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Visiting the City: Tourist Attractions & Sightseeing: Attractions & Landmarks

ACT Legislative Assembly
Canberra's self-government building
GPO Box 1020 Canberra 2601
T: +61 2 6205 0439 / F: +61 2 6205 3109

ANZAC Memorial Chapel of St Paul
Chapel for the Services
Corner Robert Campbell Road & Miles Road Canberra 2602
T: +61 2 6205 0666 (Tourist Information)

Adaminaby
Trout fishing paradise
Snowy Mountains Highway Adaminaby 2630
T: +61 2 6205 0666 (Tourist Information)

Adelong
A precious history
Snowy Mountains Highway Adelong 2729
T: +61 2 6947 7025 (Tourist Information)

All Saints Church
Originally Built in Sydney
Corner of Cowper and Bonney Streets Canberra 2602
T: +61 2 6248 7420 / F: +61 2 6248 6500

American War Memorial
Awe-inspiring monument
Sir Thomas Blamey Square Canberra 2600
T: +61 2 6243 4211 / F: +61 2 6243 4325

Anzac Day Service
Remembering the Soldiers
Anzac Parade Canberra 2612
T: +61 2 6243 4598

Araluen
Australia's Untempered Wilderness
Araluen Road Araluen
T: +61 2 6205 0044

Ataturk Memorial Garden
Peaceful Anzac memorial
Anzac Parade Canberra 2612
T: +61 2 6205 0666 (Tourist information)

Austarlian War Memorial
Tribute to sailors
Treloar Crescent Campbell 2612
T: +61 2 6243 4211 / F: +61 2 6243 4325

Australian Institute of Sport
A place for professional sport
Leverrier Crescent Canberra 2617
T: +61 2 6214 1010 / F: +61 2 6214 1932

Australian National Korean War Memorial
Commemorating Korea
Anzac Parade Canberra 2612
T: +61 2 6205 0044 (Tourist Information)

Australian National University
An educational hub
Childers Street Canberra
T: +61 2 6249 4643 / F: +61 2 6249 5550

Australian Service Nurses Memorial
Remembering courage
Anzac Parade Canberra 2612
T: +61 2 6205 0044 (Tourist Information)

Australian War Memorial
Memories of War
Treloar Crescent Canberra 2612
T: +61 2 6243 4211 / F: +61 2 6243 4325

Australian and New Zealand 1916-1918 Memorial
Imposing monument
Anzac Parade Canberra 2612
T: +61 2 6205 0666 (Tourist Information)

Australian-Hellenic Memorial
Greek amphitheatre
Anzac Parade Canberra 2612
T: +61 2 6243 4211

Balloon Aloft
Sky High Panoramic Adventure
7 Irving Street Canberra 2600
T: +61 2 6285 1540

Batemans Bay
Canberra's closest beach
Eurobodalla Nature Coast Batemans Bay 2536
T: +61 2 4472 6900 ( The Batemans Bay Information Centre)

Bayonets and Bandages Museum
Military and medical museum
46 Majara Street Bungendore 2621
T: +61 2 6238 0299 / F: +61 2 6238 0399

Becker House
The Martian Embassy?
Gordon Street Canberra 2601
T: +61 2 6247 5777 / F: +61 2 6257 4620

Berrima
Architectural landmark
Berrima Berrima
T: +61 2 6205 0044 (Tourist Information)

Big Splash Waterpark
Water slide
1 Catchpole Street Canberra 2614
T: +61 2 6251 1144 / F: +61 2 6251 1984

Binalong
Home of Banjo Paterson
Binalong Road Binalong 2584
T: +61 2 6205 0044 (Canberra Tourist Information)

Bird Walk (The)
A Bird's Life
Federation Square, O'Hanlon Place Canberra 2913
T: +61 2 6230 2044 / F: +61 2 6230 9189

Black Mountain Nature Park
The Green City's Landmark
Acton Canberra 2601
T: +61 2 13 2281

Blundells' Cottage
Canberra's historical house
Wendouree Drive Canberra 2600
T: +61 2 6273 2667 / F: +61 2 6273 8178

Bowning
Steeped in history
Hume Highway Bowning 2582
T: +61 2 6205 0044 (Tourist Information)

Bowral
For the love of cricket
Bong Bong Street Bowral 2576
T: +61 2 4871 2888 (Tourist Information)

Braidwood
Step Back in Time
Kings Highway Braidwood
T: +61 2 4842 1144

Bundanoon
Village lost in time
Penrose Road (off Hume Highway) Bundanoon 2578
T: +61 2 4883 6643

