3 Best Places To Visit in Canberra ACT

We’ve always loved the National Zoo and living in Canberra have been lucky enough to visit many times over the years! Today we did the African Savannah Safari with the lovely Jolly and Cooper and had the best time! We learned so much about the wonderful rhinos, elands, lemurs, zebras, giraffes, Barbary sheep and cheetahs. Such an unforgettable experience. The guys were super knowledgeable, friendly and made the whole experience just awesome. It’s so nice to see and hear how much the staff at the zoo truly care for the animals and know their personalities. Highly recommend the experience!

Absolutely wonderful experience. Not only is the zoo itself a gorgeous environment, the staff are SO knowledgeable and friendly! The "adventure path" is well sign-posted so you can make sure to stop off at all the animals. Definitely get the brochure map, it's so handy to have on you. Also, we booked an encounter but were running late (road closures we didn't anticipate). The zoo keeper was so absolutely lovely, we still managed to do the encounter and it was just the most beautiful experience. Shout out to Simbu (if I'm spelling that right) the most precious tree Kangaroo! Cannot rate it highly enough, what a great zoo!

What a lovely zoo which was mostly flat. We started in the back and the kids love the trails in the trees. Loved all the usual animals, love the extra dino area and the aquarium. Aquarium is small.

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I went to the Egypt exhibition, which was great. The staff were very professional, knowledgeable and friendly. Shout-out to Alfred who provided some great insight and information. It took about 1.5 hours to slowly make our way around the Egypt section; but you could probably skim through it in 20-30min if you move with haste. The Mummies in the back room were well presented and the interactive digital screen was fantastic to flick through to see the x-ray images. For anyone reading this and thinking of going, you can get into all the regular galleries free of charge, the current feature gallery (Egypt) does have an entry fee. Also, there was plenty of parking when I was there, but I'd say it could fill up on a busy day. Overall it was a great afternoon out, highly recommend!

My wife and I absolutely loved this place! Couldn’t believe that admission was completely free of charge. Front desk staff was incredibly helpful! They provided a large paper map and explained the two current exhibitions. We particularly enjoyed the large interactive timeline of Australian history located near the museums entrance. Very well done!

We went to see the Ancient Egypt exhibit & looked around the rest of the museum & also had a delicious lunch here. Clean & tidy in all areas including the bathroom facilities. At the cafe we were served quickly & lunch took no more than 10 mins to arrive I was able to use cash throughout the museum, for entry, gift shop & cafe.

Fantastic few hours spent at Questacon, it never disappoints. Enough change to keep it fresh and then some consistent favourites. Tickets are cheaper to buy at the venue, which is weird but I suppose demand could be an issue taking that risk. We went 1st week of NSW school holidays and it was quiet enough. Plenty of paid parking (seems everywhere in Canberra is paid parking) $16 for 4 hours. Food is really good in the cafe, fresh, tasty and some other options besides burgers. Lego have a fantastic exhibit so we spent heaps of time in that room. Dinosaur talk is so worth making time for, really fun and informative.

This is an excellent place to learn science. The museum is divided into 8 areas positioned throughout a spiral tower. It is primarily targeted at kids but it's also quite fun for adults. The recommended time to spend in the centre was 2-4 hours but we spent the whole day there. There is a science show included as well, and the one showing at our visit was about fire. It is both educational and exciting and I would recommend it.

Great place for curious little minds, small science/logical concepts based on tiny little fun things/activity for little ones. My kids had a blast. Lego World was a hit followed by the earth/science area. Tiny Cafe in there provides nice coffee and snacks too.