Canberra 

 is located 286 km southwest of Sydney. Canberra is Australia's largest inland city and the nation's capital.

  The National Library of Australia - it is interested to know that a copy of every book published in Australia is required by law to be held by the National Library of Australia.

  The National Gallery of Australia - the gallery in the late 20th century Brutalist style. The collections of the National Gallery of Australia include mainly Australian art, Western art, Eastern art and International art. The attraction for foreigners is Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art.

  The Australian Academy of Science (AAS). The Shine Dome is a well-known Canberra landmark. This building has been previously known as Becker House. The Academy Secretariat of the Australian Academy of Science is located at the Shine Dome.

  The National Museum of Australia is located on Acton Peninsula.

  The Captain James Cook Memorial. The memorial includes a water jet located on the banks of Lake Burley Griffin and a skeleton globe sculpture at Regatta Point showing the paths of Cook's famous expeditions.

  The Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG) - this botanical garden has unique collections of Rainforest, Rock Garden, The Eucalypt Lawn and many other species.

  Questacon – the National Science and Technology Centre - is not very inetersting outside. But inside you can await an amazing interactive science centre for children, young people and also for adults. The most popular is Slideshow known as The Shell Questacon Science Circus . This show is an outreach program of Questacon. Questacon is open from 9.00am to 5.00pm everyday except Christmas Day.

  Black Mountain Tower - a telecommunication tower offers wonderful panoramic views of the city and its surrounding countryside.

  Parliament Building - New Parliament House (Complimentary tours available) and Old Parliament House.

  National Aquarium and ZOO - wonderful park of Australian marine life, including sharks and Australian animals of all kinds.

  Royal Australian Mint