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Roots Earth in Perth: audio stories about 42 places

Roots Earth has audio stories about 42 places in Perth, Australia, in Oceania. The Perth stories are in all seven Roots Earth languages: English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. The app needs no account: open Perth, pick a place on the city's map of places and play. Download a city's audio, then it plays without a connection. The stories are written by local people.

The 42 places are listed below in the order the app shows them, and again further down with their coordinates. The lists were taken from the Roots Earth catalogue on 15 September 2026.

Published 16 September 2026. Markdown: perth.md

The 42 places in Perth with audio stories

In the order the app shows them.

  1. Kings Park
  2. The Bell Tower (Swan Bells)
  3. Elizabeth Quay
  4. St George's Cathedral
  5. St Mary's Cathedral
  6. WA Museum Boola Bardip
  7. Art Gallery of Western Australia
  8. The Perth Mint
  9. His Majesty's Theatre
  10. Perth Town Hall
  11. Government House
  12. Parliament House
  13. Council House
  14. The Treasury Buildings (State Buildings)
  15. London Court
  16. Barracks Arch
  17. The Cloisters
  18. Stirling Gardens
  19. Supreme Court Gardens
  20. Perth Cultural Centre
  21. State Library of Western Australia
  22. Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts
  23. Perth railway station
  24. Wesley Church
  25. Trinity Church
  26. Optus Stadium
  27. Matagarup Bridge
  28. RAC Arena
  29. Northbridge
  30. Fremantle Markets
  31. Fremantle Prison
  32. The Round House
  33. Cottesloe Beach
  34. Scarborough
  35. Subiaco
  36. Leederville
  37. Mount Lawley
  38. Hyde Park
  39. East Perth Cemeteries
  40. Perth Zoo
  41. Lake Monger (Galup)
  42. Guildford

Is there an audio guide for Kings Park?

Yes. Kings Park has its audio stories in the Roots Earth app: a short introduction and a deeper story, in English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian.

It is place 1 of the 42 Perth places in the app, at -31.962135, 115.831712. Every one of the other 41 places in the list above has the same two stories.

Roots Earth is not a guided tour: you choose the place on the city's map of places and play its story yourself.

How to use Roots Earth in Perth

Open Roots Earth and choose Perth. The city has its own map of places with all 42 of them on it. Tap the place you are standing in front of, or any other, and play its short introduction or its deeper story. You decide what to listen to and in which order.

You can listen in English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian, and there is no account. Download a city's audio, then it plays without a connection.

In full

All 42 places in Perth, in the app's order, with their coordinates.

All 42 places in Perth, with coordinates

Every place below has a short introduction and a deeper story in the Roots Earth app, in English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch and Albanian. The names, the coordinates (latitude, longitude) and the one line descriptions are the app's own catalogue values of 15 September 2026; a place without a line here has none that this page can print.

1. Kings Park

Coordinates
-31.962135, 115.831712
In one line
One of the world's largest inner-city parks, Kings Park crowns Mount Eliza above the Swan River. Opened in 1895, its 400 hectares blend native bushland, botanic gardens, a State War Memorial and sweeping views over Perth.

2. The Bell Tower (Swan Bells)

Coordinates
-31.958903, 115.858243
In one line
A copper-and-glass spire on the Swan River, the Bell Tower opened in 2000 at Barrack Square. It houses 18 bells, twelve of them centuries-old chimes from London's Saint Martin-in-the-Fields, ringing out over the water.

3. Elizabeth Quay

Coordinates
-31.9575, 115.857
In one line
Opened in 2016, Elizabeth Quay reconnected Perth to its river with an artificial inlet, a curving pedestrian bridge and public art. Named for Queen Elizabeth the Second, the waterfront precinct turned a reclaimed esplanade into a lively city edge.

4. St George's Cathedral

Coordinates
-31.955753, 115.861292
In one line
Perth's Anglican cathedral, built between 1879 and 1888 in Victorian Gothic Revival style by architect Edmund Blacket. Its warm handmade brick, jarrah timber roof and rose window make it one of the city's finest 19th-century buildings on Saint Georges Terrace.

5. St Mary's Cathedral

Coordinates
-31.9556, 115.8665
In one line
Perth's Catholic cathedral on Victoria Square joins a 19th-century Gothic Revival church, begun in 1863, with a soaring stone-and-glass extension opened in 2009. The blend of old masonry and modern light is one of the city's boldest architectural statements.

6. WA Museum Boola Bardip

Coordinates
-31.949629, 115.862402
In one line
WA Museum Boola Bardip reopened in 2020, wrapping a bold new building around the colonial Old Perth Gaol and other heritage structures. Its Noongar name means many stories. A blue whale skeleton and galleries of science and culture fill the Cultural Centre landmark.

8. The Perth Mint

Coordinates
-31.9573, 115.8692
In one line
Opened in 1899 to coin imperial gold sovereigns, the Perth Mint is the oldest mint still working from its original premises.

