Adelaide Railway Station

The Ghan train runs from crocodile city Darwin down to Adelaide and zips from the red earth fiesty Northern Territory down to the cool green hills of Adelaide. South Australia is home of the wineries and 'The Barossa Valley' is just one of many. Between whistle stops is Katherine Gorge (spectacular) and the notorious township of Alice Springs. Entertaining adventure this trip covers thousands of kilometres. Great tucker and sleeping cabins come with Aussie spirit. Penfolds winery home of the famous "Grange" is a super trip end with a chance to blend your own GSM drop and take it home. Well worth a bash. RailAustralia.com.au/theGhanFares

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1800 miles and more than two full days of travel span the distance from Adelaide in the south to Darwin in the north, crossing the empty expanse of the dead center of Australia. The Ghan's route traverses a gradually changing landscape of dusty plains, canyons, and mountain ranges, finally landing in the radically different, paradisiacal tropical coast. It wasn't until 2004 that the rail line—named after the Afghan camel trains that once supplied this remote stretch of the Outback—was able to be completed. The land here is a seemingly endless, wide-open nothingness framed by electric blue skies. At the midpoint in Alice Springs, it's possible to hop off the train for a side trip to Ayers Rock (Uluru)—still 280 miles away, yet somehow close by Australian standards.

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