Beyond the city centre, the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory has a superb cliff top location overlooking the suburb of Fannie Bay and the calm body of water with the same name. Inside, the gallery is notable for it's awesome displays of Aboriginal Art and artefacts, regarded as one of the most comprehensive collections in the world. Highlights include the carvings and bark paintings from Arnham Land and the nearby Melville and Bathurst Islands. The museum houses a menagerie of stuffed Northern Territory birds and animals, the star being a five metre salt water crocodile affectionately known as "Sweetheart". There's also an excellent maritime exhibition which features an Vietnamese refugee boat and an old pearl lugger.

Further north on East Point Road, Fannie Bay Goal is now an interesting museum displaying various remnants of the area's and prison's history. Once Darwin's main lock-up from 1883 to 1979, visitors can also wander around haunting old cells and the former minimum security section. Fannie Bay itself is a beautiful natural harbour, very popular with sailing enthusiasts both local and imported. Home to the prestigious but now defunct Darwin to Ambon Yacht Race, Fannie Bay Sailing Club now hopes to host an annual race to Bali instead. The inaugural running is planned for the middle of 2001.

Consuming the northern headland of Fannie Bay, the unspoilt reserve at East Point contains a number of good walking trails and cycle paths, a man-made salt water lake (ideal for croc-free swimming and windsurfing), as well as several lovely spots to unwind with a picnic. At the western end of the reserve, the East Point Military Museum is devoted to Darwin's involvement in World War II. Archival footage of the Japanese bombing, artillery, war planes, and an impressive photographic collection are all on display seven days a week. You can't miss it for the series of huge gun emplacements erected to protect the northern coastline. South of the museum, Dudley Point Lookout provides stunning views over Fannie Bay to central Darwin.

Inland from Fannie Bay, Parap plays host to a market every Saturday morning, famous for it's stalls of tropical fruit and Asian food. Further east in the suburb of Winnellie, the Australian Aviation Heritage Centre showcases the Territory's aviation history. An impressive range of aircraft are on display, including a massive B52 bomber which is one of only two outside the United States.