Telegraph Station Alice Springs, founded in 1872 to send messages from Adelaide to Darwin, was one of 12 such stations along the Overland Telegraph Line. Today it is under state protection as a historical museum and the site of the first European settlement in what is now Alice Springs.

The site was chosen in 1871 by surveyor William Mills, who was looking for a suitable way for the telegraph line across the ridge McDonnell. Construction of the station began in November of the same year. During World War II it was used army units. Whatever it was, but after 60 years of successful work, the building housed a school and a boarding school for Aboriginal children.

Today the building telegraph station and its surroundings - a popular tourist destination. The shady garden is an ideal place for picnics. On the territory of the museum-reserve 4-kilometer paved walking trail that goes along the Todd River. Here you can ride a bike and see the very source of Alice Springs, in whose honor and was named the city. It is close to the station. Interesting and architectural component of the museum: the building of the station is under state protection since 1963, and during that time many buildings have been restored. Inside you can see furniture and other objects of the late 19th century. From here you can still send a letter, which will be the special stamp. And, despite the proximity of the city, on the territory of the Museum-Reserve, located in the mountain range McDonnell, and there are wild animals such as wallabies.