Canberra, Australia

Canberra, Australia

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Canberra Australia

"Canberra is the capital city of Australia, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located south-west of Sydney and north-east of Melbourne. MAIN TOURIST ATTRACTIONS • Australian War Memorial. This is one of Australia's premier museums, covering Australian military history from Federation to the present day and including fascinating exhibits of equipment, memorabilia and battle dioramas. • Canberra Museum and Gallery, a museum and art gallery featuring works and exhibits of the local region. • National Capital Exhibition. An exhibition about the original Burley Griffin Plan for Canberra and how the city was planned and built. • National Film & Sound Archive. A unique collection of Australian sound and film recordings of which a small selection showing iconic moments in Australia's cultural history is explored in this museum. • National Museum of Australia. This controversial museum has lots of interactive exhibits and groups items by concept rather than era. • Australian National Botanic Gardens. Located at the base of Black Mountain in Acton, the ANBG has the largest collection of Australian native flora in the country. It also has some interesting water dragons that live in the water features around the gardens. • National Gallery of Australia. Located by Lake Burley Griffin, this modern structure is one of the country's largest art galleries. It has a vast collection of paintings and sculptures collected from Australia and the rest of the world and has excellent Aboriginal artwork. • Black Mountain Tower. This functional communications tower rises 195 m above the summit of Black Mountain, providing 360 degree views of Canberra and the countryside around it. • Australian National Botanic Gardens. Australia's national botanic garden, containing a collection of living native plants from all around Australia. • Kangaroos in the wild, observe the kangaroos on the grass areas in the car park or near the building. • Floriade festival of flowers, a yearly event held in spring. Tulips are the main feature but many other colourful flowers and floral displays are featured. There are also sculptures, garden stalls, makeshift restaurants, activities, live music by local performers. • Summernats is a festival of modified cars which takes place first thing in the new year. • The Multicultural Festival. Is a melting pot of Canberra's diverse international community."
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Canberra Airport (CBR)
Nearby destinations
  • Queanbeyan a 13.39 km