Things to do in Sydney
Top sights and attractions to build your days around once you know when to go.
Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Located on the foreshore of Sydney Harbour, it is widely regarded as one of the world's most famous and distinctive buildings, and a masterpiece of 20th-century architecture.
Australian Museum
The Australian Museum, originally known as the Colonial Museum and Sydney Museum, is a state public museum in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is operated and funded as a cultural institution by the state government of New South Wales.
Sydney Football Stadium
The Sydney Football Stadium, commercially known as Allianz Stadium and previously Aussie Stadium, was a football stadium in the suburb of Moore Park in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Built in 1988 next to the Sydney Cricket Ground, the stadium was Sydney's premier rectangular field venue for rugby league, rugby union and football.
Taronga Zoo
Taronga Zoo Sydney is a government-run public zoo located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in the Lower North Shore suburb of Mosman, on the shores of Sydney Harbour. It offers great views of Sydney Harbour and the city. The opening hours are between 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 9:30 am to 5:00 pm. Taronga is an Aboriginal word meaning "beautiful view".
Art Gallery of New South Wales
The Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW), founded as the New South Wales Academy of Art in 1872 and known as the National Art Gallery of New South Wales between 1883 and 1958, is located in The Domain, Sydney, Australia. It is the most important public gallery in Sydney and one of the largest in Australia.
Sydney Cricket Ground
The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) is a stadium located the Sydney suburb of Moore Park. It is primarily used for Australian rules football and cricket as the home ground of the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL), the Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League (BBL) and the New South Wales cricket team in the Sheffield Shield. It also frequenly hosts the Australian national cricket team. The stadium is managed by Venues NSW.
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA), formerly the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, is located on George Street in The Rocks neighbourhood of Sydney. The museum is housed in the Stripped Classical/Art Deco-styled former Maritime Services Board (MSB) building on the western side of Circular Quay. A modern wing was added in 2012.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
The Royal Botanic Garden is a heritage-listed major 30-hectare (74-acre) botanical garden in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, event venue and public recreation area located at Farm Cove on the eastern fringe of the Sydney central business district, in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia.
Sydney Football Stadium II
Sydney Football Stadium is a stadium located in the Sydney suburb of Moore Park. It is primarily used for rugby league, rugby union, and soccer as the home ground of the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League (NRL), the New South Wales Waratahs in Super Rugby, and Sydney FC in the A-League Men.
St Mary’s Cathedral
The Cathedral Church and Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Mother of God, Help of Christians, Patroness of Australia, locally known as Saint Mary's Cathedral, is a Catholic basilica and the seat of the Archdiocese of Sydney. The cathedral is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the venerated title of “Our Lady, Help of Christians" and Patroness of Australia.
Hyde Park
Hyde Park, is an urban park, of 16.2-hectare (40-acre), located in the central business district of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is the oldest public parkland in Australia. Hyde Park is on the eastern fringe of the Sydney city centre and is approximately rectangular in shape, being squared at the southern end and rounded at the northern end. It is bordered on the west by Elizabeth Street, on the east by College Street, on the north by St James Road and Prince Albert Road and on the south by Liverpool Street.
Anzac Memorial
The Anzac Memorial is a heritage-listed war memorial, museum and monument located in Hyde Park South near Liverpool Street in the CBD of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The Art Deco monument was designed by C. Bruce Dellit, with the exterior adorned with monumental figural reliefs and sculptures by Rayner Hoff, and built from 1932 to 1934 by Kell & Rigby. This state-owned property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 23 April 2010.
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