Forrest
Worth seeing in and around Forrest
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01National Library of Australia
The National Library of Australia, formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act 1960 for "maintaining and developing a national collection of library material, including a comprehensive collection of library material relating to Australia and the Australian people", thus functioning as a national library. It is located in Parkes, Canberra, ACT. Created in 1960 by the National Library Act, by the end of June 2019 its collection contained 7,717,579 items, with its manuscript material occupying 17,950 metres of shelf space.
2.1 km · national reference library in Canberra, Australia · Wikipedia - 02Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the upper house being the Senate. Its composition and powers are set out in Chapter I of the Constitution of Australia.
800 m · lower house of the Parliament of Australia · Wikipedia - 03Australian Senate
The Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives. The powers, role and composition of the Senate are set out in Chapter I of the federal constitution as well as federal legislation and constitutional convention.
900 m · Upper house of the Parliament of Australia · Wikipedia - 04National Gallery of Australia
The National Gallery of Australia, formerly the Australian National Gallery, is the national art museum of Australia and one of the largest art museums in Australia, holding more than 166,000 works of art. Located in Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory, it was established in 1967 by the Australian Government as a national public art museum.
1.8 km · National art museum in Canberra, Australia · Wikipedia - 05Lake Burley Griffin
Lake Burley Griffin is an artificial lake in the centre of Canberra, the capital of Australia. It was created in 1963 by the damming of the Molonglo River, which formerly ran between the city centre and Parliamentary Triangle.
2.8 km · man-made lake in Canberra, Australia · Wikipedia - 06Parliament House
Parliament House is the meeting place of the Parliament of Australia, the legislative branch of Australia's federal tier of government. The building also houses the core of the executive, containing the cabinet room and offices of the prime minister and other federal ministers.
900 m · house of parliament for Australia · Wikipedia - 07National Museum of Australia
The National Museum of Australia is a national public museum in Canberra, Capital Territory, Australia. It is operated and funded by the federal government of Australia.
2.5 km · museum in Canberra, Australia · Wikipedia - 08National Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery, also known as the National Portrait Gallery of Australia in Canberra is a public art gallery containing portraits of prominent Australians. It was established in 1998 and moved to its present building on King Edward Terrace in December 2008.
1.7 km · art gallery in Canberra, Australia · Wikipedia - 09Manuka Oval
Manuka Oval is an Australian rules football and cricket venue located in the Canberra suburb of Griffith. The area on which the ground is situated has been used for sport since the early 20th century, but was only enclosed in 1929.
700 m · stadium in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory · Wikipedia - 10Australian Defence Force Academy
The Australian Defence Force Academy is a tri-service military academy that provides military and academic education for junior officers of the Australian Defence Force in the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force as well as international trainee officers from a variety of countries. In 2016, the academy began accepting civilian students in its undergraduate courses.
4 km · staff college · Wikipedia
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Getting to Forrest
- Airports
- Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD), 241 km
- Stations
- Canberra railway station, 1.9 km
- Sydney (Mascot) → Forrest244 km · quickest by road, 4h 15m · A$34–45
- Williamtown → Forrest374 km · quickest by road, 6h 53m · A$55–75
- Melbourne → Forrest464 km · quickest by road, 9h 54m · A$80–105
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Forrest
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Forrest. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inIt is possible to use Canberra's off-road cycleway network to reach the airport.
- Get inOn some days, it is possible to make a day trip by train from Sydney and spend 5–6 hours in Canberra.
- Get aroundBicycles are a practical way to get around Canberra while visiting, and will get you to most attractions using a well-developed network of off-road cycle paths and bike freeways.
From Wikivoyage: Canberra, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Forrest
Forrest is 4 km from Canberra, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.