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What to see in Sydney on foot

50 sights worth the detour, all walkable, all offline.

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Sydney is a city made for walking. This self-guided guide maps 50 of its sights worth the detour — landmarks, historic sites, viewpoints, museums and galleries, parks and gardens and public art — the places locals point to and the tour buses skip, close enough to string into a single day on foot. Download the Sydney pack in Voyage GO before you go and the whole route works offline: no roaming, no dead battery from a live map. Every monument, viewpoint and park you pass quietly fills your travel passport.

Landmarks7

  1. 1Australian Securities ExchangeAustralian Securities Exchange Ltd (ASX) is an Australian public company that operates Australia's primary securities exchange, the Australian Securities Exchange.
  2. 2Man O' War StepsThe Man O'War Steps is a heritage-listed jetty located at Farm Cove Crescent, in the Sydney central business district, in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia.
  3. 3Government HouseGovernment House is the heritage-listed vice-regal residence of the governor of New South Wales.
  4. 4Argyle CutThe Argyle Cut is a heritage-listed roadway and road cutting located at Argyle Street in the inner-city Sydney suburb of The Rocks in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia.
  5. 5Sydney Harbour BridgeThe Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel through arch bridge in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, spanning Sydney Harbour from the central business district (CBD) to the North Shore.
  6. 6Sydney Opera HouseThe Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  7. 7The Rocks Market

Historic Sites14

  1. 8The Cenotaph War MemorialThe Sydney Cenotaph is a heritage-listed monument located in Martin Place, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  2. 9Royal Australian Regimental MemorialRegimental Square is a war memorial in the Wynyard area in the city centre of Sydney, Australia.
  3. 10Forgotten AustraliansForgotten Australians or care leavers are terms referring to the estimated 500,000 children who experienced care in institutions or outside a home setting in Australia during the 20th century.
  4. 11First Government HouseThe First Government House was the first residence for the Governors of New South Wales located at 41 Bridge Street, in the Sydney central business district in Australia.
  5. 12Dalgety's Bond Store CDalgety's Bond Stores is a heritage-listed former warehouse complex and now commercial building located at Munn Street, in the inner city Sydney suburb of Millers Point, New South Wales, Australia.
  6. 13Dalgety's Bond Store ADalgety's Bond Stores is a heritage-listed former warehouse complex and now commercial building located at Munn Street, in the inner city Sydney suburb of Millers Point, New South Wales, Australia.
  7. 14HMAS VampireHMAS Vampire was the third of three Australian-built Daring-class destroyers serving in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
  8. 15HMAS AdvanceHMAS Advance was an Attack-class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
  9. 16Cadman's CottageCadmans Cottage or Cadman's Cottage is a heritage-listed former water police station and sailor's home and now visitor attraction located at 110 George Street in the inner city Sydney suburb of The Rocks in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia.
  10. 17Skinners Family HotelThe Skinners Family Hotel is a heritage-listed former pub and now retail optometrist shop, located at 296 George Street, in the Sydney central business district, in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia.
  11. 18Macquarie Obelisk
  12. 19Hans Christian Andersen
  13. 20South African War
  14. 21Allan Cunningham

Viewpoints2

  1. 22Cahill Expressway Lookout
  2. 23Blues Point Lookout

Museums & Galleries11

  1. 24Justice & Police MuseumThe Justice and Police Museum is a heritage-listed former water police station, offices and courthouse and now justice and police museum located at 4–8 Phillip Street on the corner of Albert Street, in the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia.
  2. 25The Rocks Discovery Museum
  3. 26Susannah Place MuseumSusannah Place is a heritage-listed former grocery store and workers' cottages and now historic house museum located at 58–64 Gloucester Street in the inner city Sydney suburb of The Rocks in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia.
  4. 27S.H. Ervin GalleryThe S.
  5. 28Madame Tussauds SydneyMadame Tussauds Sydney is a wax museum located in Darling Harbour in Sydney, Australia and is situated on the Aquarium Wharf.
  6. 29Museum of Contemporary ArtThe Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA), formerly the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, is located on George Street in The Rocks neighbourhood of Sydney.
  7. 30Hyde Park BarracksThe Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney is a heritage-listed former barracks, hospital, convict accommodation, mint and courthouse and now museum and café located at Macquarie Street in the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia.
  8. 31The MintThe Sydney Mint in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, is the oldest surviving public building in the Sydney central business district.
  9. 32Sydney ObservatoryThe Sydney Observatory is a heritage-listed meteorological station, astronomical observatory, function venue, science museum, and education facility located on Observatory Hill at Upper Fort Street, in the inner city Sydney suburb of Millers Point in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia.
  10. 33Museum of SydneyThe Museum of Sydney is a museum in Sydney that was built on the ruins of the house of New South Wales' first Governor, Arthur Phillip, on the present-day corner of Phillip and Bridge Street, Sydney.
  11. 34Art Gallery of New South WalesThe 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.

Parks & Gardens9

  1. 35Macquarie Place ParkThe Macquarie Place Park, also known as the Macquarie Place Precinct, is a heritage-listed small triangular urban park located in the Sydney central business district in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia.
  2. 36First Fleet Park
  3. 37Wynyard ParkWynyard Park is a 0.7-hectare (2-acre) urban park in the Sydney central business district, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  4. 38Observatory Hill Park
  5. 39Clyne Reserve
  6. 40The DomainThe Domain is a heritage-listed 34-hectare (84-acre) area of open space on the eastern fringe of the Sydney central business district, Australia.
  7. 41Hyde ParkHyde Park, is an urban park, of 16.2-hectare (40-acre), located in the central business district of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  8. 42Royal Botanic GardenThe 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.
  9. 43Barangaroo Reserve

Public Art7

  1. 44The Offerings of Peace
  2. 45The Offerings of War
  3. 46Forgotten SongsForgotten Songs is a public artwork by Michael Thomas Hill located in Angel Place, Sydney.
  4. 47Still Life with Stone and Car
  5. 48Almost Once
  6. 49Interloop
  7. 50Australian Angel

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