Deakin Travel Guide

Tourist Guide

Royal Australian Mint as well as a small group of people
Royal Australian Mint as well as an individual child
Royal Australian Mint
Royal Australian Mint which includes signage and heritage elements
Royal Australian Mint
South-west of Capital Hill, find wide leafy streets with embassies, cosy cafés and natural reserves. Also learn how Australian dollar coins are made.

Drive down Deakin’s peaceful boulevards past one international embassy or high commission after another. The suburb borders on stately Capital Hill, the location of Australia’s Parliament House and the centre of the nation’s political life. These institutions spread into the more residential parts of the city alongside other attractions of Deakin.  

Visit the Royal Australian Mint where the robot, known as Titan, makes coins to circulate around Australia. Every piece of the country’s currency is made here. Find out more about local money at the Mint’s National Coin Collection. Exhibitions are full of audio-visual content and information, including behind-the-scenes films revealing the fascinating way in which these ordinary objects circulate. The mint is especially popular for families. Press your own $1 coin at the Coin Shop.  

Relax in a small patch of green at Latrobe Park. This borders the much larger Red Hill Nature Park, where you can walk among trees blooming with native flowers, find pieces of ancient volcanic stone and look for rare Perunga grasshoppers jumping about. Hike or drive to the central lookout for a wonderful view of this unique city. Play a round of golf at the spacious Federal Golf Club and dodge kangaroos looking for food near the river, in the shade of eucalypts.  

Admire gorgeous artworks at Beaver Galleries, a private gallery featuring Australian artists. Find paintings, sculpture, ceramics and jewellery and investigate the revolving exhibitions. Enjoy lunch at the gallery’s lovely Palette Café and browse the stylish gift shop. 

Find most of Deakin’s commercial activity and essential services, including a major hospital, in the vicinity of the Royal Australian Mint. More cafés and restaurants are located just off Hopetoun Circuit. At the edge of Capital Hill, get a glimpse of the Prime Minister’s Lodge, one of the traditional residences of Australia’s political leader. Public buses make regular stops along the major streets in Deakin. The suburb’s neighbours to the south are Curtin and Hughes.


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Other neighbourhoods around Deakin

Melbourne showing a city, night scenes and heritage architecture

Yarralumla

Unique features of Yarralumla include the restaurants and art galleries. Make a stop by Lake Burley Griffin or Albert Hall while you're exploring the area.

Yarralumla
Parliament House showing an administrative building

Capital Hill

4.5/5(1,004 area reviews)

The abundant dining options and interesting museums are top of the list for many visitors to Capital Hill. A stop by Parliament House or National Archives of Australia might round out your trip.

Capital Hill
Manuka Shopping Centre which includes autumn colours

Manuka

While visiting Manuka, you might make a stop by sights like Manuka Shopping Centre and Manuka Oval.

Manuka
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Barton

Barton is known for its abundant dining options, and you can plan a trip to Lake Burley Griffin and Canberra Baptist Church while you're in town.

Barton
National Portrait Gallery showing modern architecture and art

Parkes

You'll enjoy the restaurants and museums in Parkes. You might want to make time for a stop at National Portrait Gallery or Questacon.

Parkes
Kingston showing modern architecture and a bridge

Kingston

Kingston is known for its abundant dining options, and you can plan a trip to The Cusack Centre and Lake Burley Griffin while you're in town.

Kingston


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