Art Gallery of New South Wales
Art Gallery Road
The Domain
(02) 9225-1744
Featuring some of the finest Australian works, the museum is particularly proud of its display of Aboriginal art. The permanent collection also includes European, Asian and contemporary art and photography, as well as ever-changing special exhibits.
The Australian Museum
6 College Street
(02) 9320-6000
This natural history museum traces Australia’s rich culture over tens of thousands of years. Its Aboriginal section explores the impact of white society on the first Australians. Other exhibits feature the flora and fauna of Papua New Guinea, native insects and fossils.
The Australian National Maritime Museum
Darling Harbor (west)
(02) 9552-7777
Australia’s history is vitally linked to the sea, and the museum explores those connections with its exhibits of antique racing yachts, WWII destroyers and an America’s Cup champion.
Powerhouse Museum
500 Harris Street
(02) 9217-0111
Housed in the shell of an enormous, abandoned power station, the museum presents more than two dozen exhibits themed around applied art, science and technology. Here, find a whole floor dedicated to steam engines, airplanes, computers and decorative arts. The museum also includes a NASA space station and a 1930s cinema exhibit.
Australia’s Wonderland
Walgrove Road, Rooty Hill
(02) 9830-9100
Featuring more than 80 rides in seven “fantasy lands,” Australia’s Wonderland guarantees screams from the Space Probe, a free-fall plummet of 23 stories that reaches speeds in excess of 75 mph. Kids can cool off at The Beach, a manmade stretch of sand complete with waterslide.
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