Australian National Botanic Gardens
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Australian National Botanic Gardens
Australian National Botanic Gardens
Australian National Botanic Gardens
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Overview
Highlights
Escape from the city in this beautiful collection of Australian plants at the Australian National Botanic Gardens, located minutes from the hustle and bustle of the Canberra city centre. Offering a breathtaking array of native plants in a spectacular bushland setting, this is the only place in the world you’ll see this diversity of Australian native plants in one location. With year-round events, school holiday programs, exhibitions, guided walks and talks, a cafe, botanical gift shop and even a day spa, this is the perfect way to connect to nature.
The Gardens offers everything for a perfect family day out, a quiet relaxing stroll, formal scientific research and botanical study.
Enjoy a range of walking trails to suit all tastes and abilities, interesting plants and animals, educational activities, a Botanical Resource Centre, lawns for running and playing, numerous picnic tables and a cafe and bookshop.
Activities
- Walking
- Picnic
- Drawing
- Photography
Facilities
- Walking trails
- Picnic areas
- Cafe
- Interpretive centre
- Shop
- Car and coach parking
- Toilets
Important Information
Guidelines
- Always do some research before heading out for your journey. Visit the gardens website for the most up to date information.
- Ensure you observe all safety signs. Always stay on the marked tracks where possible. Never climb fences, they are there for your own safety.
- Please consider the environment, take your rubbish with you or place in the bins provided. We want to ensure these beautiful places are still here for our future generations to enjoy.
- Please do not feed the wildlife.
- Leave nothing but footprints. Take nothing but memories.
Photo & content credits: Australian National Botanic Gardens
Location & Supplier
Australian National Botanic Gardens
Address: Australian National Botanic Gardens, Black Mountain, Clunies Ross Street, Acton, Australian Capital Territory 2601
Website: www.anbg.gov.au/gardens
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