Around Sydney
Ride a Ferry to Sydney's Best Attractions
Escape the city heat. Explore greater Sydney by boat. Here's the dirt on Taronga Zoo, Manly, Balmain, and general cruising around.
A Day at Olympic Park
Tour the staduim, take a trapeeze lesson, or walk the route of the Olympic Torch. There's lots to keep you busy here.
The Outback Center FREE
Didjeridos galore!
Chinese Garden of Friendship
This traditional Chinese Garden was designed in China and built as a gift to Sydney for its bicentenary. It’s a lovely touch of greenery in the Harbour, and if it weren’t for the huge Novotel and World Tower in the background, you could almost forget you’re in the city.
Shopping
On the Market
Don't even think about sleeping until noon on a Saturday. There are incredible bargains to be had and delicious treats to be eaten all around Sydney. Here are some ideas on where to start.
Art Galleries and Museums
Sydney has a great selection of artsy museums for a place founded by prisoners and heathens. Some of them are even free. Note that each of the museums below has been given a "sitability rating" in its review, so that weary travelers can find a place to rest their feet.
Art Gallery of New South Wales FREE
More along the lines of a traditional European museum, the Gallery offers up old masters alongside Aboriginal art and some items from people who aren't even dead yet.
Museum of Contemporary Art FREE
A large, beautiful building in the Rocks with a great view of the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. The art's pretty good too.
Australian Museum
This natural history museum shows you the native peoples and cultures who were torn apart by European settlers and how they are working to hold on to their heritage. There are also bones, stuffed animals, and a cafe.
Powerhouse Museum
There are robots and instruments and motorcycles and computers and movies and locomotives and engines that makes lots of noise and a whole room about the history of beer and can we go Mom? Can we, can we, can we?
Customs House FREE
Not a huge attraction in itself, but it’s probably on the way to somewhere else you want to go. It's also free, so there's no reason not to stop in and take a peek.
Australian National Maritime Museum
Sydney is surrounded by water, so it makes sense that there would be an amazing building to commemorate it's maritime history and seafaring traditions.
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