Recalling the ancient Ichthyosaur, this sculpture invites interaction

Leaning forward and shielding his eyes from the sun, this bronze figure of Sturt looks over Victoria Square, not the land he explored

Colonel William Light’s statue on Montefiore Hill pointing towards the centre of Adelaide has come to symbolise the city that Light laid out.

Colonel William Light’s survey marker from 1837 is to be incorporated in the new Royal Adelaide Hospital site

Colonel William Light’s grave remains in Light Square, while Light's Monument there has been replaced and embellished over time

The first Anzac memorial was once an obelisk in a grove of wattles

Within Catherine Truman’s work, Fish for the Slate Pool Walkway, the tentative nature of life is captured brilliantly from the depths of Truman’s imagination.

The John Jefferson Bray Memorial Fountain commemorates the life of a senior judge, scholar and poet

The statue of inland explorer John McDouall Stuart at the corner of Victoria Square and Flinders Street, Adelaide, commemorates his place in Australian history

The shining steel and simple form of Knot typifies the work of sculptor Herbert (Bert) Flugelman.

Affectionately known as the ‘Bonython bath’, this fountain stood outside the South Australian Museum from 1965 to 2005

A statue to honour Matthew Flinders, the first explorer to circumnavigate Australia, was a long time coming in Adelaide

'Popeye the Sailor' was a popular cartoon at the cinema in the 1930s when Gordon Watts introduced a tourist pleasure craft on the River Torrens

One of many around the world, this statue of Scottish poet Robert Burns was unveiled in 1894

The spirit of Antarctic explorer and professor of geology, Sir Douglas Mawson, is captured in the bust by John Dowie

The bronze bust of Sir Mellis Napier, sculpted by eminent South Australian artist John Dowie, commemorates his distinguished community service, including to the law and legal profession in South Australia

The mounted trooper reining in his horse commemorates South Australians who served in the South African War (1899-1902).

Balancing and still among the bustle of Rundle Mall, Spheres is among Adelaide's favourite public artworks

The Immigrants sculpture has been climbed on, sat on, stood next to and embraced by many people who have walked through the gates of the Migration Museum since 2006.

A startled Venus caused consternation as Adelaide’s first public statue in 1892

An outstanding all-round sportsman was provided with the rare honour of being memorialised during his lifetime

Architect Louis Laybourne-Smith and sculptor George Rayner Hoff created a memorial that conveys the impact of the First World War

South Australia became the first state in Australia to build a memorial for the First World War.