9. His Majesty's Theatre

Coordinates
-31.95308, 115.85444
In one line
Opened in 1904 in Edwardian Baroque style, His Majesty's Theatre is the only working Edwardian theatre left in Australia. Behind its domed corner facade sits a gilded auditorium and home to opera and ballet.

10. Perth Town Hall

Coordinates
-31.955, 115.860556
In one line
Built by convicts between 1867 and 1870 in Victorian Gothic style, Perth Town Hall is the only convict-built town hall in Australia. Its clock tower hides windows shaped as broad arrows and a hangman's rope.

11. Government House

Coordinates
-31.957035, 115.861443
In one line
Built between 1859 and 1864 in Jacobean Revival style, Government House is the Governor of Western Australia's residence. Its arcaded brickwork and ogival turrets deliberately echo the Tower of London, set amid riverside gardens.

12. Parliament House

Coordinates
-31.9517, 115.8471
In one line
Opened in 1904 in Federation Academic Classical style, with its colonnaded front added in 1964, Parliament House crowns Harvest Terrace. The seat of Western Australia's two-house legislature looks down St Georges Terrace toward the river.

13. Council House

Coordinates
-31.956672, 115.860753
In one line
Built between 1961 and 1963 in International Modernist style, Council House is Perth's city-government tower. Its T-shaped sunshade facade and computer-controlled LED lighting make it a landmark by day and a glowing spectacle by night.

14. The Treasury Buildings (State Buildings)

Coordinates
-31.9556, 115.8603
In one line
Raised in stages from 1874 in Victorian Classical and Second Empire styles, the Treasury Buildings once held Western Australia's government offices. Restored as the State Buildings precinct, they now house a luxury hotel and dining.

15. London Court

Coordinates
-31.954815, 115.858945
In one line
A mock-Tudor shopping arcade built in 1937 by gold financier Claude de Bernales, linking Hay Street and St Georges Terrace. Its half-timbered facades, leadlight windows, and animated mechanical clocks make it one of Perth's most photographed lanes.

16. Barracks Arch

Coordinates
-31.952236, 115.848879
In one line
A lone Tudor-style brick archway at the head of St Georges Terrace, the last surviving fragment of the Pensioner Barracks of 1863. Saved from demolition by public outcry in 1966, it stands today as a monument to convict-era Perth.

17. The Cloisters

Coordinates
-31.95334, 115.85314
In one line
Built in 1858 as one of Perth's first secondary schools, the Cloisters is a Gothic Revival landmark of patterned dark brick on St Georges Terrace. Once a college for boys, it now survives among glass towers as one of the city's oldest buildings.

18. Stirling Gardens

Coordinates
-31.9565, 115.86
In one line
Perth's oldest public gardens, laid out in 1845 at the corner of St Georges Terrace and Barrack Street. Once a vineyard garden, this leafy civic green now shelters heritage trees, bronze sculptures, and a statue of explorer Alexander Forrest beside the Supreme Court.

19. Supreme Court Gardens

Coordinates
-31.9585, 115.8599
In one line
A riverside green between the Supreme Court and the Swan, partly built on reclaimed land after 1902. Long a favourite venue for open-air concerts and festival events, these gardens trace their roots to police stables and a waterside station of the 1880s.

20. Perth Cultural Centre

Coordinates
-31.949699, 115.860761
In one line
An 8. 6-hectare precinct in central Perth gathering the Art Gallery, the Western Australian Museum, the State Library, and the State Theatre Centre. Built over former gaol and school sites, it is the city's hub for art, performance, and learning.

21. State Library of Western Australia

Coordinates
-31.949057, 115.860534
In one line
Founded in 1889 as the Victoria Public Library, Western Australia's state library is housed in the Alexander Library Building, opened in 1985 in the Perth Cultural Centre. Its Battye Library holds the documentary memory of the state.

22. Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts

Coordinates
-31.949811, 115.860213

23. Perth railway station

Coordinates
-31.95138889, 115.86027778
In one line
Designed by George Temple-Poole, it grew from an 1881 terminus into a busy interchange serving seven lines today.

24. Wesley Church

Coordinates
-31.9533, 115.8568
In one line
Opened in 1870 on the corner of Hay and William streets, Wesley Church is a Gothic Revival landmark by architect Richard Roach Jewell. Its 35-metre spire and ship's bell endure as one of Perth's oldest colonial buildings.

25. Trinity Church

Coordinates
-31.9549, 115.858
In one line
Opened in 1894 on St Georges Terrace, Trinity Church is a landmark by Henry Stirling Trigg, Western Australia's first locally trained architect. Twin towers with octagonal spires and a rose window distinguish this former Congregational church.

26. Optus Stadium

Coordinates
-31.95111111, 115.88916667
In one line
Opened in 2018 on the Burswood peninsula, Optus Stadium seats more than 61,000 and is Australia's third-largest stadium. Its floating textile roof and riverside setting host AFL football, cricket and major concerts year-round.

