Canberra Vacations Guide

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Canberra Vacations

Canberra is the capital city of Australia and seat of government in the country. Tours of Parliament House are available. Visitors to the city will admire the Australian War Memorial and Lake Burley Griffin. Canberra can be reached by air, via Sydney or Melbourne. Flights to Australia are available with Qantas, American Airlines and other carriers.

Australia's capital city, Canberra, had a difficult birth, punctuated by political infighting, wars and the Great Depression, but it is now a thriving modern city which, together with its surrounds, makes up Australia's Capital Territory. Canberra lies 95 miles (150km) in from the East Coast, by road 175 miles (280km) from Sydney and 415 miles (660km) from Melbourne.

Canberra Attractions

Michelago Tourist Railway Canberra

The Australian Railway Historical Society Inc operates regular Sunday steam train rides to Royalla on the first and third Sunday of each month, and on the second and fourth Sunday operates rail motor trains to Royalla.

Australian National Botanic Gardens Canberra

The Australian National Botanic Gardens, sited on the slopes of Black Mountain, is the world's finest living collection of Australian native plants.

National Zoo and Aquarium Canberra

View exotic and native animals, ocean and freshwater fish, reptiles and amphibians.

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