Best Landmarks & Things to Do in Canberra

Canberra's centre is a designed landscape of national institutions around Lake Burley Griffin — City Hill, the lake basin's memorials, fountains and parklands, with the parliamentary triangle minutes away. Almost everything is free and closely spaced, making Canberra Australia's most efficient landmark city. Entries below are ranked by visitor review data.

The highest-rated landmarks in Canberra are led by City Hill (4.1/5 from 110 reviews), Canberra Times Fountain (4.5/5 from 77 reviews) and The Big Parcel (3.1/5 from 19 reviews). Canberra Centenary Column and ACT Memorial round out the top five. These rankings are calculated from review counts and average ratings, which means the order reflects where visitors actually go and what they genuinely recommend — not paid placement or promotional copy.

The Canberra catalogue spans 4 categories, with attractions, parks and gardens, historic sites, monuments and memorials featuring most prominently. This mix shapes how you might structure a visit: category pages let you compare Canberra's attractions against similar landmarks across Australian Capital Territory and the rest of Australia, so if you enjoy one of the city's attractions, you can instantly find more like it.

Beyond the famous names, Canberra holds some under-visited standouts. Canberra Times Fountain (4.5/5 from 77 reviews) and ACT Memorial (4.6/5 from 13 reviews) all earn 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.

Most visitors combine Canberra with other Australian Capital Territory stops. Parkes, Yaouk and Acton each have their own catalogued landmark lists on this site, and the state ranking shows where Canberra's best attractions sit against the whole of Australian Capital Territory. Internal links on every landmark page connect the region together for easy planning.

To plan a visit, open any landmark below for its address, directions, rating, ranking and FAQs. Canberra's entries are updated periodically from visitor data, and each page links onward to related landmarks — so whether you have an hour or a long weekend in Canberra, the catalogue scales to fit.