Best Landmarks & Things to Do in Acton

Acton is home to 2 catalogued landmarks in Australian Capital Territory, ranked on this page by real visitor ratings and review counts. Whether you are planning a dedicated visit or passing through on a wider Australian Capital Territory itinerary, the list below sorts the city's most-loved attractions from the merely optional.

At the top of the Acton list sit Captain Cook Memorial Jet and Old Canberra House. Captain Cook Memorial Jet (4.5/5 from 90 reviews) is the city's most reviewed landmark, making it the natural first stop for most visitors. Its landmark page carries the full ratings breakdown and links to everything else in Acton.

By type, Acton's landmarks are dominated by monuments and memorials, historic sites. Each category links through to a national list — useful if you are touring Australian Capital Territory and want to compare, say, every lookout or historic site along your route rather than just the ones in Acton.

Beyond the famous names, Acton holds some under-visited standouts. Captain Cook Memorial Jet (4.5/5 from 90 reviews) earns strong ratings from a smaller pool of reviewers — the kind of places locals rate highly but most itineraries skip. If you have already covered the top five, these are where the city's quieter rewards hide.

Acton sits within easy reach of other landmark-rich Australian Capital Territory destinations. Parkes, Canberra and Yaouk are nearby and covered by their own ranked city pages, which makes combining stops straightforward. The state's best-of list places Acton's landmarks in the wider Australian Capital Territory context, while each landmark page links to similar attractions nearby, so a single entry point can map out an entire region.

Every landmark page for Acton includes the address, an interactive directions link, the visitor rating with review count, the landmark's rank within the city, answers to frequently asked questions and links to nearby and similar attractions. The data is refreshed periodically and every page carries its update date, so the rankings you see reflect the current picture. Start with Captain Cook Memorial Jet, or open the full ranked list for Acton and build your own itinerary.