Took the tour with David yesterday. David is incredibly knowledgeable on all aspects of Parliament House. Unfortunately his tour was really a bit too technical for my sons aged 13 and 8. He neglected to tell them about the Lego replica of the building which we nearly missed and were only told about as we left. So we went back in and were very glad we did. The Lego and the “Shawn the prawn” fossil were the highlights for my sons.

Arrived at 9am as it opened which was the perfect time before all the school tours arrived. Didn't do a tour but just wandered around. I put a bag in the clokeroom and had a nice chat with the lady who gave me lots of pointers.

We did the 45 minute architecture tour. It's an iconic building and the stories and explanations of materials and the architecture were fascinating. The lego, the prawn, and the terracotta are features (haha - you'll have to do the tour find out).

Because we had not booked ahead online and we had walked from the CBD in the heat, we were only able to find space in a Highlights paid tour. Rosy, our guide, was accompanied by Christine and another trainee. For the next 45 minutes, we were shown more than 25 highlights of the Australian Parliament and challenged to find Haley’s comet and Shawn the Prawn. The view of Canberra from the roof was incredible and not to be missed. Not sure the tour was good value for the two of us at $56. We asked at the information desk about the bus back to CBD and the info officer was pleasant but wasn’t able to provide helpful information other than to suggest Uber instead. And you need to buy a MyPass elsewhere ahead of your visit.

Went on a Sunday when no sitting. Still very interesting as we got to see both the Senate and House of Representative areas and sit in the visitors area. Plenty of interesting paintings and historical documents to view. Try of go when Parliment in session

I undertook the 'Best of Parliament House Tour'. It was incredible. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and informative. We were able to visit both chambers and ask many questions. It's an absolute must see if you're in Canberra. I could of easily gone back and done the tour again!

Booked a free tour but arrived over an hour early. Staff on the reception desk kindly moved us to an earlier tour as there was space available. Although the free tour is just a short introduction into Parliament it gave us a start where to explore. Any questions, just ask a member of staff and as we found out, if they didn’t know the answer they found someone who did. Views from the roof all the way up Anzac Parade to the War Memorial is something else. Cafe was pleasant and not a bad price.

Parliament house is an excellent building and the tour we attended was also excellent, the shop was extremely disappointing, it does not cater at all for a budget traveller......also does not cater for all the school children on their trips from interstate for spending a bit of their pocket money, only a key ring or magnet, the shop is almost bereft of anything except high market items and not much range there either. We had WA visitors recently and they were only able to see 2 of 3 Canberra's sights so could not go elsewhere to find a small item in memory of their trip not including key rings and magnets, maybe beanies, shopping bags, mugs etc would help a budget traveller !!

It is always an amazing building to visit. Parliment House is architecturally a beautiful building, filled with many historical items to view. Certainly a ‘must see’ place for anyone visiting Canberra.

Simple but elegant parliament house. Very clean & well maintained. The red & green halls evoke that feeling of “battle of Australia’s lawmakers.” This is a welcoming experience seeing the heart of Australia 🇳🇿❤️