Canberra

Day Trips & Walks

Adelong

A precious history

+61 2 6947 7025 (Tourist Information)

Snowy Mountains Highway, Adelong, ACT 2729

Araluen

Australia's Untempered Wilderness

+61 2 6205 0044

Araluen Road, Araluen, ACT

Australian National Botanic Gardens

Native gardens show case

+61 2 6250 9540

Clunies Ross Road, Canberra, ACT 2601

Batemans Bay

Canberra's closest beach

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

Eurobodalla Nature Coast, Batemans Bay, ACT 2536

Bayonets and Bandages Museum

Military and medical museum

+61 2 6238 0299

46 Majara Street, Bungendore, ACT 2621

Binalong

Home of Banjo Paterson

+61 2 6205 0044 (Canberra Tourist Information)

Binalong Road, Binalong, NSW 2584

Black Mountain Nature Park

The Green City's Landmark

+61 2 13 2281

Acton, Canberra, ACT 2601

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

Brindabella Wine Tours

A vintage wine tour

+61 2 6231 6997

8 Glass Place, Canberra, ACT 2902

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

Canberra Tour Bus

Magical city tour

+61 2 6241 0033

12 Callan Street, Canberra, ACT 2911

Captains Flat

Bygone Mining Town

+61 2 6299 7307

Captains Flat Road, Captains Flat, ACT 2623

Chinatown

Walk down Chinatown

+61 2 6205 0044 (Tourist Information)

Woolley Street, Canberra, ACT 2602

Collector

Where bushrangers rode

+61 2 6205 0666 (Tourist information)

Off Federal Highway, Collector, ACT 2581

Cooma

Gateway to the snowy mountains

+61 2 6450 1742 (Tourist information)

Monaro Highway, Cooma, NSW 2630

Corin Dam

Picnic in the Bush

+61 2 6207 2900

Corin Road, Namadgi National Park, ACT 2620

Corin Forest Mountain Retreat

Mountain playground

+61 2 6235 7333

1268 Corin Road Tidbinbilla, Canberra, ACT 2900

Cotter Reserve

Carefree at Cotter

+61 2 6205 00044 (Tourist information)

Cotter Road, Canberra, ACT 2000

Crookwell

Goldmines and mills

+61 2 6205 0044 (Tourist Information)

Goulburn Road, Crookwell, ACT 2583

Dirt-Traks Bush Tours

A tour in the wild

+61 2 6231 1377

18 Crichton Crescent, Canberra, ACT 2902

Embassy Tourist Drive

International architecture

+61 2 6205 0044

Corner Adelaide Avenue & National Circuit, Canberra, ACT 2600

Exeter

A taste of the Old Country

+61 2 6205 0666 (Tourist Information)

Sutton Forest Road, off Hume Highway, Exeter, ACT 2579

Gibraltar Falls

Secret oasis garden

+61 2 6207 2486

Corin Road, Canberra, ACT

Ginninderra Creek Frog Tour

A nature reserve for enthusiasts

+61 2 6254 6464 (Tourist information)

Diddams Close, Canberra, ACT 2617

Go Bush Tours

Safari around Australia

+61 2 6231 3023

128 Marconi Circuit, Canberra, ACT 2902

Grabben Gullen

Gold-fossicking and sapphires

+61 2 4832 1988 (Crookwell Promotion Centre)

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

Gundaroo

Australia's Country Towns

+61 2 6205 0666 (Tourist information)

Sutton Road, Gundaroo, ACT 2620

Gunning

Banjo Paterson Country

+61 2 6205 0666 (Tourist information)

Yass Street, Gunning, ACT 2581

Hall Village

Heritage Charm

+61 2 6205 0666

Gladstone Street, off Barton Highway, Hall, ACT 2618

Huskisson

White sands and whales

+61 2 4421 0778

Huskisson Road, off Princes Highway, Huskisson, ACT 2540

Jerrabomberra Wetlands Nature Park

Wet and Wild Nature

+61 2 6207 2087

Newcastle Street, Canberra, ACT 2609

John Knight Memorial Park

Waterbird life

+61 2 6205 0666 (Tourist information)

Townsend Place, Canberra, ACT 2616

Kambah Pool

Dramatic Rock Formations

+61 2 6205 0044

Kambah Pool Road, Canberra, ACT 2902

Kangaroo Valley

A hidden paradise

+61 2 6205 0666 (Tourist Information)

Mossvale Road, Kangaroo Valley, ACT 2577

Lake Burley Griffin

The Heart of Canberra

+61 2 6205 0044

Close to Central Canberra, Canberra, ACT

Lake Ginninderra

Escape to Peaceful Waters

+61 2 6205 0044 (Tourist Information)

Belconnen Town Center, Canberra, ACT 2617

Lake Tuggeranong

Picnic in a southern valley

+61 2 6205 0044 (Tourist Information)

Athlon and Drakeford Drives, Canberra, ACT 2900

Lakeside Ferry Services

Scenic Boat Tour

+61 4 1882 8357

Museum of Australia Terminal and the National Library Terminal, Canberra, ACT 2615

