Canberra

Fun Days Out

AMF Bowling Centre

Strike it lucky

+61 2 6251 6966

1 Emu Bank, Canberra, ACT 2617

Adelong

A precious history

+61 2 6947 7025 (Tourist Information)

Snowy Mountains Highway, Adelong, ACT 2729

Australia Day in the National Capital

All Day Celebration

+61 2 6273 2369

Parkes Place (behind Questacon), Canberra, ACT 2600

Australian Reptile Centre

Snakes alive!

+61 2 6253 8533

O'Hanlon Place, Gold Creek Village, Canberra, ACT 2913

Batemans Bay

Canberra's closest beach

+61 2 4472 6900 ( The Batemans Bay Information Centre)

Eurobodalla Nature Coast, Batemans Bay, ACT 2536

Big Splash Waterpark

Water slide

+61 2 6251 1144

1 Catchpole Street, Canberra, ACT 2614

Binalong

Home of Banjo Paterson

+61 2 6205 0044 (Canberra Tourist Information)

Binalong Road, Binalong, NSW 2584

Bird Walk (The)

A Bird's Life

+61 2 6230 2044

Federation Square, O'Hanlon Place, Canberra, ACT 2913

Blundells' Cottage

Canberra's historical house

+61 2 6273 2667

Wendouree Drive, Canberra, ACT 2600

Boorowa

Nature's Magic & History

+61 2 6385 3692

Lachlan Valley Way, off Hume Highway, Boorowa, NSW 2586

Bowning

Steeped in history

+61 2 6205 0044 (Tourist Information)

Hume Highway, Bowning, ACT 2582

Bowral

For the love of cricket

+61 2 4871 2888 (Tourist Information)

Bong Bong Street, Bowral, ACT 2576

Bundanoon

Village lost in time

+61 2 4883 6643

Penrose Road (off Hume Highway), Bundanoon, ACT 2578

Bungendore

Drenched with character

+61 2 6205 0666 (Tourist information)

Kings Highway, Bungendore, ACT 2621

CSIRO Discovery

Get close to science

+61 2 6246 4601

North Science Road, Canberra, ACT 2601

Canberra Bicycle Museum

Old fashioned bicycle display

+61 2 6247 1363

3 Rosevear Place, Canberra, ACT 2602

Canberra Indoor Rock Climbing

Rock climbing in safety

+61 2 6262 4863

38 Essington Street, Mitchell, ACT 2911

Canberra International Bowl

Be bowled over

+61 2 6293 3888

Corner Scollay & Cowlishaw Streets, Canberra, ACT 2902

Canberra Railway Museum

Historic steam engines

+61 2 6239 6707

Geijera Place (off Cunningham Street), Canberra, ACT 2604

Captains Flat

Bygone Mining Town

+61 2 6299 7307

Captains Flat Road, Captains Flat, ACT 2623

Cockington Green

The tiniest of towns

+61 2 6230 2273

11 Gold Creek Road, Canberra, ACT 2913

Cooma

Gateway to the snowy mountains

+61 2 6450 1742 (Tourist information)

Monaro Highway, Cooma, NSW 2630

Corin Forest Mountain Retreat

Mountain playground

+61 2 6235 7333

1268 Corin Road Tidbinbilla, Canberra, ACT 2900

Crookwell

Goldmines and mills

+61 2 6205 0044 (Tourist Information)

Goulburn Road, Crookwell, ACT 2583

Dickson Aquatic Centre

Summer Cool Down

+61 2 6247 2972

Cowper Street, Canberra, ACT 2602

Downunderland Amusement Park

Family fun

+61 41 277 4447

Antill Street (Inside Austarlian Heritage Village), Canberra, ACT 2602

Forest Park Riding and Equitation School

Riding and competition lessons

+61 2 6281 6142

106 Cotter Road, Canberra, ACT 2605

Fun Factory (The)

Adventureland

+61 2 6296 3409

4 Jenke Circuit, Canberra, ACT 2902

Girrawah Park Aboriginal Site

Tools from stone

+61 2 6205 0666 (Tourist Information)

Gamburrah Street, Canberra, ACT 2912

Gondwana Dreaming

Discover Canberra's nature with experts

+612 6285 1872

PO Box 3017, Canberra, ACT 2611

Googong Foreshores

Wildlife, heritage and picnics

+61 2 6207 2779

Via Old Cooma Road, Queanbeyan, ACT 2620

Grabben Gullen

Gold-fossicking and sapphires

+61 2 4832 1988 (Crookwell Promotion Centre)

