The site of Sydney's first European settlement, The Rocks is a compact historic neighbourhood of cobbled lanes, sandstone warehouses and colonial-era buildings. Many of the original warehouses now house restaurants, galleries and shops. The weekend Rocks Markets are popular and the area is a pleasant place to wander, with harbour views at every turn.
Neighbourhood
The Rocks
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Sydney Opera HouseThe Sydney Opera House is one of the most recognisable buildings in the world, and it earns that status. Perched on Bennelong Point with …Sight
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Sydney Harbour BridgeThe Harbour Bridge is the other great Sydney icon, a single-arch steel bridge spanning 503 metres across the widest part of the harbour. Completed …Sight
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Circular QuayCircular Quay is where harbour and city meet: a working transport hub where ferries depart for a dozen destinations around the harbour, trains come …Sight
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Museum of Contemporary ArtFree contemporary art museum with harbour-view rooftopMuseum
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Sydney ObservatorySydney Observatory sits on Observatory Hill above the Rocks, with one of the best easy views over the Harbour Bridge and the western side …Museum
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Luna ParkLuna Park is Sydney's heritage amusement park, set beside the harbour at Milsons Point. Its giant smiling entrance face and old fairground setting make …
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Argyle CutArgyle Cut is the sandstone road cutting that links The Rocks and Millers Point. It was begun with convict labour in the 1840s and …Architecture
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Justice and Police MuseumThe Justice and Police Museum occupies a former police station and courthouse near Circular Quay. Its restored 19th-century rooms tell Sydney's crime and policing …Museum
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Cadman's CottageCadman's Cottage is one of the oldest surviving residential buildings in Sydney, built in 1815-1816 when the shoreline of Sydney Cove lay much closer …Sight
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Blues Point ReserveBlues Point Reserve is a small waterfront lawn on the north side of Sydney Harbour, directly facing the Harbour Bridge and the city skyline. …