Located some 500 kilometres north of Alice Springs, Tennant Creek is a town in the Northern Territory of Australia known for its diverse history, shaped by Aboriginal culture, pastoralism and gold mining. Once the hub of a gold rush in the 20th century, this historic mining town continues to serve as the leading service centre for the surrounding Barkly Tablelands area. The region is characterised by vast open mallee scrubland, surrounded by rocky ranges and brilliant blue skies that give way to millions of stars at night. The town itself is small enough that its attractions can be explored on foot. These include Battery Hill Mining Centre and The Nyinkka Nyunyu Art and Culture Centre, an award-winning museum and gallery showcasing the culture of the traditional Aboriginal inhabitants of the area, the Warumungu people.