27. Matagarup Bridge

Coordinates
-31.954517, 115.885383
In one line
Opened in 2018, the Matagarup Bridge spans 370 metres across the Swan River, linking East Perth to Optus Stadium. Its twin arches evoke flying swans, and a climb and zip-line ride draw thrill-seekers to its 72-metre peak.

28. RAC Arena

Coordinates
-31.9483, 115.8519
In one line
Opened in 2012, RAC Arena is Perth's striking indoor venue, its angular jigsaw-like design inspired by a puzzle. Seating up to 15,000 with a retractable roof, it hosts basketball, netball, tennis and major concerts.

29. Northbridge

Coordinates
-31.946, 115.854
In one line
Just north of the railway line, Northbridge is Perth's late-night heart, a former swampland turned migrant quarter where Greek, Italian, and Asian kitchens line streets that hum with bars, galleries, and Chinatown lanes.

30. Fremantle Markets

Coordinates
-32.0562, 115.749212
In one line
Opened in June 1898, the Fremantle Markets fill a Federation Romanesque hall of limestone arches and jarrah columns. More than 150 stalls sell produce, crafts, and street food beneath a high iron roof, drawing crowds every weekend.

31. Fremantle Prison

Coordinates
-32.055014, 115.753487
In one line
Built by convict labour from 1852 to 1859, Fremantle Prison held inmates for 136 years until 1991. Its limestone cell block was the tallest in the southern hemisphere. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and museum.

32. The Round House

Coordinates
-32.056118, 115.741271
In one line
Completed in 1831, the twelve-sided Round House at Arthur Head is Western Australia's oldest surviving public building. Eight limestone cells ring a central courtyard. Below runs the Whalers Tunnel, and a gun still fires at one o'clock.

33. Cottesloe Beach

Coordinates
-31.99583, 115.7506
In one line
Cottesloe Beach stretches 1. 5 kilometres of white sand framed by Norfolk pines and the domed Indiana tea house. Popular since the 1880s, it hosts Western Australia's first surf lifesaving club and the annual Sculpture by the Sea.

34. Scarborough

Coordinates
-31.8942, 115.7642
In one line
Named after the English resort, Scarborough is Perth's brash surf beach, marked by the 1986 Observation City tower built for the America's Cup. Its rebuilt foreshore, ocean pool, and rolling swell draw surfers and crowds year round.

35. Subiaco

Coordinates
-31.95, 115.825
In one line
Named by Benedictine monks after the Italian town, Subiaco lies about 3 kilometres west of central Perth. Once a working-class industrial suburb, it became a celebrated urban village of cafes, Rokeby Road shops, and heritage cottages.

36. Leederville

Coordinates
-31.936, 115.834
In one line
Leederville is an inner suburb roughly 4 kilometres northwest of central Perth, named after early landholder William Henry Leeder. Its Oxford Street strip mixes early twentieth-century shopfronts with cafes, theatres and a lively after-dark crowd.

37. Mount Lawley

Coordinates
-31.9301013, 115.8746073
In one line
Mount Lawley is a leafy inner suburb about 4 kilometres northeast of Perth, proclaimed in 1901 and named for Governor Sir Arthur Lawley. Beaufort Street, once a tram route, anchors its mix of Federation homes and busy cafe culture.

38. Hyde Park

Coordinates
-31.937875, 115.862895
In one line
Hyde Park is a 15. 5-hectare Victorian-era park about 2 kilometres north of central Perth. Once a Noongar wetland called Boodjamooling, it was gazetted in 1897, named in 1899, and known for its plane-tree avenues and twin lakes.

39. East Perth Cemeteries

Coordinates
-31.95583056, 115.8782
In one line
The East Perth Cemeteries are Perth's oldest colonial burial grounds, surveyed in 1829 and used from 1830. Around 10,000 people lie across seven denominational sections, watched over by the 1848 chapel of Saint Bartholomew on its quiet hill.

40. Perth Zoo

Coordinates
-31.975561, 115.852216
In one line
Perth Zoo opened in South Perth in 1898 under founding director Ernest Le Souef. Spread across 17 hectares of historic gardens, it blends a century-old botanical landscape with modern conservation work, drawing more than 700,000 visitors each year.

41. Lake Monger (Galup)

Coordinates
-31.9294, 115.8265
In one line
Galup, long known as Lake Monger, is a 70-hectare wetland in Wembley less than 5 kilometres from central Perth. A registered Noongar heritage site famous for its black swans, it was officially renamed Galup in 2025.

42. Guildford

Coordinates
-31.9, 115.973
In one line
Guildford is one of Western Australia's oldest towns, founded in 1829 where the Helena and Swan rivers meet. A heritage-rich settlement on the edge of the Swan Valley, it preserves colonial and Victorian buildings within a National Trust precinct.

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