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Questacon in Parkes

Questacon in Australian Capital Territory is an attraction (wheelchair accessible), King Edward Terrace. Questacon is also known as Questacon - the National Science and Technology Centre. Ⓦ.
Street
King Edward Terrace
Building Type
government building
Tourism
attraction
Website
https://www.questacon.edu.au/
Wheelchair Access
yes
Legend

Artwork

  • Rock Music – approx. 50 m.
  • The Astronomer – approx. 50 m.
  • Einstein – approx. 50 m.
  • Smooth Sailing (artist: Vic McGrath) – approx. 100 m.
  • Rock Xylophone – approx. 100 m.
  • Sound Pillar – approx. 100 m.
  • Fire and Water (artist: Judy Watson) – approx. 150 m.
  • Mobius Strip – approx. 150 m.
  • Szilassi Polyhedron – approx. 150 m.
  • Gurindiji Man (artist: Vincent Lingiari) – approx. 200 m.
  • Two Piece Reclining Figure - No. 9 (artist: Henry Moore) – approx. 250 m.

Cafés

  • Mega Bites Cafe – approx. 50 m.
  • Bookplate (coffee shop, wheelchair accessible, 200 seats) at Parkes Place West. Cafe at the National Library of Australia. Breakfast served till 11:00 Lunch also served – approx. 250 m.
  • Margot – approx. 300 m.
  • Portrait Cafe – approx. 300 m.
  • Coffers – approx. 300 m.

Tourist information offices

  • Parkes map. Small map of Parkes featuring cafes, toilets, and bus stops – approx. 250 m.

Restaurants

  • Waters Edge Restaurant (opening hours: Wed–Sun 12–15, 18+) – approx. 300 m.

Bus stops

  • King Edward Tce National Library – approx. 250 m.
  • King Edward Terrace National Library – approx. 250 m.
  • King Edward Terrace Treasury Building – approx. 250 m.
  • The Treasury Building King Edward Tce – approx. 250 m.

Attraction

  • Reconciliation Place – approx. 200 m.
  • National Portrait Gallery – approx. 300 m.

Arts centres

  • Canberra Contemporary Arts Space (wheelchair accessible) – approx. 300 m.

Roads nearby

Enid Lyons Street
Rock Xylophone, Smooth Sailing, Mega Bites Cafe
50 m
Mall Road West
The Astronomer, Einstein, Rock Music
50 m
wheelchair access
Bookplate, Parkes map
300 m
Queen Elizabeth Terrace
Canberra Contemporary Arts Space, Waters Edge Restaurant
300 m
Parkes Place West
Sound Pillar, Fire and Water, Mobius Strip, Szilassi Polyhedron, Two Piece Reclining Figure - No. 9
300 m
Newlands Street
350 m
King Edward Terrace
King Edward Terrace after Bowen Drive, King Edward Terrace National Library, King Edward Tce National Library, The Treasury Building King Edward Tce, King Edward Terrace Treasury Building, King Edward Terrace before Bowen Drive
400 m
Langton Crescent
Langton Crescent before King Edward Terrace, Langton Crescent Treasury NIU
400 m
King George Terrace
Museum of Australian Democracy, Aboriginal Tent Embassy
550 m
Centenary of Women’s Suffrage
550 m
Kaye Street
550 m
Queen Victoria Terrace
John Curtin and Ben Chifley,, Queen Victoria Terrace East Block Government Offices, Queen Victoria Terrace Tennis Courts
600 m
LBG
Earthwork, Kangaroos, Pioneer Women of Australia, Sybil Howy Irving, Australians of the Year Walk, The Griff Coffee Bar, Seated Lady, Virginia, The Jetty Cafe, The Jetty, King's Avenue Bridge Lookout, Dance of the Secateurs, Margot, Angel of the North, Cones, Penelope, Orangutan Foot, Fog Sculpture, Heads from the North, Hill Arches, Steel, Temple Gate, Pukumani tutini [funerary posts], Domestic Turf, On the beach again, The Rond Terraces
600 m
Commonwealth Avenue
Regatta Point Commonwealth Av, Commonwealth Avenue opposite Albert Hall
600 m
Walpole Crescent
600 m
Federation Mall
750 m
Flynn Drive
750 m
Forster Crescent
750 m
Coronation Drive
750 m
Parliament Drive
800 m

Tourism nearby

National Portrait Gallery
250 m

Arts centres nearby

Albert Hall
600 m

Artwork nearby

Speaker’s Square
300 m

Attraction nearby

National Library of Australia
250 m

Buildings nearby

Old Parliament House
450 m
The Bunker
650 m

Cafés nearby

The Jetty Cafe
350 m

Gardens nearby

National Rose Gardens
300 m
Broinowski Rose Garden
500 m
Rex Hazlewood Rose Garden
500 m
House of Representatives Garden
550 m

Government buildings nearby

High Commission of New Zealand
800 m

Office buildings nearby

Treasury Building
350 m
West Block
750 m

Parks nearby

Lawns of Old Parliament House
150 m
John Dunmore Lang Place
200 m
Patrick White Lawns
250 m
Patrick White Terrace
300 m
Canberra Peace Park
400 m
Magna Carta Place
550 m

Roof structures nearby

Magna Carta Monument
500 m

Sports pitches nearby

Bowling Green
500 m
Senate Tennis Courts
550 m
House of Representatives Courts
600 m
Tennis Court 1
600 m
Tennis Court 2
600 m
Tennis Court 3
600 m
Canberra Croquet Club
650 m

Other nearby

British High Commission
750 m
Inception 1986
Located in Parkes
Country Australia
Visitors per year 500000
Location Parkes