Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Australian Capital Territory (ACT) bed and breakfast stays are capital
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and as such most of the ACT bed and breakfast visitors who go there are on government or government institution business in Canberra. The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is Australia’s smallest self-governing internal territory, an inland enclave in New South Wales, situated in the middle of the Australian bush. It is similar to Brazilia in Brazil and Washington DC in the United States: a territory created to house the capital simply because other states, territories and cities did not want to concede the capital city to any other region. The notion of the Australian Capital Territory was conceived during the federation conventions of the late nineteenth century as neutral location for a national capital. The Australian Constitution provided for the ACT following federation in 1901. The constitutionstated that land would be ceded to the new federal government. 
The ACT was transferred to the commonwealth by the state of New South Wales in 1911 and construction of the capital, Canberra, began in 1913. The floral emblem of the ACT is the Royal Bluebell and the territory’s animal emblem is the Gang-gang cockatoo. Many Australian Capital Territory (ACT) bed and breakfast establishments feature the cockatoo in their logos.
The ACT is bounded fairly arbitrarily by the Goulburn-Cooma railway line in the east, the river bed of the Cotter River in the west, the river bed of Naas Creek in the south, and the river bed of the Molonglo River in the north-east. All that ACT contains apart from the city of Canberra are farms where sheep, cattle, grapes and some crops are produced. Small townships and communities located within the ACT include Williamsdale, Naas, Uriarra, Hall and Tharwa. Tidbinbilla is situated to the south-west of Canberra and many B&B, lodge and inn tourists take outings to the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve. Another attraction for Australian Capital Territories bed and breakfasts is the 
Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex. This interesting center is operated by the United States’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration and forms part of its Deep Space Network.
ACT bed and breakfast guests also visit the Namadgi National Park to observe its impressive range of mountains and its rivers and streams. These include the Naas and Murrumbidgee Rivers. Animals and plants found in the ACT are fairly typical of South Eastern Australia, although there are some endemic species. Naturalists are frequent visitors to Australian Capital Territory B&Bs, lodges and inns.
