Amanda & Chris’s Guide to Canberra

Amanda & Chris
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.
24 místní doporučují
Canberra
24 místní doporučují
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.
146 místní doporučují
Questacon - Národní vědecké a technologické centrum
King Edward Terrace
146 místní doporučují
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.
131 místní doporučují
Národní arboretum v Canbeře
Forest Drive
131 místní doporučují
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!
23 místní doporučují
Corin Forest Mountain Resort
1268 ⛉ Corin Dam Rd
23 místní doporučují
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
90 místní doporučují
Národní zoo a akvárium
999 Lady Denman Dr
90 místní doporučují
Great day out with the kids
Changing exhibits
200 místní doporučují
Australian War Memorial
Treloar Crescent (top of Anzac Parade)
200 místní doporučují
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.
7 místní doporučují
Snapper on the Lake
Mariner Place
7 místní doporučují
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.
65 místní doporučují
Australian National Botanic Gardens
Clunies Ross Street
65 místní doporučují
Great place to wander through all the different natural environments of Australia and have a picnic.
A must for art lovers
206 místní doporučují
National Gallery of Australia
Parkes Place East
206 místní doporučují
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.
11 místní doporučují
Weston Park
Weston Park Road
11 místní doporučují
Gorgeous Park! Picturesque. Great playground for the kids. Great for walking, playing, riding and picnicking. There is also a café available.
109 místní doporučují
Národní portrétní galerie
King Edward Terrace
109 místní doporučují
105 místní doporučují
Starý parlament
18 King George Terrace
105 místní doporučují

Walks

Great Bush walk to see native birds and plants.
26 místní doporučují
Black Mountain Lookout
26 místní doporučují
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.
7 místní doporučují
Mount Taylor
7 místní doporučují
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.
55 místní doporučují
BentSpoke Brewing Co.
38 Mort St
55 místní doporučují
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.
9 místní doporučují
Meating Room
45 Liardet St
9 místní doporučují
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!
41 místní doporučují
Brodburger
11 Wentworth Ave
41 místní doporučují
Tasty burgers and chips! Be mindful that servings are quite large!
Great beer brewed on site, and Brodburger available for lunch/dinner.
18 místní doporučují
Capital Brewing Co
1 Dairy Rd
18 místní doporučují
Great beer brewed on site, and Brodburger available for lunch/dinner.
Amazing winery! Super friendly and the Shiraz viognier is delicious!
8 místní doporučují
Clonakilla
3 Crisps Ln
8 místní doporučují
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.
9 místní doporučují
MY's Restaurant
35 Brierly St
9 místní doporučují
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.
22 místní doporučují
The Old Canberra Inn
195 Mouat St
22 místní doporučují
Nice pub, check out their schedule, they often have blues bands playing.

Shopping

Great market for fresh food and quirky shops
33 místní doporučují
Fyshwick Fresh Food Market
36 Mildura St
33 místní doporučují
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.
177 místní doporučují
Canberra Theatre Centre
London Circuit
177 místní doporučují
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.
22 místní doporučují
Cooleman Court Shopping Centre
Brierly Street
22 místní doporučují
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.
67 místní doporučují
Old Bus Depot Markets
21 Wentworth Ave
67 místní doporučují
Many craft stalls, fun to check out. Open Sunday 10am-4pm.
Farmers market for fresh food, open Saturday mornings at Exhibition Park.
29 místní doporučují
Farmářský trh v hlavním městě
Old Well Station Road
29 místní doporučují
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.
14 místní doporučují
South.Point Tuggeranong
Reed Street North
14 místní doporučují
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.