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• Regatta Point, Barrine Drive, Parkes, ACT 2600 CANBERRA AND REGION • 1300 554 114 • visitcanberra.com.au VISITORS CENTRE • Open 9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm weekends LOCAL MERCHANDISE • TOURS AND TICKETS • ACCOMMODATION DEALS & public holidays • Closed Christmas Day.
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1 AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR WALK 18 NAMADGI NATIONAL PARK 1 AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT 12 MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIAN DEMOCRACY Lake Burley Griffin, Naas Rd, via Tharwa Leverrier Cres, Bruce AT OLD PARLIAMENT HOUSE Near Commonwealth Place, Parkes Tel: 02 6207 2900 Tel: 02 6214 1010 18 King George Terrace, Parkes Visitor centre open: weekdays 9am–4pm Open: daily* public tours leave at 10am, Tel: 02 6270 8222 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL BOTANIC GARDENS weekends and public holidays 9am–4.30pm* 11.30am, 1pm and 2.30pm Open: daily 9am–5pm* 2 Adults $2, Child/Conc $1, Family $5 Clunies Ross St, Acton Adult $20 Child $12.00 Family $55, Tel: 02 6250 9540 19 NATIONAL ARBORETUM CANBERRA Senior and Students $15 NATIONAL DINOSAUR MUSEUM Open: daily 8.30am–5pm* 13 Forest Drive off Tuggeranong Parkway, Weston Creek 6 Gold Creek Road, Nicholls Bookshop & Visitor Centre: Tel: 02 6207 8484 BLACK MOUNTAIN / TELSTRA TOWER Tel: 02 6230 2655 9.30am–4.30pm Open: daily 7am–5.30pm non daylight saving, 2 Change to: 100 Black Mountain Drive, Acton Open: daily 10am-5pm* Last admissions at 6am–8.30pm daylight saving* Tel: 1800 806 718 AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL Visitor Centre open 9am-4pm daily 4:30pm 3 Open: daily 9am–10pm Adult $16, Conc $12, Child $10.50, Family $45 (2 Treloar Cres, top of Anzac Pde, Campbell (coffee shop 9am-9pm daily) Tel: 02 6243 4211 adults, 2 children OR extra child $5 ), Child under 20 NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA Adult $7.50, Child (4-16)/Conc. $3, Open: daily 10am–5pm* four free of charge Queen Victoria Tce, Parkes Daily: The Last Post 4.55pm Family $17 (2 adults and 2 children) Tel: 02 6212 3600 Free public tour at the weekends and throughout Open: daily 9am–5pm* ACT school holidays 11am, 12pm, 2pm, 3pm 4 BLUNDELL’S COTTAGE 3 CALTHORPES’ HOUSE Wendouree Dr (off Constitution Ave) Parkes 21 NATIONAL CAPITAL EXHIBITION 24 Mugga Way, Red Hill, 14 NATIONAL ZOO & AQUARIUM Tel: 02 6237 6500 Tel: 02 6272 2902 Barrine Drive, Regatta Point, Scrivener Dam, Lady Denman Dr, Yarralumla Open weekends 1.00pm – 4.00pm, Open: Sat 10am – 2pm Commonwealth Park, Parkes Tel: 02 6287 8400 Thurs or Fri (by arrangement) for Tel: 02 6272 2902 Adult $7, Child/Conc $5, Family $15 Open: daily 9.30am–5pm* school and group programs only Open: weekdays 9am–5pm*; weekends Tours: 1.00pm, 1.45pm, 2.30pm, 3.15pm Adults $47, children (3-15years) $26 10am–4pm, closed Christmas Day Students 16 years + with student card $40 CANBERRA DEEP SPACE & Boxing Day. 5 COMMUNICATION COMPLEX 4 CANBERRA FIRE MUSEUM Seniors Card/Aged Pension card holders $40 421 Discovery Dr, (off Paddy’s River and Corner Empire Cct & Fitzroy St, Forrest Family $130 (2 adults and up to 3 children) Cotter Rds), Tidbinbilla 22 NATIONAL CARILLON Tel: 02 6207 8652 Tel: 02 6201 7880 Aspen Island, Wendouree Dr, Open: Sat 10am–2pm 15 QUESTACON — THE NATIONAL SCIENCE Open: daily 9am–5pm* (off Constitution Ave) Parkes Entry gold coin donation AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE Tel: 02 6272 2902 King Edward Tce, Parkes Recitals: Wed and Sun 12.30–1.20pm Tel: 02 6270 2800 6 CANBERRA GLASSWORKS 5 CANBERRA REPTILE ZOO 11 Wentworth Ave, Kingston, O’Hanlon Pl, Nicholls Open: daily 9am–5pm* Tel: 02 6260 7005 23 NATIONAL FILM AND SOUND ARCHIVE Tel: 02 6253 8533 Adult $23, Child (child 4–16) $17.50, Conc $17.50, Open: Wed to Sun 10am–4pm* McCoy Circuit, Acton Open: daily 10am–5pm Family $70 (2 adults, 3 children, extra child $8) Tel: 02 6248 2000 Adult $16, Child $10, Conc. $11 7 CANBERRA MUSEUM AND GALLERY Open: daily 10am–4pm* Family $45 (2 adults and 2 children) 16 TIDBINBILLA Cnr. London Circuit & Civic Square, Canberra City Paddys River Rd, Tidbinbilla Tel: 02 6207 3968 NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA Tel: 02 6205 1233 24 6 CANBERRA