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Coming from the south, if your driver wishes to bypass Kalgoorlie, ask them which side of the town they will pass. You do not want to be dropped at the big roundabout on Celebration Dr, its not a good spot for getting into Kalgoorlie (though if you are, head to the BP Service Station on the Kambalda turnoff) and your driver will come closer to the town anyway. If they go to the west, they can put you at the crossing of Great Eastern Hwy and Anzac Dr (advice as above). If they go to the east along the Bypass road, they can put you at the top end of Hannan St; it's a three block walk into the centre of town.
[[File:Kalgoorlie1.jpg|300px|thumb|left|The delightful billboard along Graeme St. Its a happening spot.]]
==Places to Visit==
The biggest (literally; you can see it from the Moon) sight to see in Kalgoorlie is the Superpit. A massive open-cut mine running along the eastern side of the city, you can make your way there to see the 1pm blastings which have long served schoolchildren of the town by giving a little rumble of the ground, a timekeeper to the approaching 1:05 lunch bell, and to see monster trucks as big as your house, looking like ants at the bottom of the Pit. From the top of Hannan St, turn right onto the Bypass, and after a way there is a sign to the left for the Superpit Lookout. Go on, follow it!
A lovely park to visit is Hammond Park, along Memorial Drive in the north-west of town. It has fun landscaping, a mini castle, native bird aviaries, enormous goldfish, peacocks running around, children chasing them, BBQ facilities, play equipment and in the adjacent but fenced off area, kangaroos and emus mooching around being admired by park-goers. The park is locked at night though. On the next block to the park is the Arboretum, and open and more natural bush-ish parkland, with nice paths and such, popular for jogging and with a dog exercise course. And all round the two are actual empty bushland, so you can choose your preferred degree of 'cultivation'. Also in this area is the cemetery, should that be of interest somehow.
==Places to Avoid==
