Natural features
Blue Mountains and the Three Sisters
Katoomba, New South Wales
A plateau of eucalyptus forest, sandstone cliffs and valleys west of Sydney, a UNESCO site, named for the blue haze of eucalyptus oil.
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Walks and treks
Bondi to Coogee Coastal Walk
Bondi Beach, New South Wales
A 6 km clifftop walk from Bondi Beach past Tamarama, Bronte and Clovelly to Coogee, with ocean pools and the Waverley Cemetery on the cliffs.
Tours and activities
Sydney Harbour Bridge and BridgeClimb
The Rocks, New South Wales
The 'Coathanger', a steel arch bridge opened in 1932.
Buildings
Sydney Opera House
Sydney, New South Wales
Jørn Utzon's masterpiece, with its white sail-shaped shells on Bennelong Point in Sydney Harbour, opened in 1973, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Attractions
Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Dubbo
Dubbo, New South Wales
An open-range zoo in Dubbo where animals from Africa, Asia and Australia live in huge enclosures separated by moats rather than cages.
Attractions
Taronga Zoo, Sydney
Mosman, New South Wales
Sydney's zoo sits on a hillside at Mosman with probably the best view of any zoo in the world, looking across the harbour to the Opera House and the …
Natural features
Angourie Blue Pools
Yamba, New South Wales
Two deep, clear freshwater pools in old quarries just behind the beach at Angourie, a small surfing village south of Yamba.
Natural features
Byron Bay
Byron Bay, New South Wales
A laid-back surf town with beaches and the Cape Byron Lighthouse at the most easterly point of mainland Australia.
Natural features
Ellenborough Falls
Wingham, New South Wales
One of the highest single-drop waterfalls in the Southern Hemisphere: the Ellenborough River plunges about 160 m off the edge of the escarpment into …
Natural features
Myall Lakes National Park
Bulahdelah, New South Wales
A large coastal park on the mid north coast of New South Wales with one of the state's largest coastal lake systems, 40 km of beaches, and rainforest…
Natural features
Yamba Main Beach and lighthouse
Yamba, New South Wales
Yamba is a relaxed holiday town at the mouth of the Clarence River, with accommodation for every budget, and its Main Beach is the heart of it: a pat…
Natural features
Wingham Brush Nature Reserve
Wingham, New South Wales
A small pocket of endangered subtropical floodplain rainforest on the bank of the Manning River in the town of Wingham.