Canberra Sights

  1. Australian Institute of Sport

    The country's elite and aspiring-elite athletes hone their sporting prowess at the Australian Institute of Sport. The 90-minute tours are led by resident athletes, with information on training routines and diets, displays on Australian champions and the Sydney Olympics, and interactive exhibits where you can publicly humble yourself at basketball, rowing and skiing.

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  2. National Zoo & Aquarium

    Nestled behind Scrivener Dam is the wonderful National Zoo and Aquarium, to which you should definitely devote a few hours. It has a roll call of fascinating animals, ranging from capuchins to sharks, and includes Australia's largest collection of big cats, including tigons (the unnatural result of breeding tiger-lion crosses in captivity, a practice thankfully discontinued).

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