Lowden Forest Park

Generating History

+61 2 6238 0724

Lowden Forest Park Rd, Captains Flat, NSW 2623

Major's Creek

A Town of Major Attraction

+61 2 6205 0044

Major's Creek Road, Major's Creek, ACT 2622

Marcus Clark Street

Walk & Shop

Marcus Clark Street, Canberra, ACT 2601

McClung's Well in Hall

Historic well in Hall

+61 2 6205 0044 (Tourist Information)

Gladstone Street, Hall, ACT 2618

Michelago Tourist Railway

Scenic south historic train rides

+61 2 6284 2790

Queanbeyan Railway Station, Henderson Road,, 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

Mount Ainslie

A Living Map

+61 2 6205 0044 (Tourist Information)

Mount Ainslie Reserve, Canberra, ACT

Mount Franklin

A day in the bush

+61 2 6205 0044

Mount Franklin Road, Canberra, ACT 2004

Mount Franklin Chalet

Historic ski chalet

+61 2 6205 0044 (Tourist Information Centre)

Mount Franklin Road, Canberra, ACT 2620

Mount Taylor

Volcanic vistas

+61 2 6205 0044 (Tourist Information)

corner of Sulwood and Athlon Drives, Canberra, ACT 2902

Mr Spokes Bicycle Hire

See Canberra by bike

+61 2 6257 1188

Barrine Drive, Canberra, ACT 2601

Mulligan's Flat

Historic home for wildlife and people

+61 2 6207 2113

Gundaroo Drive, Canberra, ACT 2912

Murrumbateman

Vineyards and field days

+61 2 6205 0666 (Tourist information)

Barton Highway, Murrumbateman, ACT 2582

Namadgi National Park

Walk on the wild side

+61 2 6207 2900

500 Cotton Road, Weston, ACT 2611

National Capital Wine Tours

Visit Canberra's wineries in comfort

+61 2 6287 5218

96 Kambalda Crescent, Canberra, ACT 2611

National Trust (ACT)

Conserving Canberra's heritage

+61 2 6230 0533

Corner of London Circuit and Civic Square, Canberra, ACT 2601

National Zoo & Aquarium

Cheetahs & Marine Life

+61 2 6287 8400

Lady Denman Drive Scrivener Dam 2611, Canberra, ACT 2611

Pine Island

Picnic paradise

+61 2 6205 0666 (Tourist Information)

Pine Island Road, Canberra, ACT 2901

Pinnacle Nature Park (The)

A Bush Escape

+61 2 6207 2113

Dungowan Street, Canberra, ACT 2614

Point Hut Crossing

Haven for waterbirds

+61 2 6207 2425 (Murrumbidgee River Corridor)

Point Hut Road, Off Woodcock Drive, Canberra, ACT 2906

Queanbeyan

Queen of cities

+61 2 6205 0666 (Tourist Information)

Kings Highway, Queanbeyan, ACT 2620

Red Hill Nature Park

Embassy's backyard

+61 2 6205 0044 (Tourist information)

Canberra Nature Park, Canberra, ACT 2605

Robertson

Films and all that jazz

+61 2 4871 2888 (Tourist Information)

Illawarra Highway, Robertson, ACT 2577

Scrivener Dam

Impressive views

+61 2 6205 0044 (Tourist Information)

Lady Denham Drive, Canberra, ACT 2600

Tharwa Bridge Reserve

Picnic with history

+61 2 6239 5222

Tharwa Road & Murrumbidgee River crossing, Canberra, ACT 2620

Tharwa Village

Tranquil rural retreat

+61 2 6239 5222 (National Trust of Australia)

Tidbinbilla Road, Tharwa, ACT 2620

Thredbo

On top of Australia

+61 2 6459 4100

Friday Drive, Thredbo Resort Centre, Thredbo Village, ACT 2625

Tralee Station

Rural Australia comes to life

+61 2 6260 1383

Tralee Street, Hume, ACT 2620

Transborder Buses and Tours

Local attractions by bus

+61 2 6241 0033

12 Callan Street, Canberra, ACT 2911

Tuggeranong Boundary Wall

Breaking boundaries

+61 2 6205 0044 (Tourist Information)

Athlon Drive, Canberra, ACT 2900

Tumut

A place for all seasons

+61 2 6947 1849 (Tourist Information)

Snowy Mountains Highway, Tumut, ACT 2720

Umbrella Tours & Events

A parliamentary tour

+61 2 6262 8307

PO Box 6292, Kingston, ACT 2604

Uriarra Crossing

Nature at its most Idyllic

+61 2 6205 0044 (Tourist Information)

Uriarra Road, Canberra, ACT

Wee Jasper

Romance, poetry and history

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

Yass

Australia's Wool History

+61 2 6226 1477

Junction of Hume and Barton Highway, Yass, ACT 2582

Young

From riots to cherry picking

+61 2 6382 3394 (Tourist Information)

Olympic Way, Young, ACT 2594

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