This is famous because of the old Telecom Tower, then renamed Telstra Tower that forms a symbolic landmark of Canberra. The tower itself has visitor facilities that provides a good lookout across Lake Burley Griffin, but we walked around the base of the tower. There are many observation platforms but sadly the view from most of them have been obscured by vegetation.
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Lake Burley Griffin
We explored the Lake Burley Griffin foreshore near Yarralumla Bay. Although not officially part of the Floriade trail, I quite enjoy this area.
Calthorpes House
This is a historic house built in 1927 by Harry Calthorpe in a Spanish Mission style and remains relatively unchanged. There are some nice flowers here in the garden, but they are not part of the official Floriade displays.
Red Hill
This is one of the three lookout points for Canberra (the other two being Black Mountain and Ainslie Hill), and the one closest to Parliament House. We saw a few magpies here. The road up here is fairly windy but there are almost 360 degree views around South Canberra.
Royal Australian Mint
Again, not many flowers here, except in some tulips in a garden bed next to the entrance ramp, and a bed of mostly yellow/green flowers near the entrance ramp.
St Thomas the Apostle
This is a rather imposing Catholic church with an attached primary school. Not many flowers on display here, only near the entrance.
Kambah Village Sheep
The Floriade display at the entrance sign to the shopping centre features a gnome amongst sheep grazing on 196 square metres of Floriade bulbs and annuals.
Kambah Community Garden
The Kambah Community Garden is located near the Kambah District Park which also has remnants of the old Kambah homestead. Unfortunately, the garden was closed when we visited, but we did speak to two community gardeners just as they were leaving. We also had a quick look at the historic woolshed that used to be part of the homestead.
Tuggeranong Uniting Church
Tuggeranong Uniting Church Erindale has four garden beds at the upper end of Comrie Street associated with the Erindale Neighbourhood Centre and the Erindale Neighbourhood Garden.
Holy Family Church
The garden is planted under a magnificent old Gum Tree in a raised garden bed with 2500 mixed tulip bulbs spaced throughout the garden. A similar number of violas, pansies and daisies have then been planted over the tulips in a keyboard pattern wrapping around the edge of the garden with some poppies forming an island in the middle around some bottle brushes.