Canberra Vacations, Canberra Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

Canberra Vacation Guide

Welcome to Canberra the capital of Australia! Canberra is located inland from the eastern seaboard and the site was chosen to be the capital of Australia as a compromise between Sydney and Melbourne.

Canberra is an entirely planned city and after winning a design competition the award winning architect Walter Burley Griffin had Canberra's lake named after him. A feature of Canberra's design is the planning of townships with areas of reserve or working farms between them, giving a sense of space and greenery.

Canberra is home to Australia's parliament (House of Representatives and the Senate), the High Court as well as hosting many famous sites such as Lake Burley Griffin, the National Art Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery, National Science Museum ("Questacon") and the highly regarded Australian War Memorial, one of the more unique museums to be found anywhere in the world.

Canberra houses many cultural and national insitutions of National significance to Australia.

Another name for Canberra is "the bush capital" due to it's location and the wide variety of plant and animal life found all around the city. The Australian National Botanical Gardens houses many varieties to be seen close up. The Canberra International Arboretum is one of Canberra's newest attractions. The Tidbinbilla Nature reserve is close by allowing you to see the unique Australian animal species up close. In the spring Canberra is home to the annual flower festival named Floriade.