WALK-IN AVIARY Open: Mon-Sat 10am-5pm Parkes Place, Parkes Open: daily 7.30am-8pm summer Unit 13, 26 O’Hanlon Place, Federation Square Closed some public holidays - please Tel: 02 6240 6411 daily 7.30am-6pm winter telephone for information Open: daily 10am–5pm*^ Gold Creek Village, Nicholls Visitor centre open: daily 9am–5pm Tel: 02 6230 2044 Day Pass $13 Conc $8 Senior $11 8 CAPTAIN COOK MEMORIAL JET 25 NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA Open: summer 10am–5pm* (last entry 4.30pm), Motorcycle $5, $1 per person for school groups, Lake Burley Griffin, near Regatta Point Parkes Place, Parkes Winter 10am-3:30pm, close at 4pm. $2 per person for coaches Tel: 02 6272 2902 Tel: 02 6262 1111 Adults $15, Child $10 (4-16yrs), Senior $13, Open: 11am-2pm Open: daily 10am-5pm Con$13, Family $45 (2adults+2Children), 17 YARRALUMLA PLAY STATION Closed: Christmas day & Good Friday Extra Child $5.50 9 Pescott Lane, Yarralumla 9 COMMONWEALTH PLACE Tel: 02 6282 2714 Lake Burley Griffin, Parkes 26 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIA 7 COCKINGTON GREEN GARDENS Open: Mon to Fri 8:30am-4:30pm Lawson Crescent, Acton Peninsula 11 Gold Creek Rd, Nicholls Weekends 8:00am -5:30pm CRAFT AND DESIGN CENTRE Tel: 02 6208 5000 or 1800 026 132 Open 7 days in the school holidays 10 Tel: 02 6230 2273 Level 1, North Building, 180 London Circuit Open: daily 9am–5pm*^ Closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day Open: daily 9.30am–5pm, last entry 4.15pm*, Tel: 02 6262 9333 Train Ride: $5 for 1 ticket closed Boxing Day Open: Tues to Fri 10am–5pm; Sat 12pm-4pm; 27 NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Minature Golf: from $10 child, $14 Adult closed public holidays Change to: Adult $21, Child $12.50 (4–16 years), King Edward Tce, Parkes Family $59 (2 adults and 3 children, Tel: 02 6102 7000 * Closed Christmas Day unless otherwise specified. 11 DRILL HALL GALLERY Open: daily 10am–5pm*^ Extra child $5), Senior $15.50 ^ Fees apply to some tours and exhibitions. Kingsley Street, off Barry Drive, Acton © 2019 VisitCanberra. Information was correct at time of printing. Tel: 02 6125 5832 Digital cartography by deTonssk. This map is intended for general reference only. Open: Wed to Sun 10am–5pm 28 OLD BUS DEPOT MARKETS 8 CORIN FOREST MOUNTAIN RESORT 21 Wentworth Ave, Kingston Corin Rd, Tidbinbilla Tel: 02 6295 3331 Tel: 02 6235 7333 12 GOVERNMENT HOUSE LOOKOUT Open: Sun 10am–4pm Lady Denman Dr, Yarralumla Open: Daily 10:00am-4:30pm Free entry, charges for facilities 29 PARLIAMENT HOUSE 13 HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA Parkes Place, Parkes Capital Hill, Canberra 9 CSIRO DISCOVERY Take an easy ride Tel: 02 6270 6811 Tel: 02 6277 5399 (Information Desk) North Science Road, Acton Open: weekdays 9.45am–4.30pm* Open: daily 9am–5pm* Tel: 02 6246 4646 to explore the shores of Sun 12–4pm, closed Free tours: 9.30am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm 3.30pm daily Open: Mon to Fri 9am-4.30pm*, public holidays Question time: 2pm on sitting days closed public holidays Lake Burley Griffin (call 02 6277 4889 to book) Adult $10, Child/Conc. $7, Family $30 14 MEMORIALS OF ANZAC PDE (2 adults & 3 children) no charge children Anzac Parade, Campbell RED HILL LOOKOUT under 3 years Tel: 02 6272 2902 30 Red Hill Dr, Red Hill 10 LANYON HISTORIC HOMESTEAD 15 MOUNT AINSLIE LOOKOUT ROYAL AUSTRALIAN MINT Mount Ainslie Dr, Ainslie 31 Tharwa Dr, Tharwa Denison St, Deakin Tel: 02 6237 6500 Tel: 1300 652 020 MOUNT PLEASANT LOOKOUT Open: Tues to Sun 10am–4pm* 16 Open: weekdays 8.30am-5pm Morshead Dr, Duntroon Adult $7, Child/Conc. $5, Family $15 weekends and public holidays 10am–4pm, closed Good Friday* 17 MOUNT STROMLO OBSERVATORY 11 MUGGA MUGGA Mount Stromlo Directors Residence & Heritage Trail 129 Narrabundah Lane, Symonston Mount Stromlo Rd (off Cotter Rd), Stromlo 32 STROMLO FOREST PARK Tel: 02 6125 0230 Opperman Ave, Stromlo Tel: 02 6237 6500 Sat-Sun 9:30am-4:30pm Tel: 02 6256 6700 Open: weekends 1-4pm Director’s Residence open daily 9am-5pm Open: daily, daylight saving 6am–9pm, Adult $7, Child/Conc. $5, Family $15 Heritage Trail - self-guided Tours 1pm,1:45pm,2:30pm,3:15pm Bikes are now available for hire non daylight savings 6am–6pm from the CanberraVisitors and Centre. 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