The Canberra Discovery Garden
The Canberra Discovery Garden is a garden in Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The Canberra Discovery Garden is situated nearby to the arts center National Bonsai and Penjing Collection of Australia, as well as near the public building National Arboretum Canberra Village Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Arboretum Canberra and Yarramundi Reach.
National Arboretum Canberra
Playground
The National Arboretum Canberra is a 250-hectare arboretum in Canberra, the national capital of Australia, created after the area was burned out as a result of the Christmas 2001 and 2003 Canberra bushfires: The Himalayan Cedar forest lost about one third of its trees, and the commercial Radiata Pine plantation was burned out, allowing the arboretum to be created. National Arboretum Canberra is situated 120 metres north of The Canberra Discovery Garden.
Yarramundi Reach
Grassland
Yarramundi Reach is a small peninsula on the western end of Lake Burley Griffin, in the Australian Capital Territory, close to Scrivener Dam. It is also the name for the area of water on Lake Burley Griffin between it and Weston Park. Yarramundi Reach is situated 1¼ km east of The Canberra Discovery Garden.
Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum
Forest
The Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum is an arboretum on the Yarramundi Reach peninsula in Canberra, the capital of Australia. It is named after Lindsay Pryor, a noted Australian botanist.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Black Mountain Peninsula and Cook.
Black Mountain Peninsula
Locality
Black Mountain Peninsula, located in Acton, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of the capital Canberra, is a prominent area on the western region of Lake Burley Griffin. It is popular for water recreation and picnics. Black Mountain Peninsula is situated 3 km east of The Canberra Discovery Garden.
Cook
Suburb
Cook is a suburb of the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. At the 2021 census, Cook had a population of 2,965 people. Cook is situated 3 km north of The Canberra Discovery Garden.
Canberra
Photo: Kyle Taylor, CC BY 2.0.
Canberra was built to be the capital city of Australia, taking up all of Australian Capital Territory surrounded by the southeast of New South Wales. A planned city with national monuments, museums, and galleries all built around large man-made lakes.
The Canberra Discovery Garden
- Type: Garden
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-35.28826° or 35° 17′ 18″ southLongitude
149.06853° or 149° 4′ 7″ eastOpen location code
4RPFP369+MCOpenStreetMap ID
way 1350173634OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=garden
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include National Bonsai and Penjing Collection of Australia and National Arboretum Canberra Village Centre.
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