09/10/2026
Think you know Canberra? Here are 8 things about our Nations Capital that might surprise you 👀
1. Lake George, just outside Canberra, can look like a huge lake one visit and an open paddock the next. Its changing water levels largely come down to rainfall and evaporation. No mysterious underground plug!
2. You can walk on Parliament House Canberra roof! There’s grass up there, so you can enjoy the view above the very place where our politicians get down to business.
3. Lake Burley Griffin wasn’t always there. Canberra’s famous centrepiece is an artificial lake, officially inaugurated in 1964. Hard to imagine the city without it now!
4. There’s a rainforest tucked into the city. The Australian National Botanic Gardens Australian National Botanic Gardens’ Rainforest Gully has shady boardwalks and plants from Tasmania to Queensland. A lovely little escape.
5. Canberra helps NASA talk to spacecraft. The Deep Space Communication Complex at nearby Tidbinbilla is one of just three stations in NASA’s Deep Space Network. Pretty impressive neighbours! NASA
6. You can watch money being made. The Royal Australian Mint is a working factory, with a visitor gallery overlooking the coin-making action. If only we could take home a trolley full… 😂
7. National Arboretum Canberra is no ordinary garden. More than 40,000 trees grow across its 250-hectare site, including rare and endangered species.
8. The National Gallery of Australia holds the world’s largest collection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art. Another reason to leave yourself plenty of exploring time.
How many did you know? Save this post for your next trip and make Eaglehawk Park Canberra your base for discovering a few more Canberra surprises.
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