This is the coolest museum ever! There are so many different sections to explore and much of the museum is interactive so you have a great time here. Admission is only $10. Happy times ahead :)
Boards ships and experience what life is like on the water. We loved going on board the destroyer, submarine and tall ship. You will pay $32 for full access. Cheaper rates for regular visits.
Darling Harbour is beautiful. There are so many things to see and do, including IMAX Theatre, Sydney Aquarium, Maritime Museum, ten pin bowling, karaoke and heaps of places to eat and drink.
Take a ferry ride from here! The ferry ride from Circular Quay across Sydney Harbour to Manly and back again is only $6.60 (this is called MyFerry2).
Free entry, however you will have to pay for the rides. You get a discount for buying online - unlimited day tickets are $14.95 - $34.95 (red pass). Other deals available on their website!
Free admission into the general exhibition space. Exhibitions tickets range from $10 - $20.
Visit this museum on astronomy and history. Daytime admission to the gardens and the Observatory exhibitions is free – does not include visiting telescope towers & viewings and 3D theatre sessions.
Endearing and enduring landmark, in spite of its tourist kitsch and neon excesses. Spend a lazy afternoon here and check out the event-of-the-day - experience Sydney anew from a visitor's perspective!
In the summer it's an attractive venue for a night out, and among other things contains the highest concentration of historic pubs in Sydney. Read more.
One of Sydney's best museums and it's free entry! Definitely worth paying to go onto the big ships and the submarine though. Read more.
Cheap bargains, and in the city too, so you can plan a whole day out without staying in one place.
Love the architecture of this building. Get above the rat race in the lower levels and find a serene oasis in the middle of the city.
Australia's first detention centre? That tiny building over there once housed 600 convicts. We hear the line for the toilets was very long. Read more.
Visit this wonderful gallery - great art, great space and great staff.
Use Platform 2 for Macarthur, Campbelltown, Revesby, Lidcombe / Airport & East Hills & Bankstown lines
There's a massive 3d underfloor map of Sydney here that catches tourists' attention. Plus it's the only place in central Sydney with overseas newspapers you can read for free
