Canberra - Post Report Question and Answers
What are some interesting/fun things to do in the area? Can you recommend any “hidden gems"?
SwimGuide has the water testing results for the lake in summer, so I can go open water swimming. - May 2023
Questacon - the kids science museum is great, the botanical gardens and the arboretum are both great places to take kids (and the gardens do movies in the summer). There are hikes all over Canberra - we tried to do as many as we could and loved them all. - Aug 2020
Anything involving the outdoors. Lake Burley Griffon splits the city in half. Tons of parks, wildlife, golf. Very well set up competitive shooting disciplines. - May 2012
Anything outdoors. The nature parks are great. There is a suprisingly good food scene and a passable wine region. It's also a 2-3 hour drive to the beach, skiing, and Sydney. - May 2011
Fishing, hunting, hiking, BBQ, lots of professional sports teams. Of course you have the opera house and lots of live entertainment and movie theaters. - Dec 2010
Bush-walking/hiking is the biggest. Also it is only about 2 hours from skiing and beach. Close to vineyards. - Nov 2010
PARKS! Without a doubt, they do have the best wildlife parks in the world. It was easy for my wife and me to find pristine beaches that weren't overrun with tourists. - Apr 2010
Seeing the beautiful outback, public parks with a lot of wild Kangaroos, and beatiful birds like parrots and lorikeets. - Oct 2009
Lots of outdoor things and not a far drive to the snow in winter and great beaches in summer. - Apr 2009
