Amanda & Chris’s Guide to Canberra

Amanda & Chris
Amanda & Chris’s Guide to Canberra

City/town information

A beautiful city with lots of open space, bike paths and hiking throughout. Canberra also has highly rated fine dining and one of the top rated breweries in the country.
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Canberra
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A beautiful city with lots of open space, bike paths and hiking throughout. Canberra also has highly rated fine dining and one of the top rated breweries in the country.

Activities

Great day out with the kids! Interactive exhibits range over multiple floors.
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Questacon - Nemzeti Tudományos és Technológiai Központ
King Edward Terrace
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Great day out with the kids! Interactive exhibits range over multiple floors.
Great place for a picnic, or get a coffee at the café. Also, check out the bonsai display - volunteers on hand to answer questions.
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Canberra Nemzeti Arboretum
Forest Drive
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Great place for a picnic, or get a coffee at the café. Also, check out the bonsai display - volunteers on hand to answer questions.
Great fun for the whole family! Year round activities, but during winter, great place to play in the snow, learn to ski, and more!
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Corin Forest Mountain Resort
1268 ⛉ Corin Dam Rd
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Great fun for the whole family! Year round activities, but during winter, great place to play in the snow, learn to ski, and more!
Great for kids! Farm animals, mini golf, trains and a cafe.
Yarralumla Play Station
9 Pescott Ln
Great for kids! Farm animals, mini golf, trains and a cafe.
Great day out with the kids
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Nemzeti Állatkert és Akvárium
999 Lady Denman Dr
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Great day out with the kids
Changing exhibits
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Australian War Memorial
Treloar Crescent (top of Anzac Parade)
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Changing exhibits
Balloon rides over Canberra seem to be a right of passage...
Dawn Drifters Canberra Balloon Flights
19 Kallaroo Rd
Balloon rides over Canberra seem to be a right of passage...
Out the front of here is a great place for a picnic by the lake! I highly recommend Snapper & Co for takeaway fish and chips by the lake! Alternatively, it’s a nice place to bring your own picnic and watch the swans.
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Snapper on the Lake
Mariner Place
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Out the front of here is a great place for a picnic by the lake! I highly recommend Snapper & Co for takeaway fish and chips by the lake! Alternatively, it’s a nice place to bring your own picnic and watch the swans.
Great place to wander through all the different natural environments of Australia and have a picnic.
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Ausztrál Nemzeti Botanikus Kertek
Clunies Ross Street
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Great place to wander through all the different natural environments of Australia and have a picnic.
A must for art lovers
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National Gallery of Australia
Parkes Place East
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A must for art lovers
Gorgeous Park! Picturesque. Great playground for the kids. Great for walking, playing, riding and picnicking. There is also a café available.
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Weston Park
Weston Park Road
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Gorgeous Park! Picturesque. Great playground for the kids. Great for walking, playing, riding and picnicking. There is also a café available.
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National Portrait Gallery
King Edward Terrace
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Régi Parlament Háza
18 King George Terrace
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Walks

Great Bush walk to see native birds and plants.
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Black Mountain Lookout
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Great Bush walk to see native birds and plants.
Walk takes about 45 minutes and offers stunning views across Canberra as you walk through beautiful bushland. Can be steep at times. Access from parkhill street, Pearce.
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Mount Taylor
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Walk takes about 45 minutes and offers stunning views across Canberra as you walk through beautiful bushland. Can be steep at times. Access from parkhill street, Pearce.

Food and drink scene

Top rated brewery in Australia.
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BentSpoke Brewing Co.
38 Mort St
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Top rated brewery in Australia.
Burgers, grill and bar - a local favourite, kid friendly but can get quite busy. They do breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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Meating Room
45 Liardet St
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Burgers, grill and bar - a local favourite, kid friendly but can get quite busy. They do breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Tasty burgers and chips! Be mindful that servings are quite large!
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Brodburger
11 Wentworth Ave
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Tasty burgers and chips! Be mindful that servings are quite large!
Great beer brewed on site, and Brodburger available for lunch/dinner.
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Capital Brewing Co
1 Dairy Rd
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Great beer brewed on site, and Brodburger available for lunch/dinner.
Amazing winery! Super friendly and the Shiraz viognier is delicious!
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Clonakilla
3 Crisps Ln
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Amazing winery! Super friendly and the Shiraz viognier is delicious!
Delicious dishes if you’re looking for a meat free feed. All dishes are vegan. You can eat in, or have it delivered to the door.
Au Lac Vegan Cuisine - Woden
Corinna Street
Delicious dishes if you’re looking for a meat free feed. All dishes are vegan. You can eat in, or have it delivered to the door.
Delicious Vietnamese food.
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MY's Restaurant
35 Brierly St
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Delicious Vietnamese food.
Gourmet dining
Pilot.
1 Wakefield Gardens
Gourmet dining
18 course degustation! Incredible experience, but you eat what they give you, no dietary requirements.
Table by Canberra Gourmet at The Truffle Farm
146 Scollay Street
18 course degustation! Incredible experience, but you eat what they give you, no dietary requirements.
Nice pub, check out their schedule, they often have blues bands playing.
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The Old Canberra Inn
195 Mouat St
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Nice pub, check out their schedule, they often have blues bands playing.

Shopping

Great market for fresh food and quirky shops
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Fyshwick Fresh Food Market
36 Mildura St
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Great market for fresh food and quirky shops
This is the main shopping and dining destination in Canberra. Many stores and cafes, a large cinema and a bowling alley containing escape rooms, laser tag, virtual reality and an arcade.
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Canberra Theatre Centre
London Circuit
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This is the main shopping and dining destination in Canberra. Many stores and cafes, a large cinema and a bowling alley containing escape rooms, laser tag, virtual reality and an arcade.
Nearby shopping centre, less than 15 minutes walk. Offers many shops, including a large supermarket. Cafes and restaurants are also available.
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Cooleman Court Shopping Centre
Brierly Street
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Nearby shopping centre, less than 15 minutes walk. Offers many shops, including a large supermarket. Cafes and restaurants are also available.
Many craft stalls, fun to check out. Open Sunday 10am-4pm.
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Old Bus Depot Markets
21 Wentworth Ave
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Many craft stalls, fun to check out. Open Sunday 10am-4pm.
Farmers market for fresh food, open Saturday mornings at Exhibition Park.
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Fővárosi régió gazdapiac
Old Well Station Road
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Farmers market for fresh food, open Saturday mornings at Exhibition Park.
This is a standard mall, with Target, Big W, Coles, Woolworths, Kmart, JB Hifi, Harris Scarfe, EB Games, Cotton On, food court and many more.
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South.Point Tuggeranong
Reed Street North
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This is a standard mall, with Target, Big W, Coles, Woolworths, Kmart, JB Hifi, Harris Scarfe, EB Games, Cotton On, food court and many more.