134 curiosities to discover
Sydney Opera House
Sydney, Australia
The famous white building on the harbour is a World Heritage Site. Take a tour or see a…
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Sydney, Australia
The steel arch bridge from 1932 links the city centre with North Sydney and is nicknamed 'the…
Pylon Lookout
Sydney, Australia
Inside the south-eastern pylon of the Harbour Bridge you climb 200 steps to a lookout. On the…
The Rocks
Sydney, Australia
The city's oldest neighbourhood, where the first colonists came ashore in 1788. In the narrow…
The Rocks Markets
Sydney, Australia
On Saturdays and Sundays the stalls stand under white sails at the northern end of George…
Circular Quay
Sydney, Australia
This is where the ferries leave for Manly, Taronga and other spots around the harbour. Between…
Mrs Macquarie's Chair
Sydney, Australia
On this headland convicts carved a bench out of the rock in 1810 for Elizabeth Macquarie, the…
Darling Harbour
Sydney, Australia
This former working harbour on the west side of the centre is now an area of restaurants,…
Pyrmont Bridge
Sydney, Australia
One of the oldest electrically operated swing bridges in the world, opened in 1902. Today it…
Sydney Tower Eye
Sydney, Australia
The city's tallest observation tower has a viewing deck at 250 metres. On a clear day you can…
Queen Victoria Building
Sydney, Australia
This Romanesque shopping palace from 1898 fills an entire city block, with domes and stained…
The Strand Arcade
Sydney, Australia
A Victorian shopping arcade from 1892 with timber galleries and a glass roof. Inside are…
Sydney Town Hall
Sydney, Australia
The town hall from the 1880s is a richly decorated sandstone building in the heart of the…
St Mary's Cathedral
Sydney, Australia
Sydney's Catholic cathedral is built of golden sandstone in Gothic Revival style. Inside, the…
St Andrew's Cathedral
Sydney, Australia
Next to the town hall stands Australia's oldest cathedral, consecrated in 1868. The Anglican…
Parliament House NSW
Sydney, Australia
The New South Wales parliament meets in a wing of the former Rum Hospital from 1816. You can…
Sydney Hospital
Sydney, Australia
The sandstone hospital on Macquarie Street is still in use. Outside stands Il Porcellino, a…
The Mint
Sydney, Australia
This building was also part of the Rum Hospital and later minted coins from gold-rush gold. It…
State Library of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
The Mitchell Reading Room with its glass roof is one of the finest reading rooms in the…
Customs House
Sydney, Australia
The former customs house on Circular Quay is now home to a public library. In the foyer, a…
Cadman's Cottage
Sydney, Australia
This small cottage from 1816 is one of the oldest houses in Sydney. It was the home of John…
Observatory Hill
Sydney, Australia
The highest point of The Rocks is a park with big fig trees and a bandstand. From here you…
Barangaroo Reserve
Sydney, Australia
On a former container terminal a headland has been rebuilt with sandstone blocks and native…
Walsh Bay
Sydney, Australia
Along the timber wharves of Walsh Bay the old waterfront sheds have become theatres,…