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Sandstone, Sails & the First Harbour Trace Sydney's colonial soul from its convict foundations to its most iconic skyline — all within walking distance of the world's most beautiful harbour.
Includes ~15 min walking between stops. Plan around opening hours.
History Architecture Art & Culture Fauna Flora Geography & Geology Legends & Lore Fun Facts Food & Gastronomy Photography Tips Practical Info
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Imagine standing here in January 1788. Eleven ships slip into Sydney Cove after an eight-month voyage from England, carrying 736 convicts ch…
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Stand here and you're standing on the birthplace of European Sydney. In 1788, when the First Fleet arrived under Governor Phillip carrying a…
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Sydney Opera House ⏱ 45 min ♡ ▼
Picture this: March 1959. A Danish architect named Jørn Utzon stood on Bennelong Point and began constructing one of the world's most audaci…
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Royal Botanic Garden Sydney ⏱ 45 min ♡ ▼
Picture Sydney in 1788, just days after the First Fleet landed at Port Jackson. Governor Arthur Phillip, looking at this peninsula jutting i…
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Mrs Macquarie's Chair ⏱ 12 min ♡ ▼
Imagine Sydney in 1810. The colony is barely twenty years old, rough and raw. Governor Lachlan Macquarie has just arrived with ambitious pla…
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Art Gallery of NSW ⏱ 120 min ♡ ▼
The Art Gallery of New South Wales has a fascinatingly tangled origin story that reads like a novel complete with intrigue, personal feuds a…
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Hyde Park Sydney ⏱ 45 min ♡ ▼
While Hyde Park is an urban park, it hosts more wildlife than you might expect. The mature trees — particularly the Moreton Bay figs — attra…
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St Mary's Cathedral Sydney ⏱ 12 min ♡ ▼
St Mary's Cathedral stands on sacred ground in more ways than one. This is the site of Australia's first Catholic chapel, established on 21 …
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