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Village Centre and National Bonsai and Penjing Collection

It has an extensive collection of miniature trees and forests along with 70 artworks (ranging from modern, to artworks that are over a century old). The village centre also contains a restaurant, a cafe, an information centre, toilets and a small souvenir store called.

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Address: Forest Dr
Hours: Daily 9AM–4PM
Website: nationalarboretum.act.gov.au (opens in a new tab)

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Dairy Farmers Hill
If you're here for the good views, this hill is a must-see. Situated within the southwest of the arboretum, this viewpoint offers spectacular scenery looking east along the length of Lake Burley Griffin.
SeeWeston Creek, Molonglo Valley and Woden
National Rock Garden
A new precinct with an abundant amount of rocks displaying the rick geological heritage from all over Australia. There are two main rock collections on display; the Federation Rocks and the Featured Rocks.
Free
SeeWeston Creek, Molonglo Valley and Woden
Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum
It's a smaller version of the National Arboretum and in fact it's just opposite the freeway, but beside Lake Burley Griffin instead named after Lindsay Pryor, an Australian botanist. It's a great place to see some autumn colours and have a nice stroll by the lake, but maintenance has been a bit poor.
SeeWeston Creek, Molonglo Valley and Woden
National Zoo and Aquarium
This privately owned zoo and aquarium offers the standard service plus special tours that allow interaction with the animals. The range of tours offers opportunities to interact with animals (feed or touch) including tigers, lions, cheetahs, giraffes, bears, dingos, elands and snakes. The tours are quite special and certainly worth it if you love animals. Make sure that you turn up at the 'Check in time' for a tour instead of the start time as the two are different.
Adult $45, senior/student $37, child $25