin historybdifferent from the content available at the #museum. Great artifacts of political or musical and artistic events that occured at or emerged from @darwin or the #NT.

Lovely building and gardens. Open for tours Monday to Sunday. Really good photos and histories displayed. Get to pretty much tour most parts except for private offices. There is guided tour as well. Also has a cafe. Could spend 2 hours or more easily.

We spent a pleasant two hours meandering through this cavernous edifice, a monumental exercise in waste and extravagance.Just take a look at the size of this building by the pictures, if you haven’t visited it in person, then consider that it’s meant to accommodate just 25 MPs in a single chamber parliament, plus their staff and hangers on. The cost of running this joint - think water, electricity, maintenance, salaries etc etc must be ginormous. But I digress. As a visitor I found this an interesting, informal and relaxed place to visit. There are no fees, no formalities and no organised tours; just a lonesome, bored sec guard who will put your belongings through a scanner and make you walk through a metal detector. But it’s all very low key and non-threatening and you’ll be inside, in minutes.There was hardly a soul about anyway in this huge, empty place. It's beautifully maintained and it shines; every surface looks like it's been cleaned with a toothbrush. I walked up the stairs and into the visitors gallery, where you can view the chamber below, although it was not in session.On the walls upstairs are pics of all the various Chief Ministers and Speakers over the decades, but not much else to see. On the ground floor is the N.T. Library, another beautiful, large and airy space - with about four people using it. There is currently a display there called “A Territory Story”, showcasing Territory life, with various artefacts, newspaper cuttings, stories and a reconstructed bus showing short historical movies about Darwin and the Territory. I especially like the short 10 minute one, made in 1963, entitled “Darwin the Friendly City”. Unfortunately it’s not so friendly anymore.The building looks out onto the bay, with a little water feature at the front and behind that, the requisite flagpoles, with the poor old flags looking a bit worse for wear, which isn’t surprising given the heat and humidity.This is an interesting place to visit on your next trip to Darwin, just to see for yourself, if you’re an Aussie, how your taxes are spent. It truly is a monument to waste and extravagance.