Inside tip · Barossa Valley

Why is the Barossa Reservoir dam wall nicknamed the Whispering Wall?

Answer: Whispers carry across it

Words whispered at one side of the wall can be clearly heard at the other, over 100 metres away.

Free · about 1 hr from Adelaide · closed on Total Fire Ban days

Built between 1899 and 1903, the wall is in Barossa Reservoir Reserve near Williamstown. Free parking and toilets. Open 8.30am to 5pm, or to 6pm in daylight saving time.