📍 Parkes Pl, Parkes ACT 2600
Australia's premier art gallery, the NGA houses the national collection of over 166,000 artworks in a stunning brutalist building beside Lake Burley Griffin. Free general entry with an excellent sculpture garden. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander galleries are exceptional. Holiday programs for families include art-making workshops and curator-led tours for kids. Ticketed special exhibitions rotate throughout the year.
National Museum of Australia
Free world-class museum on Lake Burley Griffin exploring Australian social history and Indigenous culture.
Australian War Memorial
One of the world's finest war museums — free, moving exhibits from Gallipoli to Afghanistan with daily Last Post ceremony.
Cockington Green Gardens
Exquisite scale-model English village and international buildings set in beautifully manicured gardens.
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