Canberra is Australia's national capital, the focus of the Australian federation and one of the few successful, fully planned cities in the world. It is easy to get to, easy to get around, does not, as rumour has it, grind to a halt at dusk and is surrounded by beautiful alpine bushland nearly all of which is preserved in national parks and reserves.
This book presents for the first time a comprehensive guide to the city and its surroundings. Popular attractions such as new Parliament House, the War Memorial, National Library, Australian National Gallery, High Court and the National Botanic Gardens are described in detail and linked together in eight half-day tours designed to show how Canberra fits together as a planned city. A Gazetteer covers all the other sights likely to interest the visitor, including Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, Namadgi National Park and Jervis Bay Territory.
The guide will serve as a valuable reference for Canberra residents, businesses engaged in the hospitality industry, and anyone with an interest in the people and institutions which make up the national capital.
