Sydney

Visit Soul Burger - Newtown in Sydney to explore the menu at this fully vegan venue. Check the current menu before you go.

Visit Yulli's Brews - Alexandria in Sydney to explore the menu at this fully vegan venue. Check the current menu before you go.

Explore Hyde Park Barracks: UNESCO-listed former convict barracks interpreting colonial Sydney.

Explore Justice & Police Museum: Former courts and police station interpreting crime, justice and policing history.

Explore Manly Art Gallery & Museum: Local art gallery and museum on Manly Cove.

Explore Museum of Contemporary Art Australia: Contemporary art museum at Circular Quay with Australian and international programmes.

Explore Museum of Freemasonry: Specialist collection on Freemasonry in New South Wales.

Explore Museum of Sydney: City-history museum built above the site of Australia's first Government House.

Explore Powerhouse Museum: Museum of applied arts, science, technology and design at the Ultimo site.

Explore S.H. Ervin Gallery: Public gallery for Australian art in the historic National Trust Centre.

Explore Susannah Place Museum: Terrace-house museum revealing working-class life in The Rocks.

Explore Sydney Jewish Museum: Museum documenting Jewish life, the Holocaust and human rights.

Explore Sydney Observatory: Historic observatory museum with astronomy programmes and harbour views.

Explore The Mint: Historic former hospital and mint complex with an interpretation centre and public courtyard.

Explore The Rocks Discovery Museum: Small free museum tracing the Aboriginal and colonial history of The Rocks.

Explore Vaucluse House: 19th-century estate house and gardens with a long colonial history.

Explore White Rabbit Gallery: Gallery and collection focused on contemporary Chinese art.

Experience Circular Quay: Central harbour transport and promenade precinct linking ferries, the Opera House, The Rocks and the CBD.

Visit Cockatoo Island: UNESCO-listed former convict site and shipyard reached by ferry, with industrial heritage and harbour views.

Experience Darling Harbour: Waterfront precinct for public spaces, dining, museums and family attractions west of the CBD.

Visit Hyde Park: Australia's oldest public park, anchored by the Archibald Fountain and the ANZAC Memorial.

Visit Luna Park Sydney: Historic harbourfront amusement park beneath the northern approach to the Harbour Bridge.

Visit Mrs Macquarie's Chair: Sandstone viewpoint at the edge of the Royal Botanic Garden facing the Opera House and Harbour Bridge.

Experience Paddington Reservoir Gardens: Restored subterranean reservoir and pocket garden combining industrial heritage with public landscape design.

Visit Queen Victoria Building: Restored 19th-century Romanesque shopping arcade with stained glass, clockwork displays and a central dome.

Visit Royal Botanic Garden Sydney: Harbourside botanic garden with major plant collections, walking routes and Opera House views.

Visit St Mary's Cathedral: Gothic Revival cathedral beside Hyde Park, notable for its twin spires and public interiors.

Visit Sydney Harbour Bridge: Harbour crossing and engineering landmark with pedestrian access and bridge-climb experiences.

Visit Sydney Opera House: UNESCO-listed performing-arts landmark on Sydney Harbour with tours, performances and public waterfront access.

Visit Sydney Tower Eye: CBD observation deck with panoramic city, harbour and Blue Mountains views in clear weather.

Visit Taronga Zoo Sydney: Major harbourfront zoo with Australian wildlife, conservation programmes and ferry access.

Experience The Rocks: Historic harbourside district of laneways, public heritage sites and markets beneath the bridge.

Explore Chinamans Beach: Quiet sandy harbour beach reached through bushland reserve.

Explore Clovelly Beach: Narrow sheltered bay with a concrete promenade and notably clear snorkelling water.

Explore Coogee Beach: Large ocean beach with a promenade and nearby rock pools. Check the current Beachwatch result after rain.

Explore Dee Why Beach: Long patrolled ocean beach with a beachfront promenade and ocean pool.

Explore Freshwater Beach: Ocean beach north of Manly, associated with early Australian surfing history.

Explore Little Bay Beach: Sheltered sandy cove near historic Coast Hospital buildings, useful for calmer swimming when conditions allow.

Explore Manly Beach: Major northern-beaches surf beach reached by ferry from Circular Quay.

Explore Maroubra Beach: Long patrolled surf beach with strong waves and a coastal walking route.

Explore Mona Vale Beach: Ocean beach with a rock pool and patrolled swimming areas in season.

Explore Narrabeen Beach: Long ocean beach beside Narrabeen Lagoon, with separate surf and lagoon environments.

Explore Nielsen Park (Shark Beach): Protected harbour beach inside Nielsen Park, with picnic areas and seasonal netted swimming.

Explore Parsley Bay Beach: Small protected harbour beach with a pedestrian bridge and parkland setting.

Explore Redleaf Beach: Harbour swimming enclosure with a pontoon and protected water near Double Bay.

Explore Shelly Beach: Small protected ocean cove in Cabbage Tree Bay, popular for snorkelling. Confirm current water quality before use.

Explore Tamarama Beach: Small ocean cove on the Bondi-to-Coogee route. Conditions can be powerful, so use patrolled areas and current safety advice.

Explore Palm Beach: Northern peninsula beach with both ocean surf and calmer Pittwater-side access. Materially farther from the CBD.