Historical Locations & Tours

The ANZAC War Memorial is Sydney's main commemorative military monument, designed by C. Bruce Dellit and completed in 1934. Located at the southern extremity of Hyde Park on the eastern edge of Sydney's central business district, the Memorial is t Read More..

The Australian Museum is Australia's oldest museum: a museum of natural history and anthropology, its collections cover invertebrate and vertebrate zoology, mineralogy and palaeontology, and anthropology. The Australian Museum was founded in 1827. Read more..

Built in 1816, Cadman's Cottage is one of only a handful of Sydney buildings that remain from the first 30 years of the colony. Originally built as the 'Coxswain's Barracks', it was attached to Governor Macquarie's dockyard and stores on the shore Read more..

Cockatoo Island is Sydney Harbour's largest island and Australia's most unusual urban park - a heritage-listed island steeped in history. Cockatoo Island is located in the centre of the beautiful Sydney Harbour, at the junction of the Parramatta a Read more..

Fort Denison is a former penal site and defensive facility occupying a small island located north of the Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia. Prior to European settlement, the island had the Aboriginal name Mat-te Read more..

Every Sunday

Get on board the Heritage Train and enjoy an explosive trip around the historic Armory Buildings. Experience how the armaments were stored, transported and protected at what was formerly known as RANAD or the Royal Australian Navy Armament Depot. Read more..

The Historic Houses Trust is a statutory authority within the Office of Environment and Heritage. It is one of the largest state museums in Australia and is entrusted with the care of key historic buildings and sites in New South Wales. HHT was es Read more..

A lively program of changing exhibitions features a collection of weird and wonderful memorabilia from some of the most notorious and sensational crimes in Australia's judicial history. Justice and Police Museum - History Hours Weekends 9.30am Read more..

The poor quality of the original Sydney Government House, as well as crime and unsanitary conditions in the growing Sydney settlement convinced successive Governors of the desirability of a rural residence. In 1799 the second Governor, John Hunter Read more..

Built in 1844, Susannah Place Museum is a terrace of four houses that incorporates a re-created 1915 corner store. The museum provides a rare opportunity to explore domestic working class life from 1844 to 1990. The houses survived largely unch Read more..

The Sydney Harbour Bridge, also affectionately known as the 'Coathanger', was opened on March 19th 1932 by Premier Jack Lang, after six years of construction. Made of steel the Sydney Harbour Bridge contains 6 million hand driven rivets. The surfa Read more..

The Harbour Trust operates a number of interesting and active tours on its sites. Cockatoo Island: Cockatoo Island is packed with things to see and places to discover. Join our tour guides for an enthralling journey into the island's past. North Read more..

Every 1st Sunday

Thirlmere Flyer Steam Train Rides take the family back in time to an era when everyone travelled by train. The Thirlmere Flyer Steam Rides is a nostalgic day out for older visitors and a novel and educational experience for children. Steam haul Read more..

Every 3rd Sunday

Thirlmere Flyer Steam Train Rides take the family back in time to an era when everyone travelled by train. The Thirlmere Flyer Steam Rides is a nostalgic day out for older visitors and a novel and educational experience for children. Steam haul Read more..