A selection of beautiful and unique sights in and around Sydney and New South Wales, including maps, pictures, highlights and characteristics.
Here are some articles with beautiful sights in or close to Sydney:
Visiting a museum or art gallery is a great way to spend a lazy afternoon, and can be educational and entertaining for both kids and adults.
Sydney has no shortage of museums and art galleries, but what’s great is that some of these museums offer free admission which makes them accessible to more people.
Hanging Rock, a large sandstone object hanging out from a cliff, is one of the most iconic landmarks in the greater Blue Mountains region.
It is situated a few moments away from the Baltzer Lookout, from where visitors can enjoy eye-dropping views of the Grose Valley and surrounding escarpments.
The Rock Lookout is a scenic vantage point in the Mulgoa Valley that offers panoramic views of the Nepean River and the Blue Mountains.
Nearby Rileys Mountain Lookout is also worth a visit, which can be reached via a 5 km return bush walking track through beautiful scenery.
Horseshoe Falls in Hazelbrook is a small yet scenic waterfall on Hazelbrook Creek, located within Horseshoe Falls Reserve in the Blue Mountains.
An exciting dog-friendly bush walking track leads to this waterfall and three other waterfalls, including Oaklands Falls and Burgess Falls.
Read on to find out more about this track, how to get there, where to park, and how to find all these beautiful natural sights.
The West Head Lookout in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park offers breathtaking views across Pittwater, Broken Bay, Barrenjoey Headland, Palm Beach and the Central Coast.
Widely regarded as one of the best lookouts in Sydney, the panoramic views from West Head will leave a long-lasting impression.
Carrington Falls is a beautiful plunge waterfall on the Kangaroo River in Budderoo National Park, located around 150 km south of Sydney.
A short and easy walking track with viewing platforms offers visitors panoramic views of the waterfall and the surrounding valley.
The Sublime Point Lookout is a scenic vantage point in the Leura area of the Blue Mountains that offers panoramic views of the Jamison Valley.
Not only are the views absolutely stunning, Sublime Point is also a popular spot for bird watching, picnicking, and rock climbing.
The historic Lapstone Zig Zag Walk is an exciting bushwalking track in Glenbrook that follows an old railway. This railway was built and used in the second half of the 19th century.
The walking track leads to the Knapsack Bridge, a huge sandstone arch viaduct which was built to carry the Zig Zag Railway line across the Knapsack Gully.
The shipwrecks of Homebush Bay is one of those beautiful hidden secrets in Sydney that you may have heard of before but have never actually been to.
Read on to find out how to get to these shipwrecks and to learn more about how they ended up in Homebush Bay in the first place.
Sydney definitely has no shortage of tourist attractions, popular landmarks, and other beautiful places to visit. But some of these spots are a bit harder to find than others, or otherwise aren’t even known by the locals.
From old shipwrecks and heritage listed bridges, to urban mangroves and secret viewing points, we have listed 15 hidden gems in Sydney that are very much worth exploring.