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They are all perfectly good reasons to head southwest from Sydney and discover all that Canberra has to offer. The national capital is your ultimate destination on this drive, but it detours to one of the country's great repositories of native plant species, into the lush and lovely Southern Highlands, and stops in a historical haven in the Yass Valley.

Sydney to Canberra

Pie Time - The Guernsey Literary Potato Peel Pie Society Movie

Riverbank of Queanbeyan Cafe

The Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan

Stunning waterfalls, bush walks, picnic areas, cafe and Visitor Centre. Fitzroy Falls has it all.

Located in the northern section of Morton National Park. It's time to experience the Highlands most visited attraction while immersing yourself in nature with spellbinding views of the Falls which can be accessed from the boardwalk and escarpment rim walks.

This small village is best known for the waterfall that plunges spectacularly into the thick eucalypt forests of the valley beneath the escarpment. It is one of many waterfalls in Morton National Park. Nearby Belmore Falls is equally dramatic and easy to access. In 1882, 4,000 acres were set aside as a reserve, forming the basis of the vast national park that exists today.

There are well cut paths and easy stairways, resting places and signs strategically placed to identify native fauna and flora. Go bush walking along the escarpment - the nearest trail is a 1.6 kilometre round trip to a lookout where you'll see the full glory of the falls.

Fitzroy Falls

Bradman Museum and International Cricket Hall of Fame

Queen Elizabeth II Park Queanbeyan

Googong Foreshores

Grazing

Bundanoon

Queanbeyan

Gumnut Patisserie

Gundaroo

Dirty Janes Bowral is a vintage shoppers paradise, located in the heart of the Southern Highlands.

Dirty Janes is home to 85 unique vintage sellers who personally source and stock daily, ensuring there is always fresh stock in the emporium with unique antique homewares and architectural elements including quality vintage furniture for the inside and the garden.

Lose yourself for hours marvelling at the vintage finds on offer including furniture, homewares, clothing and everything in between. No visit to the Southern Highlands is complete without dropping into Dirty Janes.

Dirty Janes Bowral

Bowral

Melaluca Cafe- Mt Annan Botanical Gardens

Mt Annan

Sydney

Joshua's Fault Wine

Corbett Gardens in Bowral is the showpiece of the Tulip Time Festival and dates back to 1911 when, at Mrs Ada Corbett's suggestion, the local tourist association purchased Deadmans Paddock for a public park. Corbett Gardens, located in the centre of town, boasts a huge array of tulips and colourful springtime bulbs, shrubs and trees.

Corbett Gardens in Bowral, one of the region's oldest and most beautiful parks, is the centrepiece of the Spring Garden Festival with over 75,000 massed tulips on display and 15,000 annuals. The Festival attracts over 40,000 people each year and is held at the end of September over two. This garden is a public garden and is managed by the local council.

Entry to the garden is free of charge most of the year. However, an entry fee applies during the Tulip Time Festival.

There are also some days when Corbett Gardens is closed for the setup and pull-down of event infrastructure. These dates can be found on this page.