If making the drive through Australia’s Red centre from Adelaide to Darwin, there is a lot of nothing on the way and you’re kind of keen for any place to stop at and have a look around.
For the Adelaide to Alice Springs / Ayers Rock section, once you get past the Flinders Ranges, the only realistic stopping option is Coober Pedy, an opal mining town made famous for its locals living in caves to avoid the scorching summer heat.
In truly backhand complement style, its worth stopping an hour at the Old Timers Mine to see the excavated tunnels if you’re driving through on your 12 hour drive to Alice Springs.