Bungendore Wood Works Gallery
The beauty of Australian Wood
Kings Highway Bungendore 2621
T: +61 2 6238 1682 / F: +61 2 6238 1817

Calthorpes' House
A historic treasure
24 Mugga Way Canberra 2603
T: +61 2 6295 1945

Canberra Baptist Church
Warm and welcoming
11 Currie Crescent Canberra 2604
T: +61 2 6295 9470

Canberra Racing Club
Horses for courses
Randwick Road Canberra 2602
T: +61 2 6241 3888 / F: +61 2 6241 5697

Canberra Space Centre
Get ready for lift off
Stromlo Road, North Canberra
T: +61 2 6201 7838 / +61 2 6201 7968

Canberra Space Dome & Observatory
A place to see stars
Hawdon Place Canberra 2602
T: +61 2 6249 7817

Canberra Stadium
Home of football in Canberra
Battye Street Canberra 2617
T: +61 02 6256 6700 / F: +61 02 6253 2085

Captain Cook Memorial Globe
Follow Captain Cook's route
Commonwealth Avenue Canberra 2600
T: +61 2 6205 0666

Captain Cook Memorial Water Jet
Striking Canberra landmark
Lake Burley Griffin Canberra 2600
T: +61 2 6205 0044 (Tourist Information)

Carey's Cave
Spectacular but spooky....
Caves Road Wee Jasper 2582
T: +61 2 6227 9622

Carols by Candlelight
Christmas songs in Commonwealth Park
Stage 88, Commonwealth Park, Canberra 2600
T: +61 2 6265 9392

Changi Chapel
Prisoner of war memorial
Duntroon Canberra 2600
T: +61 2 6295 9460

Chinatown
Walk down Chinatown
Woolley Street Canberra 2602
T: +61 2 6205 0044 (Tourist Information)

Cockington Green
The tiniest of towns
11 Gold Creek Road Canberra 2913
T: +61 2 6230 2273 / F: +61 2 6230 2490

Commonwealth Park
Park near the lake
Commonwealth Avenue Canberra 2601
T: +61 2 6205 0044

Cooma
Gateway to the snowy mountains
Monaro Highway Cooma 2630
T: +61 2 6450 1742 (Tourist information)

Corin Dam
Picnic in the Bush
Corin Road Namadgi National Park 2620
T: +61 2 6207 2900 / F: +61 2 6207 2901

Corin Forest Mountain Retreat
Mountain playground
1268 Corin Road Tidbinbilla Canberra 2900
T: +61 2 6235 7333 / F: +61 2 6235 7311

Corroboree Park
A heritage neighbourhood park
Paterson and Corroboree Park Streets Canberra 2602
T: +61 2 6205 0044 (Tourist Information)

Crisp Galleries (The)
World famous glass
Hume Highway Yass 2582
T: +61 2 6227 6073 / F: +61 2 6227 6107

Cuppacumbalong Cemetery
The grave of a count
Junction Murrumbidgee & Gudgenby Rivers, off Naas Road Canberra 2620
T: +61 2 6239 5222 (National Trust of Australia)

Deasland Homestead
The Post Master's Home
Barton Highway Canberra 2912
T: +61 2 6205 0044 (Tourist Information)

Dirt-Traks Bush Tours
A tour in the wild
18 Crichton Crescent Canberra 2902
T: +61 2 6231 1377

Downunderland Amusement Park
Family fun
Antill Street (Inside Austarlian Heritage Village) Canberra 2602
T: +61 41 277 4447

Embassy Tourist Drive
International architecture
Corner Adelaide Avenue & National Circuit Canberra 2600
T: +61 2 6205 0044

Exeter
A taste of the Old Country
Sutton Forest Road, off Hume Highway Exeter 2579
T: +61 2 6205 0666 (Tourist Information)

Fitzroy Falls
Thundering Cascades
Southern HIghlands Fitzroy Falls 2577
T: +61 2 4887 7270

Foundation Stone (The)
The naming of Canberra
Parliament House, Capital Circle Canberra 2600
T: +61 2 6205 0044 / F: +61 2 6205 0776

Gardens at Old Parliament House
A Secret Rose Garden
Parkes Place, King George Terrace Canberra 2600
T: +61 2 6270 8222 / F: +61 2 6270 8111

Ginninderra Blacksmith's Workshop
Hearth of the village
Off Barton Highway Canberra 2912
T: +61 2 6239 5222

Ginninderra Village
Historic Village in Canberra
O'Hanlon Place Canberra 2913
T: +61 2 6205 0044

Girrawah Park Aboriginal Site
Tools from stone
Gamburrah Street Canberra 2912
T: +61 2 6205 0666 (Tourist Information)

