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It has been over 200 years since the famous Captain James Cook first dropped anchor in Sydney Cove in the year 1788. Sydney has grown from a small colony of less than 1000 convicts, settlers and sailors to a bursting, cosmopolitan city of more than 3 1/2 million people. Today, Sydney can boast that it has one of the largest city in Australia. It could also be argued that she has one of the most romantic harbour in the world.

If you are thinking about exploring the cityscape then you would probably need an entire week to see and do everything and that does not include outside of Sydney. For a start, you will probably want to visit some of Sydney's famous icons such as the Opera House, the Sydney Harbour Bridge and many more. You even explore the entire city for less than $20 using the Sydney Explorer.

(See Sydney Transport for more details.)

TIP: Since the weather in Sydney during the summer months can reach up to 30 degrees celcius, it is advisable that you wear a hat and sunblock. Most buses and trains will take you to the place you wish to go which is probably cheaper than taxis. tourist information booths are available throughout the entire city.

Click on any of the following to learn more about Sydney's main attraction:

Beaches, Gardens and Parks

Bondi Beach Botany Bay National Park Centennial Park Chinese Garden Royal National Park Mt Annan Botanic Garden

Fort Denison Hyde Park Royal Botanic Gardens Blue Mountains Kuring-gai National Park Mt Tomah Botanic Garden

See also Parks at a glance

Buildings and Architectural Structures

Centrepoint Tower The Queen Victoria Building Quarantine Station State Library of NSW Town Hall

St Andrew's Anglican Cathedral St Mary's Cathedral Sydney Harbour Bridge Sydney Observatory

Suburbs

Manly Circular Quay Balmain Paddington Glebe Darling Harbour Sydney Harbour

Olympic Site: Homebush Bay Chinatown Old Finger Whavrves Darlinghurst Kings Cross & Potts Point Redfern Parramatta

Museums

Australian Museum Australian Motor Museum Sydney Harbour Bridge Pylon Sydney Mint Museum Jewish Museum

Australian National Martime Justice and Police Museum Mary Mackillop Place Sydney Museum Powerhouse Museum

Galleries

Museum of Contemporary Art Art Gallery of NSW

Brett Whiteley Studio Museum S.H. Ervin Art Gallery

Historical Sites and Buildings

The Rocks Elizabeth Bay House Susannah Place Vaucluse House

Old Sydney Town Rose Seidler Place Elizabeth Farm Hyde Park Barracks

Theme Parks and Amusement Centres

Sega World IMAX Theatre Taronga Zoo Sydney Aquarium

Old Sydney Town Australia's Wonderland Koala Park Oceanworld Manly