Barangaroo Reserve
Barangaroo, Australia
This six-hectare headland park is named after a woman who told the colonists to get absolutely stuffed, and the fact that the precinct is not even on her traditional lands just adds to the irony.
Cockatoo Island
Cockatoo Island, Sydney Harbour NSW 2000
You can catch a ferry to this island and camp overnight on a UNESCO World Heritage convict site in the middle of Sydney Harbour.
Fort Denison (Pinchgut Island)
Millers Point, Australia
See that tiny island sitting out in the harbour? The one that looks almost quaint with its little stone tower? Its nickname is Pinchgut, and once you know why, you will never look at it the same way.
Macquarie Lighthouse
Old South Head Rd, Rose Bay, 2030, Australia
Australia's first lighthouse, and it was designed by the same convicted forger who built Hyde Park Barracks.
North Head Quarantine Station
1 North Head Scenic Dr, Manly, 2095, Australia
For over one hundred and fifty years, every migrant ship entering Sydney Harbour had to stop at this headland before anyone could set foot on Australian soil.
Explore maritime in Sydney
GPS-guided narration at every landmark. Tap a spot on the map, hear the story. Every fact verified.