DK Eyewitness Travel - Top 10 Sydney 2011

EYEWITNESS TRAVEL TOP 10 SYDNEY Y WA AD RO RF ll CHALLI S AV E N UE l T MA NN ING STR EET STREE T N E STR EET W HA W Po tts Po in t 10 Elizabe Bay Hou STREET THS ST HAM ST Artspace McE LHO NE STA IRS STREE COWPER STREE T NIC HO LSO N STR EET WILSO N STR EET Mc E LHO GRIFFI BLAND GRANT LI NCOLN COU RT STR E E T BOU R KE Gallery of New South Wales STR EE T A D Art N Y E N OU T NG RO 10 T Y REE Woolloomooloo Finger Wharf The omain 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Must-see museums & galleries Best restaurants, bars & cafés Greatest beaches & pools Most fashionable places to shop Best venues for music, dance & theater Most fun places for children Scenic excursions Best hotels for every budget Insider tips for every visitor Best sporting venues YOUR GUIDE TO THE 10 BEST OF EVERYTHING TOP 10 SYDNEY STEVE WOMERSLEY RACHEL NEUSTEIN EYEWITNESS TRAVEL Contents Left Mosaic at St Mary’s Cathedral Centre Sailing on Sydney Harbour Right Kings Cross Contents Sydney’s Top 10 Sydney Opera House Reproduced by Colourscan, Singapore Sydney Harbour Bridge 12 First American Edition, 2005 11 12 13 14 10 Sydney Harbour 14 Published in the United States by DK Publishing, 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 The Rocks & Circular Quay 18 Royal Botanic Gardens & The Domain 20 Art Gallery of NSW 24 Darling Harbour & Chinatown 28 Powerhouse Museum 30 Taronga Park Zoo 32 Bondi Beach 34 Moments in History 36 Printed and bound in China by Leo Paper Products Ltd Reprinted with revisions 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011 Copyright 2005, 2011 © Dorling Kindersley Limited, London All rights reserved Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress ISSN 1479-344X ISBN 978-0-75667-038-2 Within each Top 10 list in this book, no hierarchy of quality or popularity is implied All 10 are, in the editor’s opinion, of roughly equal merit Floors are referred to throughout in accordance with Australian usage; ie the “first floor” is the floor above ground level Historic Sites & Buildings 38 Writers 40 Museums 42 Art Galleries 44 The information in this DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide is checked annually Every effort has been made to ensure that this book is as up-to-date as possible at the time of going to press Some details, however, such as telephone numbers, opening hours, prices, gallery hanging arrangements and travel information are liable to change The publishers cannot accept responsibility for any consequences arising from the use of this book, nor for any material on third party websites, and cannot guarantee that any website address in this book will be a suitable source of travel information We value the views and suggestions of our readers very highly Please write to: Publisher, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, Dorling Kindersley, 80 Strand, London, Great Britain WC2R 0RL, or email travelguides@dk.com Cover: Front – Getty Images: Stuart Westmorland bl; Hemisphere Images: Bruno Perousse main Back – Alamy Images: World Pictures tc; DK Images: Max Alexander tr; Rob Reichenfeld tl Spine: DK Images: Alan Williams b All prices in this guide are in Australian dollars Architectural Highlights 46 Around Town Beaches 48 City Centre 76 Parks & Gardens 50 Sporting Venues & Olympic Sites Kings Cross & Darlinghurst 84 52 Outdoor Activities 54 Paddington & Surry Hills 90 Activities for Children 56 Eastern Suburbs 96 Restaurants 58 Newtown & Glebe 102 Casual Dining 60 Balmain & Leichhardt 108 World Flavours 62 The North Shore 114 Beyond Sydney 120 Performing Arts Companies 64 Nightlife & Live Music 66 Streetsmart Pubs & Bars 68 Practical Information 132 Gay & Lesbian Friendly 70 Places to Stay 143 Festivals & Events 72 General Index 150 Contents Left Beare Park Centre Sydney Opera House & Sydney Harbour Bridge Right Shelly Beach Left Victorian terrace house Right Royal Botanic Gardens Key to abbreviations Adm admission charge Dis access disabled access SYDNEY’S TOP 10 Sydney Opera House 8–11 Sydney Harbour Bridge 12–13 Sydney Harbour 14–17 The Rocks & Circular Quay 18–19 Botanic Gardens & The Domain 20-23 Art Gallery of New South Wales 24-27 Darling Harbour & Chinatown 28-29 Powerhouse Museum 30-31 Taronga Park Zoo 32-33 Bondi Beach 34–35 Top Ten of everything 36–73 SYDNEY’S TOP 10 Sydney’s Highlights 6–7           /FVUSBM #BZ  55,1 67 (7 $<  ': 2$ )5      675 ((7 :,//,$0 &52:1 ((7 'DUOLQJKXUVW /% ZBSET ,2 1 75 ((7  67    ( 7+675 6XUU\ +LOOV