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Harris Street
Motor Museum
A display
of over 150 classic
motor cars and other
vehicles. Located
at 320 Harris Street.
(02 9552 3375).
Justice and
Police Museum
Housed in
three former courthouses,
this is a museum of
crime and criminals
in Sydney. The museum
includes a Magistrates
Court, a police charge
room, a remand cell,
a gallery of mug shots
of Sydney's early
criminals and many
more displays. Located
at corner of Albert
and Philip Streets,
admission charged.
Take the train or
bus to Circular Quay.
(02 9252 1144)
Macleay
Museum
A museum
of the history of
Science at the University
of Sydney. Located
at Gosper Lane. (02
9351 2274)
Museum of
Contemporary Art
This 1930s
building used to be
the home of the Maritime
Services Board, but
has served in its
present capacity since
1991. Located at Circular
Quay West, The Rocks.
Free admission, except
to special exhibitions.
Take the train or
bus to Circular Quay
(02 9252 4033).
Museum of
Fire
All of the
drama and danger of
firefighting. Located
at Castleragh Roar,
Penrith (02 4371 3000).
Museum of
Sydney
The museum
stands on the site
of the first Government
House and contains
exhibitions showing
the history of Sydney.
Inside the museum
are the archaeological
remains of the colony's
first Government House
built in 1788, the
contemporary sculpture
Edge of Trees
and stories of the
First Fleet. Located
at Corner of Bridge
and Philips Street.
Entry is part of the
Ticket Through Time
combination which
offers entry to eleven
Sydney museums. Take
the train or bus to
Circular Quay or Sydney
Explorer, Stop 3.
Corner
of Bridge and Philip
Streets, (02 9251
5988).
NSW Sporting
Hall of Fame Museum
Photos and
memorabilia of athletes
from 1890’s
to the present. Located
at Sydney Olympic
Park. (02 9763 0111).
Outback
Centre
Experience
the sights and sounds
of the outback in
a free 30 minute live
show ‘Sounds of the
Outback'. Located
at Darling Harbour
(02 9283 7477).
Powerhouse
Museum
This is Australia’s
largest museum. With
380,000 exhibits,
although not all on
display at any one
time, it covers everything.
It can take a day
to walk around and
view the films, attend
the talks, watch the
performances and demonstrations.
Each exhibition tells
a story from the history
of steam to the living
conditions in the
bush. There is a space
exhibition, lots of
interactive exhibits
and hands on science
exhibitions. Located
at 500 Harris Street,
Darling Harbour. Take
the train to Town
Hall or Sydney Explorer,
Stop 21 or. Monorail
to Haymarket or tram
to Exhibition. 500
Harris Street, Ultimo,
(02 9217 0444).
S.H. Ervin
Gallery
Run by the
National Trust the
gallery has an interesting
collection of historical
art. Observatory Hill,
The Rocks. (02 9258
0123).
State Library
of New South Wales
This is the
oldest research library
in Australia and it
has an extensive collection
of Australian manuscripts,
including eight of
the ten diaries written
by those who arrived
in the first fleet.
The Mitchell Library
has a mosaic depicting
the voyages of Abel
Tasman in 1642 - 1643.
Admission to the library
is free and there
are free guided tours
on Tuesdays and Thursdays
. There are also free
exhibitions held in
the Mitchell Galleries.
Located at Macquarie
Street. Take the train
to Martin Place or
Sydney Explorer, Stop
4 (02 9273 1414).
Sydney Children’s
Museum
Hands on
science for ages 2
– 12. Located
at the corner of Pitt
Street and Walpole
Streets (02 9897 1414).
Sydney Jewish
Museum
The museum
is dedicated to documenting
and teaching the history
of the Holocaust.
The Jewish museum
also tells the stories
of Jewish life in
Australia. 148
Darlinghurst Road.
(02 9360 7999).
Sydney Observatory
Perched up on Observatory
Hill above The Rocks
is the Sydney Observatory.
The hill commands
a fine view of the
harbour. It is the
site of a former fortification,
with the remnants
of a wall constructed
in 1804. The oldest
observatory in Australia.
Look through the telescopes
or visit the exhibitions
that shows how Aboriginal
people used the stars
for navigation, fly
through space in the
3D Space Theatre and
enjoy the gardens.
At night time view
the night sky through
the historical and
modern telescopes.
The Sydney Observatory
is located on Watson
Road, Observatory
Hill, The Rocks. (02
9217 0485). Take the
train to Circular
Quay and walk along
George Street and
left into Argyle Street
and left again into
Watson Street; Bus
route 431,433 or 432
from George Street
or Bus 343 from Martin
Place; Red Explorer
Bus 22. (02 9217 0485)
Sydney Tramway
Museum
The Tramway
Museum lies some half
hour south of the
city by train, adjacent
to Loftus station
on the line to Waterfall.
Loftus is a station
at which fast trains
do not stop, so it
may be necessary to
change at Sutherland,
the previous station
(where the line to
Cronulla diverges).
There are exhibits
featuring the old
Sydney trams, and
also trams from Brisbane,
Ballarat and Melbourne
in Australia, with
San Francisco, Nagasaki,
Berlin and Munich
as overseas representatives.
A tram service is
run on the Parklink
line to the nearby
Royal National Park
on Sundays only, and
rides on this are
included in the museum
admission fee. Located
at the corner of Rawson
Avenue and Pitt Street.
Take the train to
Loftus. (02 9452 3646)
The Rocks
Discovery Museum
Learn about the Cadigal
People who were the
traditional owners
of the area, explore
the history of the
English colony and
see how the whalers,
sailors and traders
lived. Delve into
the reasons behind
the 1970's protests
which preserved the
Rocks. And try out
the interactive technology
on the archaeological
artefacts found in
the area. The Rocks
Discover Museum is
located at 2- 8 Kendall
Lane, The Rocks with
entry from Argyle
Street or Mill lane.
Kendall Lane (02 9251
8804)
Westpac Museum
Trace the
history of the bank
from 1817 to the modern
day. Located at 6
Playfair Street (02
9763 5670).
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