Gold Creek Village
Discover Gold Creek Village
Gold Creek Road Canberra 2913
T: +61 2 6205 0044

Gondwana Dreaming
Discover Canberra's nature with experts
PO Box 3017 Canberra 2611
T: +612 6285 1872 / F: +61 2 6285 3087

Googong Foreshores
Wildlife, heritage and picnics
Via Old Cooma Road Queanbeyan 2620
T: +61 2 6207 2779

Goulburn
Oldest inland city in Australia
184 Bourke Street Goulburn 2580
T: +61 2 4823 4444 / F: +61 2 4823 4456

Government House
Official Residence of the Governor General
Dunrossil Drive Canberra 2600
T: +61 2 6283 3533

Grabben Gullen
Gold-fossicking and sapphires
Gunning Road (from Crookwell) Grabben Gullen 2583
T: +61 2 4832 1988 (Crookwell Promotion Centre) / F: +61 2 4832 0119 (Crookwell Promotion Centre)

Grand Prix Karting
Safe speeding
39 Collie Street Canberra 2609
T: +61 2 6239 2288 / F: +61 2 6239 2288

Gundaroo
Australia's Country Towns
Sutton Road Gundaroo 2620
T: +61 2 6205 0666 (Tourist information)

Gundaroo Pub
Old Royal Hotel
Cork Street Gundaroo 2620
T: +61 2 6236 8155 / F: +61 2 6236 8155

Gunning
Banjo Paterson Country
Yass Street Gunning 2581
T: +61 2 6205 0666 (Tourist information)

Haig Park
Where the city once ended
Northbourne Avenue Canberra 2612
T: +61 2 6205 0044

High Court of Australia
The highest court in the land
Parkes Place Canberra 2600
T: +61 2 6270 6811 / F: +61 2 6270 6346

Indonesian Embassy
Stairway to Indonesian Culture
8 Darwin Avenue Canberra 2600
T: +61 2 6250 8600 / F: +61 2 6273 6017

John Knight Memorial Park
Waterbird life
Townsend Place Canberra 2616
T: +61 2 6205 0666 (Tourist information)

Kambah Pool
Dramatic Rock Formations
Kambah Pool Road Canberra 2902
T: +61 2 6205 0044

Kangaroo Valley
A hidden paradise
Mossvale Road Kangaroo Valley 2577
T: +61 2 6205 0666 (Tourist Information)

King George V Memorial
Commemorating King George V's reign
Parkes Place, King George Terrace Canberra 2600
T: +61 2 6205 0044 (Tourist Information)

Lake Bathurst Village
Exquisite gem
Braidwood Road, off Kings Highway Lake Bathurst 2580
T: +61 2 6205 0044 (Tourist Information) / F: +61 2 4822 2692

Lake Burley Griffin
The Heart of Canberra
Close to Central Canberra Canberra
T: +61 2 6205 0044

Lake Tuggeranong
Picnic in a southern valley
Athlon and Drakeford Drives Canberra 2900
T: +61 2 6205 0044 (Tourist Information)

Lakeside Ferry Services
Scenic Boat Tour
Museum of Australia Terminal and the National Library Terminal Canberra 2615
T: +61 4 1882 8357

Lanyon Homestead
Old-fashioned homestead
Tharwa Drive Canberra 2620
T: +61 2 6235 5677 / F: +61 2 6237 5202

Lodge (The)
Prime Minister's residence
Adelaide Avenue Canberra 2600
T: +61 2 6205 0666

Lowden Forest Park
Generating History
Lowden Forest Park Rd Captains Flat 2623
T: +61 2 6238 0724 / F: +61 2 6238 0725

Marcus Clark Street
Walk & Shop
Marcus Clark Street Canberra 2601

McClung's Well in Hall
Historic well in Hall
Gladstone Street Hall 2618
T: +61 2 6205 0044 (Tourist Information)

Mogo
Art and gold rushes
Princes Highway Mogo 2563
T: +61 2 4472 6900 (Tourist Information)

Molonglo Gorge
Picturesque bushland by the river
via Yass Road and Sutton Road Queanbeyan 2260
T: +61 2 13 2281

Mount Franklin Chalet
Historic ski chalet
Mount Franklin Road Canberra 2620
T: +61 2 6205 0044 (Tourist Information Centre) / F: +61 2 6207 2901

Mount Taylor
Volcanic vistas
corner of Sulwood and Athlon Drives Canberra 2902
T: +61 2 6205 0044 (Tourist Information)

Mrs. Davis' General Store and the Gundaroo Post Office
Original post office
Cork Street Gundaroo 2620
T: +61 2 6236 8141 / F: +61 2 6236 8681