Gunning Road (from Crookwell), Grabben Gullen, NSW 2583

Grand Prix Karting

Safe speeding

+61 2 6239 2288

39 Collie Street, Canberra, ACT 2609

Huskisson

White sands and whales

+61 2 4421 0778

Huskisson Road, off Princes Highway, Huskisson, ACT 2540

Intencity

Virtual reality games

+61 2 6251 7271

Westfield Shoppingtown, Shop 125A, Canberra, ACT 2617

KC's Virtual Reality

Hi-tech entertainment

+61 2 6257 5588

11 East Row, Canberra, ACT 2601

Kambah Pool

Dramatic Rock Formations

+61 2 6205 0044

Kambah Pool Road, Canberra, ACT 2902

Kid's Rampage

Indoor play areas for kids

+61 2 6293 9007

Corner Reed and Anketell Street, Canberra, ACT 2900

Lake Burley Griffin Boat Hire

Float Around the Lake

+61 2 6249 6861

Barrine Drive, Acton Park, Canberra, ACT 2601

Lake Tuggeranong

Picnic in a southern valley

+61 2 6205 0044 (Tourist Information)

Athlon and Drakeford Drives, Canberra, ACT 2900

Lowden Forest Park

Generating History

+61 2 6238 0724

Lowden Forest Park Rd, Captains Flat, NSW 2623

Manuka Historic Swimming Pool

Soak up the atmosphere

+61 2 6205 0666 (Tourist Information)

Manuka Circle, Canberra, ACT 2603

Merry-Go-Round

Old fashioned fun

+61 4 1248 2676

73 Petrie Plaza, Canberra, ACT 2601

Mogo

Art and gold rushes

+61 2 4472 6900 (Tourist Information)

Princes Highway, Mogo, ACT 2563

Molonglo Gorge

Picturesque bushland by the river

+61 2 13 2281

via Yass Road and Sutton Road, Queanbeyan, NSW 2260

Motorcyclist’s Toy Run

Santa is coming to town

+61 431 598 636

GPO Box 1768, Canberra, ACT 2601

Mr Spokes Bicycle Hire

See Canberra by bike

+61 2 6257 1188

Barrine Drive, Canberra, ACT 2601

Murrumbateman

Vineyards and field days

+61 2 6205 0666 (Tourist information)

Barton Highway, Murrumbateman, ACT 2582

Murrumbidgee River Corridor

River magic

+61 2 6207 2425

Cotter Road, Canberra, ACT

Namadgi National Park

Walk on the wild side

+61 2 6207 2900

500 Cotton Road, Weston, ACT 2611

National Capital Exhibition

Depicting the story of Canberra

+61 2 6257 1068

Regatta Point, Commonwealth Park, Canberra, ACT 2600

National Dinosaur Museum

Australia's ancient creatures

+61 2 6230 2655

Gold Creek Village, Nicholls, ACT 2913

National Motorcycle Museum

Old and unusual bikes

+61 2 6241 8131

25 Kemble Court, Canberra, ACT 2911

National Zoo & Aquarium

Cheetahs & Marine Life

+61 2 6287 8400

Lady Denman Drive Scrivener Dam 2611, Canberra, ACT 2611

Phillip Swimming and Ice Skating Centre

Lots of Entertainment

+61 2 6282 1660

Irving Street, Canberra, ACT 2606

Prime Minister’s X1 Cricket Match

Playing for the Prime Minister

+61 2 6239 6002

Manuka Oval, Canberra Avenue, Canberra, ACT 2603

Putt Putt Golf

Mini golf fun

+61 2 6247 0509

Rosevear Place, Canberra, ACT 2602

Robertson

Films and all that jazz

+61 2 4871 2888 (Tourist Information)

Illawarra Highway, Robertson, ACT 2577

Royal Canberra Show

The Countryside Comes to Town

+61 2 6241 2478

Flemington Road, Canberra, ACT 2911

Southern Cross Pitch 'n Putt

Golf in small doses

+61 2 6283 7300 / +61 2 5283 7200

Irving Street, Canberra, ACT 2606

Sportex: Interactive Sports Exhibition

Insight into elite sport

+61 2 6214 1444

Leverrier Crescent, Canberra, ACT 2617

Tralee Station

Rural Australia comes to life

+61 2 6260 1383

Tralee Street, Hume, ACT 2620

Tuggeranong Community Festival

Five Fantastic Days in the South

+61 2 6293 6500

Anketell Street, Canberra, ACT 2900

Tumut

A place for all seasons

+61 2 6947 1849 (Tourist Information)

Snowy Mountains Highway, Tumut, ACT 2720

Waterski ACT

Water thrills

+61 2 6257 7815

100 Maitland Street, Room 10a Sports House, Canberra, ACT 2602

Wee Jasper

Romance, poetry and history

Wee Jasper Road, off Barton Highway, Wee Jasper, ACT 2582

Young

From riots to cherry picking

+61 2 6382 3394 (Tourist Information)

Olympic Way, Young, ACT 2594

Zone 3

Step into the maze

+61 2 6251 7200

28 Weedon Close, Canberra, ACT 2617

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