Regatta Point
The RG Menzies walk swings from underneath the Commonwealth Avenue bridge past Regatta Point, Commonwealth Park and into Kings Park. From here you can see great views of the National Buildings located in Parliament Zone with Parliament House in the distance. There is also a jet fountain that sprays water hundreds of metres into the air from Lake Burley Griffin.
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Glebe Park
Glebe Park is a remnant of a hundred acres (40 hectares) of land allocated to the Anglican Church in the early 1840s for use as a glebe, an area of land whose revenues contribute towards parish expenses.
City Hill and London Circuit
City Hill is a park located in Canberra, Australia on one of the points of the Parliamentary Triangle, a feature of Walter Burley Griffin’s plan for the city. It is surrounded by London Circuit, which is a hexagonal road that encircles the hill.
St Mary in the Valley
This special shaped garden bed represents the Celtic Cross that sits high on the spire of the St Mary in the Valley Church.