Mugga Mugga
Past and future together
8 Narrabundah Lane Canberra 2609
T: +61 2 6239 5607 / F: +61 2 6239 7012

Mulligan's Flat
Historic home for wildlife and people
Gundaroo Drive Canberra 2912
T: +61 2 6207 2113

Murrumbateman
Vineyards and field days
Barton Highway Murrumbateman 2582
T: +61 2 6227 5584

Namadgi National Park
Walk on the wild side
500 Cotton Road Weston 2611
T: +61 2 6207 2900

National Archives of Australia
Australia's Treasure Chest
Queen Victoria Terrace Canberra
T: +61 2 6212 3600 / F: +61 2 6212 3699

National Capital Exhibition
Depicting the story of Canberra
Regatta Point, Commonwealth Park Canberra 2600
T: +61 2 6257 1068 / F: +61 2 6247 1875

National Carillion
City of Bells
Aspen Island Canberra 2600
T: +61 2 6257 1068

National Library of Australia
Our history framed in words
Parkes Place Canberra 2600
T: +61 2 6262 1111 / F: +61 2 6257 1703

National Memorial to the Australian Army
Honouring armed forces
Anzac Parade Canberra 2612
T: +61 2 6243 4211 / F: +61 2 6243 4325

National Museum of Australia
Reflecting Australian society
Lawson Crescent Canberra 2600
T: +61 2 6208 5000 / F: +61 2 6208 5099

National Trust (ACT)
Conserving Canberra's heritage
Corner of London Circuit and Civic Square Canberra 2601
T: +61 2 6230 0533 / F: +61 2 6230 0544

National Zoo & Aquarium
Cheetahs & Marine Life
Lady Denman Drive Scrivener Dam 2611 Canberra 2611
T: +61 2 6287 8400 / F: +61 2 6287 8701

Netherlands National War Memorial
Tribute to soldiers
Sir Thomas Blamey Square Canberra 2600
T: +61 2 6205 0666 (Tourist information)

Oriana Chorale (The)
Chamber Choir
Wesley Uniting Church Canberra 2601
T: +61 2 6254 7816

Palmer Trigonometrical Station
A cairn for a home
Barrington Crescent Canberra 2914
T: +61 2 6205 0044

Papua New Guinea High Commission
PNG cultural experience
39-41 Forster Crescent Canberra 2600
T: +61 2 2673 3322 / F: +61 2 2673 3732

Parliament House
The Seat of Government
Capital Hill Canberra 2600
T: +61 2 6277 5399 / F: +61 2 6277 5068

Pine Island
Picnic paradise
Pine Island Road Canberra 2901
T: +61 2 6205 0666 (Tourist Information)

Point Hut Crossing
Haven for waterbirds
Point Hut Road, Off Woodcock Drive Canberra 2906
T: +61 2 6207 2425 (Murrumbidgee River Corridor)

Presbyterian Church of Saint Andrew
Beautiful Canberra
1 State Circle Canberra 2603
T: +61 2 6295 3457 / F: +61 2 6295 3456

Queanbeyan
Queen of cities
Kings Highway Queanbeyan 2620
T: +61 2 6205 0666 (Tourist Information)

Rats of Tobruk Memorial
Symbolic memorial
Anzac Parade Canberra 2612
T: +61 2 6243 4211 / F: +61 2 6243 4325

Robertson
Films and all that jazz
Illawarra Highway Robertson 2577
T: +61 2 4871 2888 (Tourist Information) / F: +61 2 4871 3515 (Tourist Information)

Royal Australian Air Force Memorial
Stylised sculpture
Anzac Parade Canberra 2601
T: +61 2 6243 4211 / F: +61 2 6243 4325

Royal Australian Mint
The Making of Money
Denison Street Canberra 2600
T: +61 2 6202 6819 / F: +61 2 6202 6954

Royal Canberra Golf Course
An immaculate course to behold
Westbourne Woods Canberra 2600
T: +61 2 6282 7000 / F: +61 2 6285 2742

Royal Military College, Duntroon
Premier military college
Duntroon Canberra 2601
T: +61 2 6265 9537

Russian Orthodox Church of St John the Baptist
Minarets and Icons
1 Matina Street Canberra 2604
T: +61 2 6281 6768 (Secretary)

Sacred Heart Church
Heart of the community
Casey Crescent Canberra 2905
T: +61 2 6292 1344

Saint Joseph's Catholic Church
Old grey stone church
Harp Street & Morning Street Gundaroo 2620
T: +61 2 6205 0666 (Tourist Information)

