Sydney — Sights
Commute by ferry, lunch on the sand
- Sydney Opera House & Tours — Inside the sails on a 30-minute guided tour
- Sydney Harbour Bridge: BridgeClimb & BridgeMuseum — Climb the arch, or look down on the Opera House from the pylon
- Circular Quay & The Rocks — Ferry wharves, sandstone lanes and a weekend market
- Darling Harbour — Aquarium, wildlife zoo, and night lights on the water
- Royal Botanic Garden & Mrs Macquarie's Chair — The spot where the Opera House and bridge share one frame
- Bondi Beach & the Bondi to Coogee Walk — Past the ocean pool, 6 km of clifftop to Coogee
- Manly Ferry & Manly Beach — A 30-minute ride past the Opera House to a surf beach
- Taronga Zoo Sydney — Giraffes with the Opera House behind them
- Blue Mountains: Three Sisters & Scenic World — Blue-hazed gum forest canyons and the Three Sisters
- Port Stephens: Sand Dunes & Dolphin Cruise — Sledding down giant coastal dunes, then dolphin spotting
- Queen Victoria Building (QVB) — An 1898 domed arcade for browsing and souvenirs
- Sydney Tower Eye — A 360-degree night view from 250 m up, mid-city
- Watsons Bay & Gap Park — Fish and chips on a calm bay, ocean cliffs five minutes away
- Paddy's Markets Haymarket — Koala toys to macadamias, souvenirs in one go
- Barangaroo Reserve & Waterfront — Harbour sunsets from sandstone steps, waterfront dining
- Art Gallery of New South Wales — Free harbour-side art museum
- Museum of Contemporary Art Australia — Contemporary art right on the quay
- Cockatoo Island — Convict and shipyard island by ferry
- Hyde Park Barracks Museum — Convict dormitory turned museum
- Luna Park Sydney — Smiling-face gate under the Harbour Bridge
- Bondi Icebergs Pool — A 50m pool the waves spill into
- Centennial Parklands — Pond loops by bike in a huge city park
- Sydney Observatory — Night sky from a hilltop old observatory
- Royal National Park Coastal Walk — Cliff and beach tracks in a national park