Things to do in Sydney

Sydney is one of the most happening cities of the world. It attracts lakhs of people from all over the countries. The city has natural beauty and warmth for any one to fall in love with. From shopping to playing adventure sports, the city is a hub for exciting activities.

Opera house

Opera house is the world heritage site and is an architectural gem.

Sydney Tower

Sydney tower is another architectural wonder. Standing at an height of 309 meters, the towers can accommodate 960 persons at a time.

Taronga Zoo

Nature and wildlife lovers have to add Taronga Zoo into their itinerary. You can see different kind of animals in their normal habitat here.  The Zoo is more like a sanctuary.

Sydney harbor

Those who are interested in fishing can hire boats from Sydney harbor and try their hand at fishing. Other tourist interests in Sydney are Mordant drive, Blue Mountain, sea acres national park and Dorrigo skywalk.

Shopping

People who are interested in shopping can check in the departmental stores of West field Sydney. Queen Victoria building and Strand arcade are the other famous shopping malls in Sydney. Those who want to shop at lower costs can visit Campbell parade and Oxford Street shopping malls.

There are several beaches in Sydney. Watersports like high speed boating, scuba diving, surfing and kayaking can be played in these beaches. Sydney Harbor Cruise is a fun and exciting game played in the beaches. Manly is a prominent beach attracting water sports enthusiasts from other nations too. Volleyball is the common game played on the Manly beach.

Crossing the bridge – Climbing the Sydney harbor bridge along with family members and friends is also an adventure. The Sydney harbor bridge is the world’s large steel arch passage and is situated at a height of 134 meters. It is fondly called as coat hanger and was opened in the year of 1932.

Government house – It is a fine example of Gothic style of architecture. The down floor rooms have collections of nineteenth and 20th period furnishings. The top floors were used as private houses for the Governor and Queen Elizabeth. It also used to serve the royal family members and heads of different states and countries. The visit will be interesting if accompanied by a tourist guide.

Picnic in Centennial Park – Centennial Park has fantastic and lush greenery fields, grassy hills, Woodlands oasis of ponds. It was dedicated to public by Sir G Henry Parks in the year 1888; and it was the inauguration venue for Federation games in the year 1901. It has a monument for the biological birth of the Australian national and federation pavilion.

Get knowledge of astronomy

You can know about astronomical aspects by vising the Australia’s oldest existing observatory in Rocks, Sydney observatory. You can enjoy the scenic beauty of the gardens.

Chill out in the streets.

You can enjoy the free entertainment and music programs in Martin place. You can also find lot of head down or free concerts in Circular quay.

Visit museums

Australian National Maritime museum and Art gallery has interesting pieces of ocean related aspects.

Writers walk

Walk around the roads of rocks and on circular quay. These roads are known for the Australian authors on fifty rounds of metal plaques. Each inscription has collection of thoughts from Australian authors’ literary companions and contributors like Robert Hughes, Theca Steely, Dorothy Hewitt, and Neocene.

Walk around the wetlands

Bicentennial Park is another park to explore the culture of Australian. It has cycle ways, parking, play grounds, path ways. Other features are Lake Belvedere, Tillage Tower, Cyrus the great stature, Silent hearts memorial garden etc.