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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Acton

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Acton, Australia

Updated July 15, 2019

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Scale model of Ancient Rome.

Acton, Australia

Australian National University Classics Museum

A little-known museum of Ancient Roman and Ancient Greek artifacts.
The Big Dish

Acton, Australia

The Big Dish

With a surface area of nearly 500 square meters, welcome to the world's largest paraboloidal dish solar concentrator.
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Canberra, Australia

The Shine Dome

This copper-coated, multi-arched dome is surrounded by a moat and lights up at night.
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Holomodor Memorial

Canberra, Australia

Canberra Holodomor Memorial

A memorial that honors the victims of a tragedy in Ukraine.
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Phar Lap’s heart at the National Museum of Australia.

Canberra, Australia

Phar Lap's Heart

The gigantic preserved heart of a champion racehorse.
0 miles from Acton
‘The Astronomer’

Parkes, Australia

'The Astronomer'

A stargazing sculpture made from the ruins of an iconic telescope.
1 mile from Acton
All Saints Anglican Church

Ainslie, Australia

All Saints Anglican Church

This church's unusual design comes from its previous life as a mortuary station.
1 mile from Acton
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