Sakyamuni Buddhist Centre
Unique temple
32 Archibald Street Canberra 2602
T: +61 2 6205 0044 (Tourist information)

Scrivener Dam
Impressive views
Lady Denham Drive Canberra 2600
T: +61 2 6205 0044 (Tourist Information)

Serbian Orthodox Church
Beautiful murals
32 National Circuit Canberra 2603
T: +61 2 6205 0666 (Tourist information)

Sportex: Interactive Sports Exhibition
Insight into elite sport
Leverrier Crescent Canberra 2617
T: +61 2 6214 1444

St Mark's Anglican Church
Originally the court house
Cork Street Gundaroo 2620
T: +61 2 6205 0044 (Tourist Information)

St Ninian's Uniting Church
Church built by Scottish settlers
150 Brigalow Street Canberra 2602
T: +61 2 6248 9198

St. John the Baptist Church
Architecture's rainbow
Constitution Avenue Canberra 2601
T: +61 2 6205 0666 (Tourist Information)

Surveyor's Hut
Historic hut
West side, State Circle Canberra 2600
T: +61 2 6205 0044 (Tourist Information)

Sutton
Historic village close to Canberra
Twenty minutes drive from central Canberra Sutton 2620
T: +61 (0)2 6205 0044 (Canberra and Region Visitors Centre) / F: +61 (0)2 6205 0776 (Canberra and Region Visitors Centre)

Tarago
Famous Village Pub
Braidwood Road Tarago 2580
T: +61 2 4823 4492

Telopea Park
Named after a native flower
Telopea Park Road Canberra 2601
T: +61 2 6205 0044 / F: +61 2 6205 0776

Telstra Tower
A Tower with a Panoramic View
Black Mountain Drive Canberra 2601
T: +61 (0)2 6219 6111 / F: +61 (0)2 6257 6600

Tharwa Bridge Reserve
Picnic with history
Tharwa Road & Murrumbidgee River crossing Canberra 2620
T: +61 2 6239 5222

Tharwa Village
Tranquil rural retreat
Tidbinbilla Road Tharwa 2620
T: +61 2 6239 5222 (National Trust of Australia) / F: +61 2 6239 5333 (National Trust of Australia)

Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
Nature at its Best
Paddys River Road Canberra 2620
T: +61 2 6205 1233

Tralee Station
Rural Australia comes to life
Tralee Street Hume 2620
T: +61 2 6260 1383

Trooping the Queen's Colour
Celebrating the Queen's birthday
Royal Military College Parade Ground Canberra 2600
T: +61 (0)2 6265 9515

Tuggeranong Boundary Wall
Breaking boundaries
Athlon Drive Canberra 2900
T: +61 2 6205 0044 (Tourist Information)

Tuggeranong Schoolhouse
Schooled in history
Enid Lorimer Circuit Canberra 2905
T: +61 2 6239 5222

Tulip Top Gardens
Tip Toe through the Tulips
Federal Highway Canberra 2911
T: +61 2 6230 3077 / F: +61 2 6230 3657

Tumut
A place for all seasons
Snowy Mountains Highway Tumut 2720
T: +61 2 6947 1849 (Tourist Information)

Umbrella Tours & Events
A parliamentary tour
PO Box 6292 Kingston 2604
T: +61 2 6262 8307 / F: +61 2 6161 5495

Uniting Church & Community Centre
Bell-tower on church
Lot Street Gundaroo 2620
T: +61 2 6236 8222

University of Canberra
Award winning University
Building 18, 170 Haydon Drive Canberra 2617
T: +61 2 6201 5111 / F: +61 2 6201 5999

Valley Ruins
From riches to ruins
Corner Gungahlin & Gundaroo Drives Canberra 2912
T: +61 2 6205 0666 (Tourist information)

Vietnam War Memorial
Moving memorial
Anzac Parade Canberra 2612
T: +61 2 6205 0666 (Tourist information)

Vishnu Shiva Mandir
Colourful Hindu temple
82 Mawson Drive Mawson 2607
T: +61 2 6282 2202

Wattle Park Uniting Church
Picturesque Gothic-style church
Barton Highway Hall 2618
T: +61 2 6258 1196

Wee Jasper
Romance, poetry and history
Wee Jasper Road, off Barton Highway Wee Jasper 2582

Weston Park
Lost in the Maze
Stirling Canberra 2600
T: +61 2 6205 0044 (Tourist Information)

Xeriscape Gardens
Environmentally friendly gardens
Heyson Street Canberra 2611
T: +61 2 6242 1489

Young
From riots to cherry picking
Olympic Way Young 2594
T: +61 2 6382 3394 (Tourist Information) / F: +61 2 6382 5085 (Tourist Information)

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