Alice Springs, Australia
Alice Furnace, NT
"Dead centre of everywhere, close to nothing"
Official Coat of Arms
A shield of red ochre dust rampant, quartered with the dry bed of the Todd River, upon which sits a single wilting eucalypt gasping for shade. Above, a sun in splendour glares down mercilessly, motto beneath reading 'Non Est Pluvia' (There Is No Rain).
TripAdvisor Review
★★★★☆ 4/5
"Drove three days to see the Todd River and it was literally just sand, which apparently is the whole joke here. The Telegraph Station was genuinely fascinating and the sunsets over the MacDonnell Ranges are unreal, but by 11am in summer the heat makes you question every life choice that led you here. Great base for Uluru but book accommodation with a pool or you will simply melt."— Barry Fenwick, Torquay
Property Listing
Wake up every day to uninterrupted 360-degree views of the ancient MacDonnell Ranges, with zero traffic, zero light pollution, and zero neighbours judging your questionable garden landscaping choices in this red-dirt paradise! Perfectly positioned equidistant from absolutely everything, this thriving desert oasis offers a rare chance to own genuine outback real estate a mere four-hour flight from the nearest major coastline.
Twinned With
Timbuktu — Both are famously 'the middle of nowhere' that people are astonished actually has a functioning town in it.
Supporting Evidence
The Todd River is so reliably dry that Alice Springs hosts the Henley-on-Todd Regatta, a boat race where competitors run along the riverbed carrying bottomless boats.