The Australian outback tracks of Birdsville and Oodnadatta meet in the tiny town of Marree, a former railway settlement that sits 685kms north of Adelaide. One of the Marree hotels which lies directly opposite a museum park filled with memorabilia is also the town's oldest stone building. The once-busy rail station still has its original, large concrete platform, and many locals even live in old rail carriages and locomotives. The heritage of the local aborigines is depicted at the Arabunna centre. Afghan cameleers built Australia's first official mosque here out of red brick and many of their descendants still live here today. The Afghan settlers also used old railway sleepers to construct the camel sundial which still keeps accurate time today. Although Afghans and aboriginals once lived on the opposite end of town from Europeans, all three groups live in harmony today and all three are buried side by side in the local cemetery. The nearby Hergott Springs are among the few sources of water in this desert outback community.

other spellings: maree otel au, mraree hote sa, marreehotels, marrww hotell sa